Day: March 24, 2018

Asia-Pacific Naval 

Sri Lanka Navy Ship SLNS Mihikatha Receives Two engines from Australia

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ACV Corio Bay (ACV 50), Australia, Bay-class patrol boat, SLNS Mihikatha (P350), Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Navy

The Australian Government provided two main engines for the Sri Lanka Navy’s Bay-class patrol boat SLNS Mihikatha (P350) on March

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Americas Naval 

USCGC Eagle Undocks, Approaches Completion of its Service Life Extension Program

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Training ship, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Coast Guard Yard, USA, USCG In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program, USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)

The U.S. Coast Guard barque USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) returned to the water from drydock at the Coast Guard Yard in

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Air Americas 

USCG MH-60T Jayhawk Service Life Extension Program Approved To Proceed To Next Phase

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Helicopter, Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk, Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USA

The U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk service life extension program (SLEP) received approval from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Europe Naval 

Naval Air Station Sigonella Hosts Exercise Dynamic Manta 18

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Anti-surface warfare (ASuW), Exercise Dynamic Manta, Italy, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Military exercise, NAS Sigonella, NATO, USA

Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella hosted Exercise Dynamic Manta 2018, a NATO led anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare exercise featuring 11

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Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S., Trinidad and Tobago to Conduct Joint Military Exercise Fused Response

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Barbados, Exercise Fused Response, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA

Trinidad and Tobago will host defense, interagency and law enforcement partners from the United States for Exercise Fused Response, April

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Africa Naval 

Multinational Maritime Exercise Obangame Express 2018 Begins

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Obangame Express, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea, Military exercise, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, North and South America and several regional and international organizations began the

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Asia-Pacific Cruise Missiles 

India Test Fires BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile with Indigenous Seeker

March 24, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments BrahMos, BrahMos Aerospace, Cruise missile, DRDO, India, Indian Army

India successfully flight tested its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile equipped with a indigenously-developed seeker at 0842 hours om March 22,

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Asia-Pacific Weapons 

Australia to Procure Artillery Ammunition from Rheinmetall Under its LAND 17 Project

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Artillery Ammunition, Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), LAND 17 (Australia), NIOA, Rheinmetall

Australia is procuring artillery ammunition from Rheinmetall under its LAND 17 Phase 1C.2 Future Artillery Ammunition project. Under the project, the

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Americas Naval 

USS Lake Champlain Arrives in Hawaii for Scheduled Port Visit

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Guided-missile cruiser (CG), Hawaii, Ticonderoga-class CG, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)

The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) arrived in Hawaii for a scheduled port visit, March

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Asia-Pacific Weapons 

Australia’s Airspeed Produces First Launch Tube for MBDA MMP Anti-Tank Guided Weapon

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airspeed (Australia), ATGM, Australia, Australian Army, LAND 400 (Australia), MBDA Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP), MBDA Missile Systems

South Australian Company Airspeed has made their first composite prototype missile launch tube as part of their contract with MBDA

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