Author: DP Press Releases

Africa Naval 

Naval Group Signs Agreement with Egyptian Navy for In-Service Support of Vessels Over Next Five Years

December 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments EDEX 2018, Egypt, Egyptian Navy, FREMM multipurpose frigate, Gowind-class corvette, Mistral-class LHD, Naval Group

Naval Group has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Navy, on Dec. 3 at the ongoing at the Egypt Defense

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Europe Training & Simulation 

Indra, iAltitude Develop Simulator That Trains Military Pilots to Prevent Hypoxia

December 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air combat training, CASA C-101 Aviojet, iAltitude, Indra Sistemas, Spain, Spanish Air Force (SPAF), Trainer aircraft

Indra is working together with iAltitude in the development for the Spanish Air Force of a new flight trainer, the

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Air Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers Arrive at RAAF Base Darwin in Australia for Combined Training

December 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), RAAF Base Darwin, RAAF/USAF Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers arrived at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin to conduct

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Americas HLS 

Bell Delivers First Law Enforcement-Configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Helicopter

December 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (JRX), Bell Helicopters, Helicopter, Police, Sacramento Police Department (SPD), Textron, USA

Bell Helicopter, a division of Textron Inc., announced the delivery of the first law enforcement-configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

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Air Americas 

U.S. Coast Guard Completes First Programmed Depot Maintenance for C-27J Spartan Medium Range Surveillance Aircraft

December 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alenia C-27J Spartan, Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, Leonardo, Surveillance aircraft, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has completed the programmed depot maintenance (PDM) for its first C-27J Spartan medium range surveillance

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Americas Naval 

Austal Awarded LLTM Procurement Order for U.S. Navy’s 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessel, EPF-14

December 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Austal, Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Spearhead-class EPF, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Austal USA has been awarded a US$40.4 million (AU$54.9 million) order to fund the procurement of long lead-time materials for

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force Airman Gets Sortie on Boeing T-X Trainer Jet For First Time

December 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing, Saab Boeing T-X, Trainer aircraft, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, USAF Air Education and Training Command (AETC), USAF T-X program

The 19th Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, became the first Air Force Airman to get a sortie and

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit Begins Operational Testing of LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Module

December 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Freedom-class LCS, LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM), Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Surface-to-surface missile (SSM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Detroit (LCS-7)

The U.S. Navy’s fourth Freedom-class littoral combat ship, USS Detroit (LCS 7) has begun initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E)

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Air Americas 

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes Phase II Receiver Certification Testing

December 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Boeing, Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS), Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, Edwards AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program has completed its planned Phase II receiver certification flight testing following three weeks of flights with

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Asia-Pacific Industry 

Airbus Opens First Operating Site for Zephyr Solar High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite in Australia

December 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Zephyr, Australia, High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS), Solar-Powered UAV

Airbus Defence and Space announced the opening of the world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) flight base serving as the

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