GeoPolitics/ Policy

Asia-Pacific Deployments GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Decatur Sails Near Disputed Islands in South China Sea

September 30, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), PR China, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Decatur (DDG-73)

A U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG-73) has sailed close to disputed islands in the South China

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Air/ Missile Defense GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

First S-300PMU-2 SAM System for Syrian Air Defense Force Arrives at Hmeimim Air Base – Reports

September 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Antonov An-124, Israel, Khmeimim Air Base, Russia, Russian Air Force, S-300, Syria, Syrian Air Defense Force (SyADF), Syrian Civil War

The first S-300PMU-2 advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, to be operated by the Syrian Air Defense Force, arrived at the

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Approves FMSO II Case to Taiwan to Provide Funds for Blanket Order Requisitions

September 25, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force (ROCAF), Taiwan, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to provide funds for blanket order

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Russia to Supply Advanced S-300 Air Defense System to Syria Within Two Weeks

September 24, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Israel, Russia, S-300, Syria, Syrian Air Defense Force (SyADF), Syrian Civil War

Russia will supply its advanced S-300 air defense missile system to the Syrian Armed Forces within two weeks, Russian Defense

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Navy Seabees Break Ground for Maritime Operations Center at Ochakiv Naval Base, Ukraine

September 17, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ochakiv Naval Base, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Navy Seabees, Ukraine, USA

U.S. Navy Seabees held a groundbreaking ceremony for a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) at Ochakiv Naval Base in Ukraine, July

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Syrian Democratic Forces Initiates Ground Operations for Phase Three of Operation Roundup

September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Islamic State (IS ISIS), Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Roundup (Syria), People’s Protection Units (YPG), Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), USA

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiated ground operations for phase three of Operation Roundup on September 10. The ground offensive, supported

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Americas Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Officials Seek to Boost Arms Sales to India

September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), India, USA

A decade ago, U.S. arms sales to India amounted to virtually nothing. Today, the United States is the second-largest arms

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Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Air Force Releases Operational Safety Review Findings

September 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

U.S. Air Force units across all levels of command are addressing the issues identified by an Air Force-wide operational safety

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Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Support Humanitarian Mission in Latin America

August 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Hospital ship, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Latin America, Mercy-class hospital ship, Military Sealift Command (MSC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy’s Mercy-class hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will be deployed to Central America and South America in

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Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. President Trump Signs Fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act

August 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Donald Trump, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed the $717 billion Fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at a ceremony at Fort

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