
Lockheed Martin gets $100M JASSM production order
Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 - Lockheed Martin received a $100 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support efforts related for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.
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Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 - Lockheed Martin received a $100 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support efforts related for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.
Apr 19, 2017

Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 - Canada's air force on Monday deployed four CH-146 Griffon helicopters to support coalition efforts against militants in northern Iraq.
Apr 18, 2017

Beijing (AFP) April 18, 2017 - The International Monetary Fund Tuesday raised its economic growth forecast for China for this year and next but warned of serious longer-term problems unless it reduces its reliance on credit.
Apr 18, 2017

Tokyo (AFP) April 18, 2017 - Japan will prepare to send troops to the Korean peninsula to protect its nationals there if a crisis requires their evacuation, its defence chief reportedly said Tuesday.
Apr 18, 2017

Tokyo (AFP) April 18, 2017 - US Vice President Mike Pence reiterated his country's commitment to the security of Japan on Tuesday, as North Korea intensified concerns over its weapons programme with a vow to launch missile tests every week.
Apr 18, 2017

Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 - A Russian T-72 tank has been converted for unmanned operation as a target vehicle by a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
Apr 18, 2017

Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 - A low-tier missile defense system is reportedly in the final phase of development by South Korea, a military official said earlier this week.
Apr 18, 2017

Kenosha, United States (AFP) April 18, 2017 - President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to make good on his emblematic pledge to Buy American, Hire American by tightening skilled-worker visa rules, but his room for maneuver remains limited without wider congressional reform.
Apr 18, 2017

Washington (AFP) April 18, 2017 - An aircraft carrier the US Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet departed, a US defense official acknowledged Tuesday.
Apr 18, 2017

Beirut (AFP) April 18, 2017 - Air strikes by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group killed 20 civilians in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province, a monitor said on Tuesday.
Apr 18, 2017

Riyadh (AFP) April 18, 2017 - The United States and China are working closely together over North Korea, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday, two days after a new missile test by Pyongyang.
Apr 18, 2017

Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017 - Raytheon received a $113 million contract to perform engineering and technical services for several Standard Missile variants used by the U.S. Navy.
Apr 18, 2017

Washington (AFP) April 18, 2017 - A US aircraft carrier the Navy had said was heading toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet started sailing to the region, a US defense official acknowledged Tuesday.
Apr 18, 2017

Washington (AFP) April 18, 2017 - North Korea watchers said Tuesday they had observed unusual activity at the reclusive country's nuclear test site - workers playing volleyball.
Apr 18, 2017

Baghdad (AFP) April 17, 2017 - Nearly half a million people have fled their homes since Iraqi forces launched an operation to wrest Mosul back from jihadists exactly six months ago, the United Nations said Monday.
Apr 17, 2017

Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017 - A mobile treatment system that destroys chemical warfare agents without producing hazardous waste has been announced by Southwest Research Institute.
Apr 17, 2017