August 20, 2019 – Page 2 – DefPost

First Flight of Russia's Altius-U UAV

Russia’s Altius-U Long Range Unmanned Aircraft Performs First Flight

August 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Altius-U UAV, Russia, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that its Altius-U long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has performed its maiden flight.

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U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Middle East Misc

U.S. Soldier Dies in Non-Combat Related Incident in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Operation Inherent Resolve, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense, on August 19, announced the death of a soldier in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a

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HMAS Hobart Firing SM-2 Missile

Asia-Pacific Naval

Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Hobart Test Fires SM-2 Standard Missile

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), HMAS Hobart (DDG 39), Hobart-class DDG, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Standard Missile-2 (SM-2), Surface-to-air missile (SAM)

Royal Australian Navy’s first Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer, HMAS Hobart (DDG 39) has conducted its maiden firing of an SM-2 Standard

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LAIRCM Onboard KC-135

Northrop Grumman Receives $200M U.S. Air Force Order for LAIRCM Infrared Countermeasure Systems

August 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM, Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM), Infrared countermeasure (IRCM), Northrop Grumman, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Northrop Grumman has received a $200 million order from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM)

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