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The stop acceptance order doesnt affect other Littoral Combat Ships from rival shipmaker Austal. The U.S. Navy is refusing to accept delivery of additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) from defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The Navy has identified a defect with the ship that has led to at least two breakdowns among Freedom-class ships, and the service wont take any new ships until the defect is fixed. The defect is yet another setback for the LCS program, one of the most troubled Navy shipbu...

DARPA The Pentagons Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is set to begin building the first OpFires intermediate-range missile. OpFires will allow the U.S. Army to strike time-sensitive targets up to 1,000 miles away. The missile’s development is possible because of the end of the INF Treaty on nuclear weapons. The Pentagons Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is preparing to build a working copy of the new OpFires hypersonic missile. OpFires, destined for the U.S....

Ben Birchall - PA ImagesGetty Images The tank would end more than 100 years of all-British tanks. The British Army invented the tank in order to break the stalemate of World War I. The British Army’s next tank could be a joint effort with France and Germany. The U.K. is in discussions to replace the current Challenger II main battle tank (seen above) with a joint tank designed to replace French and German tanks in the mid-2030s. All three countries would fund and field the notional tank, dub...

A family in Vietnam dug up a one-ton shell from the battleship USS New Jersey. Fortunately, it was a dud, but it still packed 150 pounds of high explosive.

Northrop Grumman The torpedo can attack submarines or torpedoes. Unlike previous lightweight torpedoes, the VLWT will be used by aircraft, surface ships, and submarines. The U.S. Navy plans to field its first new torpedo in decades, and one candidate is Northrop Grummans Very Lightweight Torpedo (VLWT). Originally designed to protect aircraft carriers from incoming torpedoes, VLWT could be used by aircraft, surface ships, and even submarines. The weapon can be used both as an offensive weapo...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sarah N. Petrock, 2d MARDIV Combat Camera The U.S. Marines are on track to issue 30,000 suppressors to their troops by 2023. The suppressors are designed to reduce the noise and muzzle flash of automatic weapons. The Marines believe units with suppressors can better coordinate in combat, and leads to fewer cases of hearing loss. The U.S. Marine Corps is in the process of issuing tens of thousands of suppressors—commonly known as silencers—to infantry units world...

Photos from Mali show French Army forts that have a distinctly medieval look. The forts are similar to those invented by 17th century engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The forts’ signature star shape is designed to make life very rough for anyone attacking them, but it also has a limited use in the 21st century. The French Army is drawing on a 350-year-old fortification pattern to protect its troops in North Africa. ➡ A French base in Mali is roughly based on the works of Sébastie...

“Iran-backed militias” launched eight rockets against against the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad. The embassy’s C-RAM anti-projectile defense system sprang into action, firing on the incoming rockets. Despite the fireworks, its unclear if the spray of self-destructing projectiles actually hit anything. The U.S. answered a rocket attack on its embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq Sunday night with an automated defense system designed to shoot down incoming enemy projectiles. The attack ca...

U.S. NavyGetty Images The U.S. Navy is set to upgrade its stock of Tomahawk cruise missiles to a new Block V standard. The new missiles can attack enemy ships at sea or land targets with a new multi-effect warhead. The Tomahawk design is nearly half a century old but with the help of rolling upgrades has remained a viable weapon system. The Tomahawk cruise missile, one of the oldest missiles in U.S. military service, is set to receive a new set of capabilities designed to help keep potential e...

The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) is designed to lay bridges over water and other obstacles. The JAB ensures that Army units always have a portable bridge handy capable of handling the weight of tanks. The new bridge layer replaces an older model thats more than 50 years old. Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) are testing a new tracked vehicle system designed to quickly lay down tank-capable bridges in a matter of minutes. The new Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) can unf...