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Americas Misc 

NorthropGrumman IBCS Demonstrates its Ability to Scale Up and Network Across Long Distances

August 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS), Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), Northrop Grumman, U.S. Army, USA

Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) successfully demonstrated its ability to scale up and

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Navy Essex ARG, USMC 13th MEU Conclude at-Sea Search for Missing Marine Reported Overboard Off Philippine Coast

August 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Amphibious assault ship, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, Sulu Sea, Surigao Strait, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USS Essex (LHD-2)

The U.S. Navy Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the Marine Corps 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded their search

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Europe Misc 

Cammell Laird Launches RRS Sir David Attenborough, Britain’s New Polar Research Vessel

August 13, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cammell Laird, Icebreaker, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UK, Research/ Survey Vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, UK

Cammell Laird launched Britain’s new polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, into the River Mersey during a ceremony at

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Americas Misc 

Atlantic Towing Awarded Contract for Lease of Two Emergency Offshore Towing Vessels to Canadian Coast Guard

August 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel, Atlantic Towing Ltd., Canada, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), J. D. Irving Ltd., Oceans Protection Plan (Canada)

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has awarded Atlantic Towing Limited a three-year contract, worth around $67 million, for the

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Air Force Scambles F-15 Fighter Jets to Intercept Stolen Horizon Air Q400 Airliner

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Boeing F-15 Eagle, Bombardier Dash 8, Fighter aircraft, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) scrambled F-15 fighter jets to intercept a stolen Horizon Air Q400 airliner which took off

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Army Test-Fires First Black Dagger/Boosted Zombie Target (BZT) Realistic Threat Ballistic Missile Target

August 10, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Target, Black Dagger/Boosted Zombie Target (BZT), Fort Bliss, Terrier booster, U.S. Army, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), USA, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Zombie Pathfinder target missile

The U.S. Army test-fired its first Black Dagger/Boosted Zombie Target (BZT) realistic threat ballistic missile target on June 7, 2018.

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Europe Misc 

RUAG Defence Wins Contract to Develop 500 Laser-Based Target Systems for French Army

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments France, French Army, RUAG, RUAG Defence, Urban Combat Advanced Training Technology (UCATT)

RUAG Defence has recently been awarded another major contract for the French Army to develop laser-based target systems. The international

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Americas Asia-Pacific Misc 

Massive Search and Rescue Operation Underway for U.S. Marine Reported Overboard Off Philippine Coast

August 10, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Accidents/ Crashes, Philippines, Sulu Sea, Surigao Strait, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

A massive search and rescue operation is underway for a Marine, assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) 13th Marine

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Americas Misc 

U.S. DOD’s Human-Rated Centrifuge at Wright-Patterson AFB Gains Full Operational Capability

August 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Human-rated centrifuge, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), Wright-Patterson AFB

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) 711th Human Performance Wing located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base celebrated the full

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Navy Aircrewman Killed After Fuel Tank Falls off Helicopter at NAS North Island

August 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, NAS North Island, Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

One U.S. Navy aircrewman was killed and another injured last week when a fuel tank detached from an HH-60H Seahawk

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