Misc

Africa Misc 

United States Provides $8.5 Million in Materiel Aid to Chad in Support of G5 Sahel

July 13, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Chad, G5 Sahel, Sahel, Special Anti-Terrorism Group (SATG) Chad, USA

The United States Embassy continued its support to anti-terrorism efforts in the Sahel by delivering $8.5 million in materiel aid

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Europe Misc 

France Renews Maintenance Contract with Airbus for SPATIONAV Coastal Surveillance System

July 13, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Coastal surveillance, France, SPATIONAV

The French authorities have renewed the maintenance contract of the French Coastal Surveillance System, SPATIONAV, building on an over 20

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Taiwan Halts Beach Landing Drills After Fatal Incident Which Left Two Marines Dead

July 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Exercise Han Kuang, Military exercise, Republic of China Armed Forces, Republic of China Marine Corps (ROCMC), Taiwan

Taiwan is temporarily halting beach landing drills involving inflatable raiding craft following a fatal incident last week, Taipei Times reported

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Americas Misc 

U.S. DOD Announces $84.4 Million in Defense Production Act Title III COVID-19 Actions

July 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Defense Production Act (DPA), Pentagon, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense, on July 10, announced seven Defense Production Act Title III actions to help sustain and

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Americas Misc 

Female Solider Graduates U.S. Army Special Forces “Green Berets” Qualification Course

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Special Operations Forces (SOF), U.S. Army, U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets), US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), USA

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) confirmed that a first female Soldier graduated the Special Forces “Green Berets” Qualification

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Marine Corps Provides Position on CDA-RB’s Report on 2016 and 2018 Aviation Mishaps

July 9, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, KC-130J Super Hercules, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps provided the institution’s review and position on the Consolidated Disposition Authority Review Board’s

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Space Force Awards Multiple Rapid Prototyping Agreements for Joint Modernized GPS Handheld Device

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Global Positioning System (GPS), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

The U.S. Space Force (USSF)’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded three separate Rapid Prototyping agreements for the development

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Approves $3 Billion FMS Sale of Petroleum-based Products to Israel

July 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Israel, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of approximately 990 million gallons of Petroleum-based products to Israel under

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Seven U.S. Forces Korea Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19

July 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, South Korea, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK)

Seven U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) service members have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea, USFK said in

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Misc Americas 

Northrop Grumman FAAD C2 Selected by U.S. DOD as Interim C2 System for Future C-sUAS Procurement

July 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Command and Control (C2), Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2), Northrop Grumman, Pentagon, USA

Northrop Grumman’s Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system has been selected by the U.S. Department of

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