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Raytheon secures $1.6 billion in US Navy contracts

Arnold Pinto 05/07/2025

For missile and radar systems The US Navy has awarded two contracts totalling $1.64 billion to Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX Corporation, to boost production of the AIM-9X Block II missile and expand deployment of the Spy-6 radar system across the American naval fleet. The larger of the two

Aviation Defence & Security

US deploys Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group to the Middle East

Arnold Pinto 26/03/2025

To strike Houthi targets in Yemen The Pentagon is sending the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) to the Middle East, following a resurgence in fighting between American forces and Houthi militants in Yemen. This marks the end of a two-month lull in hostilities. The VINCSG recently concluded its deployment in East Asia, under […]

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USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG deploys from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific

Arnold Pinto 16/09/2024

US continues support to Ukraine Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder has announced that the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is en route to the Indo-Pacific region following the completion of its mission in the US Central Command area of operation. This move comes as the US maintains a robust military […]

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US Navy rescues 2 Iranians in Gulf of Oman

Arnold Pinto 01/09/2024

Given humanitarian assistance at sea The US Navy rescued two Iranian civilian sailors in the Gulf of Oman on August 23, 2024. The Iranians were rescued by personnel from the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group 9 (CSG9), currently engaged in routine operations in the area. According to US Central Command (USCENTCOM), on August 23, […]

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USS Abraham Lincoln CSG enters USCENTCOM AOR

Arnold Pinto 23/08/2024

Poised to deter any Iranian aggression The USS Abraham Lincoln Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier equipped with F-35C and F/A-18 Block III fighter aircraft has entered the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). The USS Abraham Lincoln, the flagship of US Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile

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Italy Assumes Command Of Red Sea Task Force

Arnold Pinto 27/04/2024

Poland Becomes CMF’s 42nd Member The United States Navy has handed over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 to the Italian Navy during a formal change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters in Manama, Bahrain. Italian Navy Capt. Roberto Messina officially assumed command from US Navy Capt. David Coles on […]