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Russia’s New Nuclear Icebreaker Arktika Leaves St. Petersburg for Maiden Arctic Voyage

September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Arctic, Arktika (Project 22220), Icebreaker, Project 22220 (LK-60Ya) nuclear-powered icebreaker, Rosatom, Russia

Russia’s first Project 22220 LK-60Ya-class nuclear-powered heavy icebreaker Arktika has left St. Petersburg for her maiden Arctic voyage. During the

Illustration of Artemis astronauts on the Moon

Americas Misc

NASA, U.S. Space Force Establish Foundation for Broad Collaboration

September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments NASA, U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

While advancing plans for unprecedented lunar exploration under the Artemis program, NASA also is building on a longstanding partnership with

Europe Air

Russian Su-30 Fighter Jet Crashes Tver Region, Crew Ejects

September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Fighter aircraft, Russia, Russian Air Force

A Russian Air Force Su-30 fighter jet has crashed in country’s Tver Region during a routine training flight on Sept.

Americas Naval

USS Kidd Completes Counter-Narcotics Deployment

September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Counter-narcotics, Naval Station Everett, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Kidd (DDG-100)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) returned to their homeport of Naval Station Everett following

Americas Air

U.S. Coast Guard Accepts Eighth Minotaur Missionized HC-144B Ocean Sentry Surveillance Aircraft

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry, Minotaur Mission System, Ocean Sentry Refresh (OSR), USA

The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of its eighth HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft outfitted with both the

Air Asia-Pacific

Two Chinese Y-8 ASW Aircraft Enter Taiwan’s Southwest ADIZ

September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments China, Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force (ROCAF), Shaanxi Y-8, Taiwan, Taiwan ADIZ

Two Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Y-8 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on

Europe Air

Royal Danish Air Force C-130J Super Hercules Conducts Emergency Landing at Aalborg Air Base

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aalborg Air Base, Denmark, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF)

A Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF, Flyvevåbnet) C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter has conducted an emergency landing at Aalborg Air

Americas Space

U.S. Space Force Awards L3Harris $119 Million for GEODSS Upgrade

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS), Ground-Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS), L3 Technologies, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract modification, worth around $119 million, or the Ground-Based Electro Optical Deep Space Surveillance