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Asia-Pacific Misc 

New Zealand Defence Force, Police Recovers Six Bodies from Whakaari/ White Island Volcano

December 13, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments New Zealand, New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), New Zealand Police, Volcanic eruption, Volcano, Whakaari/White Island

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and Police staff have successfully recovered six bodies from Whakaari / White Island volcano

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Europe Misc 

EASA Certifies Safran Aneto-1K Engine on Leonardo AW189K Helicopter

December 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AgustaWestland AW189, Helicopter, Leonardo, Safran Aneto, Safran Group, Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca), Turboshaft

Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Type Certification for its Aneto-1K engine, as fitted to the

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Americas Misc 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $22.4M U.S. Army Contract to Develop Combined Arms Squad Prototypes

December 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), USA

Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $22.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee U.S. Army contract to design, develop and validate system prototypes for

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Europe Misc 

Plans for Three Control and Reporting Centres in Baltic Region to Enhance NATO Air Posture

December 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Baltic Air Surveillance Network (BALTNET), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS)

The scheduled re-structure of the Baltic Air Surveillance Network or BALTNET will see the activation of three national Control and

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Kongsberg Showcases Remote Towers Solution Deployed at RAAF Base Amberley

December 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air traffic control (ATC), Australia, Indra Sistemas, Kongsberg, Kongsberg Remote Towers, RAAF Base Amberley

Kongsberg Defence Australia, with the support of Indra Australia, is currently showcasing the KONGSBERG Remote Towers solution deployed at RAAF

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Americas Misc 

NAS Corpus Christi Back to Normal Operating Status Following Lockdown

December 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), NAS Corpus Christi, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Station Corpus Christi was placed on lockdown briefly after employees of the Corpus Christi Army

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Americas Misc 

NSWC Philadelphia Signs MoU with SRF-JRMC to Streamline Fleet Support

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Japan, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), NSWC Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. SRF-JRMC Yokosuka, USA

The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S. Naval Ship

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Navy Posthumously Awards Wings of Gold to NAS Pensacola Shooting Victims

December 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments NAS Pensacola, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy posthumously awarded Wings of Gold to all three Sailors killed during the Dec. 6 shooting at Naval

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Singapore to Establish Permanent Fighter Training Detachment at Andersen AFB, Guam

December 8, 2019 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Guam, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), Singapore, USA

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will establish a permanent fighter training detachment at the U.S. Air Force’s Andersen

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

North Korea Conducts ‘Very Important Test’ at Sohae Launch Site

December 8, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Academy of National Defense Science (North Korea), North Korea, Sohae Satellite Launching Station

North Korea conducted a ‘very important test’ at the Sohae satellite launch site on Dec. 7, the Korean Central News

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