Author: DP Staff Writer

Europe Military Exercises 

Royal Navy Joins Major NATO Sub-Hunt Exercise in Iceland

June 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Exercise Dynamic Mongoose, HMS Kent (F78), HMS Trenchant (S91), HMS Westminster (F237), Iceland, Military exercise, NATO, Royal Navy

Royal Navy warships, helicopters and a submarine joined NATO’s annual anti-submarine warfare training, Exercise Dynamic Mongoose, in Icelandic waters on

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Air Europe 

Piaggio Aerospace awarded €125 million P.180 maintenance contract by Italian MoD

June 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Italian Armed Forces, Italy, Piaggio Aerospace, Piaggio P.180 Avanti

Piaggio Aerospace has been awarded a contract worth approximately €125 million by the Italian Ministry of Defence for the maintenance

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Lockheed Martin Executes Aegis Upgrades Onboard Royal Australian Navy Destroyers

June 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aegis Weapon System (AWS), Australia, Destroyer, HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41), HMAS Hobart (DDG 39), Hobart-class DDG, Lockheed Martin, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)

Lockheed Martin Australia has successfully executed a range of complex Aegis upgrades onboard Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class air warfare destroyers

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Asia-Pacific Industry 

Thales, Australia Sign 10-Year Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing (SDMM) Contract

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Thales

Thales Australia and the Australian Government have signed a 10-year Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing (SDMM) contract. The $1.1 billion contract

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Americas Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Government Ending Controlled Defense Exports to Hong Kong

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments China, Hong Kong, USA

The United States is ending exports of U.S.-origin defense equipment and will take steps toward imposing the same restrictions on

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Americas Naval 

Fleetway Awarded $72.6M Contract to Support Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class Frigates

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Canada, Fleetway Inc., Frigate, Halifax-class frigate, J. D. Irving Ltd., Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)

Fleetway Inc., a member of the J.D. Irving Limited Group of companies, has been awarded an in-service support contract to

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Asia-Pacific Military Exercises 

Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Conducts ASW Exercise in Arabian Sea

June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Arabian Sea, Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, Military exercise, U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)

The U.S. Navy’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a live, non-firing advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise in

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Air Asia-Pacific 

GE Aviation Awarded $203M Contract to Supply CF6-80C2K1F Propulsion Systems for JASDF C-2 Transport Aircraft

June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments GE Aviation, General Electric CF6/F103/F138, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Kawasaki C-2, Turbofan

GE Aviation Distribution Japan has been awarded a contract valued at 18.8 billion Japanese Yen (USD $203 million) from the

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Americas Misc 

Northrop Grumman-Lockheed Martin JV Delivers 500th APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar for AH-64 Apache Helicopter

June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AN/APG-78 Longbow FCR, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Fire control radar (FCR), Lockheed Martin, Longbow LLC, Northrop Grumman

The LONGBOW LLC (LBL), a joint venture between Northrop Grumman Corporation and Lockheed Martin, recently delivered the 500th APG-78 LONGBOW

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Europe Naval 

USS New York Stops at Naval Station Rota for Maintenance, Supplies

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Naval Station Rota, Spain, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USS New York (LPD-21)

The U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) visited the safe-haven port of Naval

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