Misc

Americas Misc 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $184M to Continue Providing U.S. Navy with Electronic Warfare Systems

February 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AN/SLQ-32 EW Suite, Electronic Warfare (EW), Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $184 million firm-fixed-price modification to exercise options for full rate production of Surface

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Americas Misc 

Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded U.S. Army Contract To Support Non-Intrusive Inspection Systems

February 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), U.S. Army, USA

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the U.S. Army Product Manager Force Protection Systems recently awarded a contract to HII’s

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

U.S. Approves Sale of Two LAIRCM Self-Protection Suites to Protect India’s Boeing 777 Head-of-State Aircraft

February 7, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM, Boeing, Boeing 777, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), India, Presidential aircraft, Self-Protection Suite (SPS), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to India of two 777 Large Aircraft Infrared

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Europe Misc 

QinetiQ Orders Third-Generation Robonic KONTIO Pneumatic Launcher

February 6, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial Target Drone, Pneumatic UAV launcher, QinetiQ, Robonic KONTIO, Robonic Ltd Oy, Safran Electronics and Defense, Safran Group, UK, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

Robonic Ltd Oy, a subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, is to deliver in March 2019 a third-generation KONTIO pneumatic

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Americas Misc 

L3 Technologies Awarded U.S. Special Operations Command Contract for EOTech Optics

February 4, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments CQB Sight, EOTech, EOTech Model G33 magnifier, Holographic weapon sight, L3 Technologies, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), USA, Weapon Sight

L3 Technologies has been awarded a $26.3 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide close-quarters sights

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Middle East Misc 

Raytheon Wins $15M Contract Modification for Qatar Air and Missile Defense Operation Center

January 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), Qatar, Qatar Armed Forces, Raytheon, U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Raytheon Integrated Defense System has been awarded a $15 million contract modification for the Qatar Air and Missile Defense Operation

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

U.S. Service Member Killed in Afghanistan

January 22, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, NATO, Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

One U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 22 as a result of enemy small arms fire, NATO

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Europe Misc 

Saab Receives Orders from Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization for Static Camouflage Systems

January 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Camouflage, Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), Denmark, Royal Danish Army, Saab, Saab Barracuda AB

Saab has received several orders from Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization for Static Camouflage Systems. Deliveries are expected to

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Central Command Confirms Death of USS Cole Bombing Suspect, Jamal al-Badawi

January 7, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Al-Qaeda, Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Cole (DDG-67), USS Cole bombing, Yemen

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) spokesman Capt. Bill Urban released the following statement Jan. 6 on the death of Jamal al-Badawi:

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Americas Misc 

Northrop Grumman Receives $3.6B U.S. Air Force Contract for Infrared Countermeasures Systems

January 6, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AN/AAQ-24 Nemesis DIRCM, AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM, Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM), Missile Warning System, Northrop Grumman, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Northrop Grumman has received a $3.6 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems

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