Author: DP Staff Writer

Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Barrett Firearms Mfg. Awarded U.S. Army Contract for M107 (Barrett M82) .50 Cal. Long Range Sniper Rifle (LRSR)

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-materiel rifle (AMR), Barrett Firearms Mfg., Barrett M82 (M107), Sniper rifle, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), USA

Barrett Firearms Manufacturing was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract, worth around $8 million, by the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) for

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Coast Guard Releases RFP for 47-Foot Motor Lifeboat Service Life Extension Program

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB), Rescue lifeboat, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA, USCG In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has released a request for proposal (RFP) on Nov. 21 for the purpose of acquiring

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Under Construction

November 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Jiangnan Shipyard Co., Liaoning, People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), PR China, Type 001A Aircraft Carrier

China’s third aircraft carrier is now under construction, the Xinhua News Agency said via its WeChat public account on early

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Africa Air 

U.S. Approves Sale of 10 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters to Egypt

November 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Attack helicopter, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Egypt, Egyptian Air Force (EAF), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 10 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Egypt

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Europe Naval 

Russian Icebreaker Under Construction in St. Petersburg Catches Fire, Two Injured

November 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Admiralty Shipyard, Icebreaker, Project 22600 (LK-25) Icebreaker, Rosmorport, Russia, Viktor Chernomyrdin (icebreaker)

The diesel-electric icebreaker, Viktor Chernomyrdin, which was under construction at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg caught fire injuring two

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Air Americas 

First Six F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets From Hurricane-Ravaged Tyndall Arrives in Eglin AFB

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eglin AFB, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Tyndall AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The first six U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighter jets arrived at Eglin Air Force Base on Nov. 20

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Cruise Missiles Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Deploys BAL Anti-Ship Missile Systems to Kerch, Crimea

November 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 3K60 Bal, Anti-ship missile, Coastal Defense System, Crimea, Kerch Strait, Russia, Ukraine

Russia has reportedly deployed the Bal coastal anti-ship missile system to Kerch in Crimea where the confrontation with the Ukrainian

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Europe Naval 

Belgium Naval & Robotics Joins Forces with Flanders Ship Repair for Dutch-Belgian Minehunter Replacement Programme

November 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Belgian Navy, Belgium, Belgium Naval & Robotics, ECA Group, Flanders Ship Repair (FSR), Minehunter, Naval Group, Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN), Tripartite-class minehunter

Belgium Naval & Robotics has partnered with Flanders Ship Repair (FSR) of Belgium to respond to a call for tenders

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Air Europe 

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation Delivers First Il-112V Airlifter Prototype for Testing

November 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ilyushin, Ilyushin Il-112V, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Russia, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO)

Russian aircraft manufacturer, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered the first flight prototype of Il-112V light transport aircraft to the

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

U.S. Army Ranger Killed in Afghanistan Saturday Likely Shot by Afghan Forces

November 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 75th Ranger Regiment (US Army), Afghanistan, Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Army, USA

The initial review indicated that a U.S. Army Ranger who was killed on Nov. 24 in Afghanistan was likely accidentally

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