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DAF Rapid Capabilities Office Appointed as Integrating PEO for ABMS

Dr. Will Roper, U.S. Air Force and Space Force acquisition chief, signed a memorandum directive Nov. 24 assigning the Advanced

Asia-Pacific Misc

Debris of Crashed Indian Navy MiG-29K Trainer Aircraft Located in Arabian Sea

November 29, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Arabian Sea, India, Indian Navy, Mikoyan MiG-29K

Some debris of the crashed Indian Navy MiG-29K trainer aircraft have been located in the Arabian Sea, the service said

Europe Misc

OCCAR Signs Contribution Agreements for Two EDIDP Project Grants

November 29, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Europe, European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), European MALE RPAS, European Secure Software-defined Radio (ESSOR), Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR)

European Commission and Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) signed Contribution Agreements for the management and implementation of two European

Middle East Misc

Pentagon Identifies U.S. Airman Killed in Vehicle Accident at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE

November 28, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Al Dhafra Air Base, Pentagon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. Department of Defense identified the Airman killed in a non-combat related vehicle incident on Friday at Al Dhafra

Middle East Misc

U.S. Airman Killed in Vehicle Accident at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Al Dhafra Air Base, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USAF 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

A U.S. Airman was killed in a non-combat related vehicle incident at Al Dhafra Air Base in UAE on Friday,

Americas Misc

Biden Announces Key Members of Foreign Policy and National Security Team

November 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, USA

The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his foreign policy and national security team on Nov. 23. The

Middle East Misc

Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Shot Dead Near Tehran

November 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Iran, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi

Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahavadi was shot dead near Tehran on Friday in an apparent assassination. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahavadi was

Asia-Pacific Misc

Andersen AFB to Host 69th Annual Operation Christmas Drop

November 26, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Guam, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Low-Cost Low-Altitude (LCLA) airdrop, Operation Christmas Drop, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Andersen Air Force Base will host the 69th iteration ofU.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored multinational training and humanitarian assistance mission, Operation