Day: June 30, 2019

C4ISR Europe 

Lithuanian MoD, U.S. Sign LoA to Procure Radio Communication Equipment

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF), Tactical Radios, USA

In early June the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania and the Unites States Government signed a Letter of Offer

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Americas Deployments Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador for First Medical Mission

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ecuador, Hospital ship, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the first mission stop of the

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Air Europe 

Swiss Air Force Air 2030 Flight Evaluations Completed

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air2030 (Switzerland), Fighter aircraft, Swiss Air Force, Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse), Switzerland

The flight evaluations for Swiss Air Force’s Air 2030 fighter replacement program was completed with the departure of Lockheed Martin

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Air Americas 

U.S. Army Conducts Operational Testing of AH-64E Version 6 Apache

June 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Attack helicopter, Boeing AH-64 Apache, U.S. Army, US Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), USA

The U.S. Army has conducted operational test of the Version 6 configuration of the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter during the

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Asia-Pacific Missiles 

India Signs Deal with Russia to Procure Ataka Anti-Tank Guided Missile for its Mi-35 Attack Helicopter Fleet

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment 9K114 Shturm, 9M120 Ataka, ATGM, Attack helicopter, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Mil Mi-35, Russia

India has signed a Rs. 200 crore (~$29 million) deal with Russia to acquire 9M120 Shturm-VM/Ataka anti-tank guided missiles for

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Middle East Military Exercises Naval 

US, UK Conduct Mine Countermeasures Training in Arabian Gulf

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Military exercise, Mine countermeasures (MCM), Royal Navy, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA

U.S. and United Kingdom naval forces conducted routine bilateral mine countermeasures training in the Arabian Gulf, June 10-20. This recurring

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Africa Land 

ACD 2019: Rheinmetall Unveils New Weaponized Mission Master-Protection Unmanned Ground Vehicle

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ammunition Capability Demonstration 2019 (ACD2019), Denel Overberg Test Range, Mission Master-Protection UGV, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Mission Master UGV, South Africa, Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

Rheinmetall unveiled new, weaponized Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), called Mission Master-Protection, at the Ammunition Capability Demonstration 2019 (ACD2019)

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Europe Misc 

ARMY 2019: Russia’s Avtomatika Concern Unveils Sapsan-Bekas Mobile Anti-Drone System

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Concern Avtomatika, Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), International Miltary-Technical Forum ARMY-2019, Rostec Corporation, Russia, Sapsan-Bekas C-UAS

Avtomatika Concern, part of Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, has presented the Sapsan-Bekas mobile anti-drone system at the International Military-Technical Forum

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Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval 

U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery Arrives in Davao City, Philippines During Her First Deployment

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Independence-class LCS, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Philippines, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Montgomery (LCS-8)

The U.S. Navy Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrived in Davao City, Philippines on June 29 for

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Asia-Pacific Ballistic Missiles 

India Test-Fires Prithvi-II Nuclear-Capable Short-Range Ballistic Missile

June 30, 2019 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Abdul Kalam Island, Ballistic Missile, DRDO, India, Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC), Prithvi, Prithvi II, SRBM

India successfully test-fired its Prithvi-II nuclear capable short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) as part of user trial, on June 27. The

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