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Sep- 2021 -

1 September

F-35 Not as ‘Survivable’ as Thought: House Armed Services Committee Chief

The F-35 fighter jet may not be as “survivable” as originally expected, according to Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Adam Smith.

1 September

US Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing conduct tactical training on Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., June 12, 2020

Hercules Reyes

BAE Systems Unveils Stamp-Sized Military GPS Receiver

BAE Systems unveiled its new ultra-small military GPS receiver, dubbed the “world’s smallest” GPS receiver of its kind.

1 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Missing as US Navy Helicopter Crashes off California Coast

Search and rescue operations were underway for five crew members missing after a US Navy helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of California.

Aug- 2021 -

31 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Space Force Missile Warning System Passes Design Review

The US Space Force Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning satellite program has passed a critical design review.

31 August

Army Staff Sgt. Jason N. Bobo watches as a CH-47 Chinook prepares to land to provide transport for US and Afghan soldiers after a key leader engagement in southeastern Afghanistan, December 29, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

US Military Disabled Scores of Aircraft Before Leaving Kabul Airport

The US military disabled scores of aircraft and armored vehicles as well as a high-tech rocket defense system at the Kabul airport before it left.

30 August

Afghan people wait to leave the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport as US Troops Pull Out

Rockets were fired at Kabul's airport where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan.

27 August

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

Hercules Reyes

US State Department Announces Potential Missile Sale to Australia

The US State Department announced a potential foreign military sale to Australia in a $350 million deal that will include defense services for future missile production.

27 August

South Korean soldiers patrol along the line through the Demilitarized Zone in Hwacheon County

Hercules Reyes

US State Department Clears $258M Arms Sale to South Korea

The US Department of State has approved the sale of precision-guided munitions and related equipment to South Korea in a deal worth $258 million.

27 August

The Navy's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) completes its first live fire event July 19 off the coast of Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy’s Extended-Range AARGM to Enter Production

The US Navy approved the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for production after being cleared by the Milestone C review.

27 August