Day: July 13, 2018

Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy Naval 

Chinese Navy Spy Ship Monitoring RIMPAC Multinational Naval Exercise

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments China, Exercise RIMPAC, Hawaii, Military exercise, People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Spy ship, Type 815 spy ship, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy spy ship is reportedly monitoring the U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational

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Air Europe 

Royal Air Force Receives 20th Airbus A400M Atlas Military Transport Aircraft

July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus A400M Atlas, Military transport aircraft (MTA), RAF Brize Norton, RIAT 2018, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has taken delivery of the 20th Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft as the programme

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C4ISR Europe 

Leonardo to Unveil Grifo-E Electronically-Scanning (E-Scan) Radar at Farnborough Air Show 2018

July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), Farnborough International Airshow 2018, Fire control radar (FCR), Leonardo, Leonardo Grifo-E, UK

Leonardo will unveil the latest in its portfolio of electronically-scanning (E-Scan) radars, the Grifo-E, at the Farnborough Air Show 2018

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Americas Naval 

Drydock Collapse at General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard Floods U.S. Navy Ship Under Construction

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Dry dock, Expeditionary Mobile Base, General Dynamics NASSCO, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB-5)

A barrier collapse at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego Wednesday night resulted in the flooding of the

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Air Europe 

RAF Waddington Announced as the Main Operating Base for Royal Air Force’s New Protector RG Mk.1 Unmanned Aircraft

July 13, 2018February 21, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments General Atomics MQ-9B Protector, General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian, RAF Waddington, RAF100, RIAT 2018, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

The Royal Air Force base, RAF Waddington will be the main operating base for the service’s new Protector RG Mk.1

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Air Europe 

Second Prototype of German Navy NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter Performs First Flight in Serial Configuration, Qualification Phase Started

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, BAAINBw, German Navy, Germany, Helicopter, NHIndustries (NHI), NHIndustries NH90

The second prototype of the German Navy’s new NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter has performed its first flight in

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Ronald Reagan Strike Group Conducts Air Defense Exercise in Philippine Sea

July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Philippine Sea, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Milius (DDG-69), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

The U.S. Navy’s Ronald Reagan Strike Group, including Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy’s Seventh Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Future USS Wichita Completes Acceptance Trials

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), Freedom-class LCS, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Wichita (LCS-13)

The U.S. Navy’s seventh Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Wichita (LCS-13), completed Acceptance Trials in the waters

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Americas Naval 

USS Nebraska Returns from its First Strategic Deterrent Patrol Following 41-month Engineered Refueling Overhaul

July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO), Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Ohio-class SSBN, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)

The Blue crew of the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor,

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Europe HLS 

Leonardo Signs Contract to Supply ATR 72MP Aircraft to Italian Customs Police

July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATR 72, ATR 72MP, Italian Guardia di Finanza (GdF), Italy, Leonardo, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

Leonardo has signed a contract to supply an ATR 72MP aircraft to the Italian Customs Police (Guardia di Finanza, GdF)and

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