DEFENSE NEWS

Australia plans to develop missile system

April 10 (UPI) -- Kongsberg's National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System is to be the basis for an Australian defense system.

EDA launches 3D printing study for security

April 10 (UPI) -- The European Defense Agency awarded a pair of contracts to support its new study examining additive manufacturing's potential value for the security industry.

Finland to commission design of new corvettes

April 10 (UPI) -- Rauma Marine Constructions is to design new Finnish Navy corvettes.

Navy taps Tetra Tech for environmental remediation work

April 10 (UPI) -- Tetra Tech EC is to continue helping the U.S. Navy and Marines with environmental remediation efforts.

Orbital ATK granted $92M in U.S. Army ammunition orders

April 10 (UPI) -- Orbital ATK is to produce rifle ammunition to fulfill U.S. Army orders.

U.S. Navy christens destroyer USS Paul Ignatius

April 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy christened its latest guided-missile destroyer, the Arleigh Burke-class USS Paul Ignatius, during a ceremony on Saturday.

U. S. Navy extends grounding of T-45 trainer aircraft

April 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Navy T-45 trainer jets are grounded for at least another week as investigations continue into physiological episodes experienced by aircraft crew.

Raytheon to upgrade U.S. ballistic missile defense radars

April 10 (UPI) -- Raytheon received a $10 million contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to upgrade components for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile radar.

'Super carrier' USS Gerald R. Ford begins sea trials

April 10 (UPI) -- USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy's developing "super carrier," departed its builder's port to begin sea trials over the weekend.

U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin demo unmanned F-16

April 10 (UPI) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon performed an unmanned combat mission during a recent demonstration held by Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force.