US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns
The deal for the SM-6 interceptors comes as the Pentagon pushes to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.
By Mike Stone, Reuters
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Terror suspects wanted to do ‘big damage’ to air base used by US, Trump says
British police on Sunday arrested five men on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offenses near an air base that hosts U.S. Air Force personnel.
By Toby Shepheard, Reuters
Army unit offers 96-hour Grand Theft Auto binge as incentive for reenlisting
Soldiers in the 9th Engineer Battalion who reenlist by Nov. 14 will be authorized a four-day pass that aligns with the release of Grand Theft Auto VI.
By Eve Sampson
US Air Force turns to cheaper cruise missiles it can buy by the thousands
The U.S. Air Force is turning to cruise missiles it can buy by the thousand, cheap enough to shoot many for less than it once cost to shoot one.
Manufacturing woes hamper US 155-mm ammo production
Manufacturing problems are dashing the U.S. Army’s plans to boost production of urgently needed 155-mm howitzer shells, a government watchdog said.
By Michael Peck