Navy to Deploy New Fighter-Launched Weapon
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The US Navy to deploy a new fighter-launched weapon, reports DoD Buzz. The AMG-154 Joint Standoff weapon uses GPS and imaging infrared seeker to find and attack targets.
Coordination inside and outside the fence is vital in planning the Oct. 29 – 30, 2016 NAS Patuxent River Air Expo, reports DCMilitary.com.
Federal Times reports five cybersecurity lessons from ancient battles: Choose your battleground. Be original. Know thy enemy. Lead from the front. Fight fire with fire.
Aurora Flight Sciences wins an $89.4 million contract to build its exotic LightningStrike entry, which relies on “distributed electric propulsion,” reports Breaking Defense, rather than conventional engines for vertical takeoff and landings.
USNI says the Navy, in the midst of building 65 ships, needs affordability and commonality to address its shipbuilding challenges and maintain this ambitious construction schedule.
After a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly is tired, his joints ache, and he can’t sink a basketball shot, reports the Florida Times Union, which is a lot different than returning from five months in space, he says.
Advanced Army reconnaissance plane crashes in northern Iraq, reports the Washington Post.
Iranian oil lands in Europe for the first time since sanctions were lifted, reports Bloomberg.com.
This is what life aboard a US Navy submarine, video at We Are the Mighty.
Where did all the high income shoppers go? asks Zacks. Retailers were disappointed last quarter with spending.
Former first lady Nancy Regan dies at 94 in California, reports Pilot Online.
