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29 April

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Google Steps Back From Pentagon Drone Swarm AI Project After Ethics Review

Google has withdrawn from a US Department of Defense competition to develop voice-controlled drone-swarm technology.

29 April

Sea

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Advances Frigate Program With $283M Ingalls Contract

The US Navy has awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding a $283-million contract to begin lead yard support work for its next-generation FF(X) frigate program.

29 April

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

Hanwha Ocean and Leidos Partner on Next-Gen US Navy Ship Design

Hanwha Ocean and Leidos are working together to design and develop next-generation US Navy ships and expand naval shipbuilding capacity.

29 April

Sea

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Taps HII for Submarine Torpedo Tube Drone Launch System

The US Navy has tapped HII to develop a system that allows submarines to launch and recover unmanned underwater vehicles through torpedo tubes.

28 April

Americas

Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker aircraft in green primer and yellow livery during its historic first flight over a rural landscape for the U.S. Navy

Ethan M. Encarnacion

MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Flies for First Time in Key Naval Milestone

Naval aviation is edging further into a new era of modernization as Boeing’s long-awaited MQ-25A Stingray took to the skies for the first time in a recent test.

28 April

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Japan Teams With Northrop Grumman to Boost Electronic Warfare Capabilities

Japan is moving towards further enhancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through a collaboration with US defense giant Northrop Grumman.

28 April

Air

Christine Casimiro

USMC Awards Sikorsky $15.5M Deal for R66 Turbinetruck Cargo Helicopter

The US Marine Corps has selected the autonomous R66 Turbinetruck cargo helicopter for its Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics Increment 2 program, awarding Sikorsky a $15.5-million contract.

28 April

Africa

Jodesz Gavilan

US Approves $95M Tunisia Border Security Upgrade Deal

The US has approved a $95-million package to upgrade Tunisia’s border security systems with surveillance, detection, and response equipment.

28 April

Americas

The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector

Jodesz Gavilan

StandardAero Secures Deal for US Navy Hovercraft Engine Support

StandardAero has secured a long-term agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide repair and overhaul support for the engine powering the US Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector hovercraft fleet.

28 April

Americas