Author: DP Staff Writer

Air Middle East 

RAAF P-8A Poseidon Arrives in Middle East to Support International Maritime Security Construct

October 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Middle East, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has arrived in the Middle East in support of the

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Coast Guard Releases RFI for Offshore Patrol Cutter Re-Competition

October 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA

The U.S. Coast Guard released a request for information (RFI) on Oct. 18 to gauge industry interest in re-competing the

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Air Europe 

Lithuania to Procure Six UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters

October 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Helicopter, Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Mil Mi-8, Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk

Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has taken a decision to start negotiations with the U.S. Government on procurement of six

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Air Americas 

U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury ‘Doomsday’ Plane Suffers Bird Strike Causing ‘Millions in Damages’

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Airborne command post, Boeing E-6B Mercury, NAS Patuxent River, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury “doomsday” aircraft suffered bird strike while performing a touch-and-go maneuver at Naval Air Station Patuxent

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Air Middle East 

Kuwait’s First Airbus H225M Helicopter Begins Flight Testing

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal, Helicopter, Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force, Kuwait National Guard

The first batch of Airbus H225M medium twin helicopters ordered by Kuwait have started their flight testing, Airbus announced. Kuwait

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Air-to-Air Missiles Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Approves Sale of AIM-120C AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missiles to South Korea

October 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AIM-120 AMRAAM, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 120 AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to South

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy to Christen Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) on Oct. 19

October 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Expeditionary Mobile Base, General Dynamics NASSCO, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB-5)

The U.S. Navy will christen the Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony

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Americas Naval 

Elbit Systems to Supply Off-Board ECM Payload for Royal Canadian Navy’s NOMAD Program

October 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment Canada, Elbit Systems, Electronic CounterMeasures (ECM), Elisra, Hammerhead USV-T, Missile decoy, Naval Offboard anti-Missile Active Decoy (NOMAD), Rheinmetall, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)

Elbit Systems was selected to supply Off-board Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) Payload for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s Hammerhead Unmanned

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Americas Ballistic Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Receives $108M U.S. Air Force Contract for Mk21A Reentry Vehicle Program

October 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), ICBM, Mk21 reentry vehicle, Nuclear weapon, Reentry vehicle, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), USA, W87 Thermonuclear Warhead

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $108 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) for the

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Names Future Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer, DDG 134, as USS John E. Kilmer

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Destroyer, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS John E. Kilmer (DDG-134)

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named the U.S. Navy’s future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 134, in honor

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