Misc

Americas Misc 

BAE Systems Launches New Robotic Operations Center to Support U.S. National Security Missions

August 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAE Systems, UiPath, USA

BAE Systems announced the launch of its new Robotic Operations Center (ROC) to customize and deploy suites of software robots

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Soldier Dies in Non-Combat Related Incident in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Operation Inherent Resolve, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense, on August 19, announced the death of a soldier in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a

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Americas Misc 

Northrop Grumman Receives $200M U.S. Air Force Order for LAIRCM Infrared Countermeasure Systems

August 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM, Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM), Infrared countermeasure (IRCM), Northrop Grumman, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Northrop Grumman has received a $200 million order from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM)

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Americas Misc 

FLIR Systems Receives U.S. Navy Contract for LCS Configuration of Sea Star SAFIRE III Electro-Optical Sensor Systems

August 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), FLIR Sea Star SAFIRE III, FLIR Star SAFIRE III, FLIR Systems, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

FLIR Surveillance Inc. is awarded a U.S. Navy contract with a five-year ordering period for supplies, repairs and upgrades for

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Europe Misc 

Northrop Grumman Awarded Follow-On Contract to Upgrade Royal Netherlands Air Force’s AN/ALQ-131 (V) Electronics Countermeasures Pod

August 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod, Electronic CounterMeasures (ECM), Netherlands, Northrop Grumman, Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF)

Northrop Grumman Systems has been awarded a $7 million follow-on contract for DRE, Netherlands to provide action for the upgrade

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Europe Misc 

Rule Changes to Allow Beards in Royal Air Force

August 18, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

FROM 1 September 2019, all serving members of the Royal Air Force will be allowed to grow a beard thanks

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Marine Capt. Anneliese Satz Becomes First Female F-35B Pilot

August 18, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments F-35B Lightning II, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

U.S. Marine Capt. Anneliese Satz left her legacy on the Marine Corps’ F-35B Program when she became the first female

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Africa Misc 

U.S. Approves Follow on Technical Support (FOTS) for Egyptian Navy Ships

August 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Egypt, Egyptian Navy, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for various

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Missile Defense Agency Awards Lockheed Martin $240M Contract to Support Ballistic Missile Defense Modeling and Simulation

August 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), Lockheed Martin, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USA

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $240 million contract to support the modeling and simulation framework

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Marine Killed in Iraq While Supporting Operation Inherent Resolve

August 15, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. Department of Defense, on Aug. 14, announced the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

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