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A file image of USS
Chinook
patrolling in the Persian Gulf. The vessel was retired on 28 March 2023 with its sister ship, USS
Monsoon
. Both are being transferred to the Philippines.
(US Navy)
The Philippine Navy is set to receive two more Cyclone-class coastal patrol boats that were formerly in service with the US Navy (USN).

The vessels, USS
Monsoon
and USS
Chinook
, were retired by the USN’s Fifth Fleet on 28 March at a decommissioning ceremony in Manama, Bahrain.

China showcased the HQ-9B surface-to-air missile weapons system at Airshow China 2022. The country has deployed the upgraded system with eight smaller missiles in PLA’s Central Theater Command. (Future Publishing via Getty Images)
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed the upgraded HQ-9B medium-range, medium-altitude air-defence system in an anti-aircraft brigade of Central Theater Command (CTC).
Video footage released by PLA-affiliated broadcaster js7tv shows the PLA deploying and testing the HQ-9B surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in the CTC.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems a $15m contract modification on 27 March for the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) system already in production.
Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan; Anniston, Alabama; and Lima, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of 24 March 2024.
The MPF system was purpose-built for the US Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) to provide them with decisive lethality, mobility, and survivability with upgraded capabilities on the multi-domain battlefield.

Elbit Systems has reported consolidated revenues of $5.511bn for the fiscal year (FY) 2022, representing a growth from $5.278bn in FY2021.
This increase has been attributed to the company’s Airborne systems and C4ISR systems segments, which recorded the majority of revenues in the year.
Elbit Systems said the growth in the C4ISR area of operations was primarily due to an increase in sales of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to European customers and a rise in sales of Sparton’s products in the US.

The company’s cost of revenues for FY22 was $4.13bn, approximately 75.1% of revenues.

The US Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission.
The test against Class-2 uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) was conducted at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, and marked a milestone in deploying precision-guided rockets.
The APKWS technology transforms unguided rockets into smart munitions for precision strikes on soft and lightly armoured targets.

Forbes
The U.S.

William Hartung, Tom Dispatch
Somehow, when it comes to Congress and the mainstream media, the true strangeness of the Pentagon budget always is missing in action.

Eaglen & Spoehr, 1945
Over time you notice Washington DC has a cyclical nature to it. Just look at the sine wave of the U.S.

Bloomberg
The second test flight of Lockheed Martin Corp.

CRS
From the report
The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and a total of four have been procured through FY2023, at a rate of one ship per…