Etiqueta: United States
Austal has begun construction on a new Navajo-class search and rescue tug for the U.S. Navy
Austal USA has confirmed the start of construction on the future USNS James D. Fairbanks (T-ATS 13), the third of five new Navajo-class search and rescue towboats being built by the shipyard for the U.S. Navy. Currently, the other two vessels under the contract...
A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook operated from the USS George Washington aircraft carrier in the Pacific
The Southern Seas 2024 deployment of the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington was not only used by navies from the South American continent to exercise with the aircraft carrier, but also by other U.S. armed services for joint activities in the Pacific Ocean. This...
F-35B fighter jets from the US Marine Corps conducted JDAM guided bomb strikes in the South China Sea
Four F-35B stealth fighters from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) conducted the launch of seven JDAM GBU-32-500 guided bombs against targets located on the west coast of Luzon in the South China Sea, during a Combined Exercise with personnel from the Armed Forces...
Led by the U.S. Navy, the Multinational Exercise RIMPAC 2024 began in Hawaii
With the participation of naval forces from 29 nations, yesterday the representative of the United States Navy (US Navy) inaugurated the world's largest multinational naval exercise, known as RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific). The exercise will be held in Hawaii over the next few...
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington was escorted by ships of the Ecuadorian Navy
After completing its activities with the Peruvian Navy, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington entered Ecuadorian waters to begin joint exercises and activities with the Ecuadorian Navy. As has happened throughout its Southern Seas 2024 deployment, the ship and its escort group were...
The most recent deployment of U.S Air Force B-52H bombers in Europe has concluded
The US Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress bombers concluded their deployment as part of NATO's Bomber Task Force after three months of operations. Such missions are frequently conducted by the USAF in Europe, especially given the heightened tensions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in...
Images of the new U.S. Navy drone Manta Ray developed by DARPA and Northrop Grumman have been released
Recent satellite images show the new Manta Ray drone at the U.S. Navy's Naval Base Port Hueneme in California, highlighting its significant size and dimensions. The innovative submersible drone developed by Northrop Grumman under DARPA's program aims to demonstrate a new category of unmanned...
The U.S. Army will proceed with the purchase of one thousand Switchblade 600 drones as part of its Replicator program
As part of the Replicator Program, the U.S. Army announced it will deploy over 1,000 Switchblade 600 drones in the coming year. This announcement was made by General James Mingus, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, who disclosed the number during a hearing...
