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Lockheed signs long-term contracts with F-35 suppliers

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Lockheed signs long-term contracts with F-35 suppliers

April 19 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has negotiated new long-term logistics and repair contracts with F-35 Lightning II suppliers with lower costs and better availability.

Marines to replace LAV with new armored vehicle in next decade

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Marines to replace LAV with new armored vehicle in next decade

Raytheon awarded $19M contract for work on SM-2, SM-6 missiles

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Raytheon awarded $19M contract for work on SM-2, SM-6 missiles

BAE awarded $23.9M for USS Ignatius post-shakedown work

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BAE awarded $23.9M for USS Ignatius post-shakedown work

Hungary will lead NATO's Baltic Air Policing next month

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Hungary will lead NATO's Baltic Air Policing next month

April 18 (UPI) -- Hungary will lead NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission beginning next month at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania with assistance by the Britain and Spain.

Pentagon declines to disclose U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile

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Pentagon declines to disclose U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile

April 18 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense has stopped a practice that started a decade ago by denying a request to release information on the nation's nuclear stockpile.

GenDyn awarded $125M for MK80, BLU-109 bomb components

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GenDyn awarded $125M for MK80, BLU-109 bomb components

April 18 (UPI) -- General Dynamics received a $125 million contract for MK80 general purpose and BLU-109 Tritonal bomb components, including parts for Iraq, Bahrain and Singapore.

Boeing receives contract modification for Standoff Land Attack Missiles

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Boeing receives contract modification for Standoff Land Attack Missiles

April 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a contract modification for Standoff Land Attack Missiles to support Saudi Arabia.

Japan's F-35As had 7 emergency landings before crash

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Japan's F-35As had 7 emergency landings before crash

April 17 (UPI) -- In the months before Japan's first F-35A stealth fighter jets crashed in the Pacific Ocean, the country's air force made seven emergency landings of the aircraft, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said.

USS Fitzgerald leaves dry dock amid repairs

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USS Fitzgerald leaves dry dock amid repairs

April 17 (UPI) -- The USS Fitzgerald launched from dry dock and is moored pier-side in Mississippi this week as the guided-missile destroyer took a step closer to being fully repaired after a 2017 collision that left seven sailors dead.

Raytheon awarded $12.1M for AIM-9X tactical missiles for U.S., allies

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Raytheon awarded $12.1M for AIM-9X tactical missiles for U.S., allies

April 16 (UPI) -- Raytheon has been awarded a $12.1 million contract for AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and 21 allies.

Boeing awarded $65M in foreign military sales for small-diameter bombs

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Boeing awarded $65M in foreign military sales for small-diameter bombs

April 16 (UPI) -- Boeing has been awarded a 10-year $65 million contract to provide small-diameter bombs to 12 foreign nations, as well as others that have been approved for the program.

USS Ross tracked by Russian fleet after entering Black Sea

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USS Ross tracked by Russian fleet after entering Black Sea

April 16 (UPI) -- The USS Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, has been deployed to the Black Sea, where it will conduct security operations, as well as work with NATO allies and partners on combined readiness.

State Department approves new deal with Taiwan for F-16 training, maintenance

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State Department approves new deal with Taiwan for F-16 training, maintenance

April 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has approved a $500 million possible foreign military sale contract renewal for training of Taiwanese F-16 pilots and maintenance crews.

F-35As deployed to Middle East for first time

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F-35As deployed to Middle East for first time

April 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has deployed the F-35A Lightning II to the Middle East for the first time, with the aircraft landing at Al Dhafra Air Base in United Arab Emirates on Monday.

HII awarded $727.4M contract for Virginia-class sub materials

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HII awarded $727.4M contract for Virginia-class sub materials

April 15 (UPI) -- General Dynamics has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $727.4 million contract for procurement of long-lead-time materials for U.S. Navy's Virginia-class submarines.

Boeing awarded $21.6M for GBU-57 'bunker buster' bombs

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Boeing awarded $21.6M for GBU-57 'bunker buster' bombs

April 15 (UPI) -- Boeing was awarded a $21.6 million contract for sustainment of U.S. Air Force's GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, known as a "bunker buster" bomb.

Keel laid for future USS Richard M. McCool amphibious transport dock ship

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Keel laid for future USS Richard M. McCool amphibious transport dock ship

April 15 (UPI) -- The keel was laid for the future USS Richard M. McCool, Jr., an amphibious transport dock ship, at a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.

Boeing awarded $14B for upgrades to B-1, B-52 Air Force bombers

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Boeing awarded $14B for upgrades to B-1, B-52 Air Force bombers

April 15 (UPI) -- Boeing has been awarded a $14.2 billion contract to modify, modernize and test weapons systems on B-1 and B-52 bombers for the U.S. Air Force.

Saab awarded $18M to supply Australian Army with M4 weapons system

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Saab awarded $18M to supply Australian Army with M4 weapons system

April 12 (UPI) -- Saab was awarded an $18 million contract supply the Australia's Army with its latest version of the portable bazooka-type weapons system.

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