Keywords: US Army


Northrop Grumman wins $4.8 billion US Army contract for laser missile defense systems

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Northrop Grumman Systems a contract worth more than $4.8 billion to manufacture advanced infrared countermeasure systems designed to protect military aircraft from heat-seeking missiles. The contract, issued on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity basis,......

US Army selects South Korean K9 howitzer for mobile artillery program

The United States Army has selected South Korean defense company Hanwha Aerospace to supply prototype self-propelled K9 howitzers as part of a new effort to develop a highly mobile 155mm artillery system. Under the agreement, Hanwha Defense USA, the company's American subsidiary, will provide six......

Texas military helicopter crash kills two US soldiers

Two US Army soldiers were killed Wednesday after an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter crashed in central Texas, according to the military base responsible for the aircraft. The helicopter, based at Fort Hood, went down near Salado, in Bell County, prompting an emergency response at the crash site. Two......

Moroccan army inspector general meets U.S. Army secretary

The Inspector General of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces, Mohamed Berrid, met Daniel Driscoll, U.S. Secretary of the Army, in Rabat on Friday. The high-level talks followed directives from King Mohammed VI, supreme commander and chief of staff of the Royal Armed Forces. The meeting occurred during the......

OpenAI scrambles to repair damage after rushed US military deal backlash

OpenAI is facing heavy criticism in the United States and abroad after signing a fast‑tracked contract with the US Department of Defense to deploy its AI models on classified military networks, a move that many users, employees, and civil society groups saw as opportunistic and careless. The agreement......

Tragic airplane crash claims lives of US and Russian figure skaters

A devastating aviation accident near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia has claimed the lives of several passengers, including members of the U.S. figure skating community and former Russian world champion skaters. The aircraft, a regional passenger plane operated by an American airline,......