Day: March 30, 2018

Air Asia-Pacific 

Final Japan-Based CVW-5 Jet Squadrons Fly-in to MCAS Iwakuni

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy Strike fighter squadron (VFA) 27 and VFA 102, from Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) will arrive at

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Naval Americas 

U.S. Coast Guard Accepts Delivery of 28th Fast Response Cutter USCGC Nathan Bruckenthal

March 30, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Bollinger Shipyards, Sentinel-class cutter/ Fast Response Cutter (FRC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA, USCGC Nathan Bruckenthal (WPC-1128)

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) accepted delivery of the 28th fast response cutter (FRC), the future USCGC Nathan Bruckenthal (WPC-1128),

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Indonesian Air Force Celebrates Arrival of New F-16 Fighting Falcon Combat Aircraft

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fighter aircraft, Indonesia, Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU), Lockheed Martin F-16, Pratt & Whitney, USA

The Indonesian Air Force celebrated the arrival of the newest addition to its fleet — 24 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

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Naval Europe 

NATO Mine Countermeasures Exercise Dynamic Move Wraps Up in Belgium

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Belgium, Ecole de Guerre des Mines, Exercise Dynamic Move, Military exercise, Mine countermeasures (MCM), NATO, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy’s San Diego-based Mine Countermeasures Division (MCMDIV) 31, the tactical planning staff attached to Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron

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Air Americas 

Safran Avionics Continues Support of U.S. Army with Contracts for 51 UH-72A Lakotas

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Avionics, Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota, Helicopter, Safran Electronics and Defense, U.S. Army, USA

The United States Army has awarded two contracts to Airbus Helicopters, Inc. to deliver a total of 51 UH-72A Lakotas,

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Industry Americas 

Kelvin Hughes to Exhibit at FIDAE 2018 International Air, Space Fair in Santiago, Chile

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Chile, FIDAE 2018, Kelvin Hughes

Kelvin Hughes will be exhibiting at FIDAE 2018 International Air and Space Fair in Santiago, Chile from 3rd to 8th

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Logistics Americas 

Joint Team Deploys Major Logistics System Upgrade for F-35 Operational Fleet

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney F135, Rolls-Royce, Turbofan, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

A joint team consisting of Pratt & Whitney, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) subject matter

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Naval Americas 

HII Awarded Advance Procurement Contract for 10th USCG National Security Cutter

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments HII Ingalls Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), National Security Cutter (NSC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division received a $94 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard today to purchase

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Europe Air/ Missile Defense 

Poland Signs Agreement for Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System

March 30, 2018March 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), Poland, U.S. Army, USA, WISŁA Air/Missile Defense program (Poland)

The government of Poland signed an agreement to purchase Raytheon’s combat proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) System

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Americas 

Raytheon Wins Contract for AN/ALR‐69A Digital Radar Warning Receiver System

March 30, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air National Guard (ANG), AN/ALR-69 RWR, Radar Warning Receiver (RWR), Raytheon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Raytheon Self Protect Systems has been awarded a contract, worth $460 million, for the AN/ALR‐69A digital Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)

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