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Americas Naval 

USS Gerald R. Ford Completes 11th Independent Steaming Event

August 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Gerald R. Ford-class CVN, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its 11th independent steaming event (ISE 11)

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Middle East Misc 

UK to Deploy Survey Ship HMS Enterprise to Port of Beirut to Assess Damage

August 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments HMS Enterprise (H88), Lebanon, Royal Navy, UK

The UK Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise will sail to Lebanon as part of a wide-ranging package of military

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Middle East Naval 

Bangladesh Navy Corvette BNS Bijoy Damaged in Beirut Explosion, 21 Sailors Injured

August 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bangladesh, Bangladesh Navy, BNS Bijoy (F 35), Castle-class OPV, Lebanon, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

The Bangladesh Navy corvette BNS Bijoy was damaged in the twin explosion that rocked the port of Beirut in Lebanon

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Europe Air 

Spain Selects Indra as National Company for Eurofighter Radar Development

August 6, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), CAPTOR-E AESA radar, Eurofighter Typhoon, Hensoldt, Indra Sistemas, Spain

Spain has selected Indra as the national company to perform the development of the radar for the Eurofighter in consortium

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Americas Naval 

General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract for USS Lake Erie Fiscal 2021 Selected Restricted Availability

August 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments General Dynamics, General Dynamics NASSCO, Guided-missile cruiser (CG), Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), Ticonderoga-class CG, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Lake Erie (CG-70)

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) was awarded a $37 million firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the

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Europe Misc 

INSIS Awarded European Tender for Programmable EO/IR Seeker Emulator

August 6, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fincantieri, INSIS SpA, Italy

INSIS, a Fincantieri Group company, has been awarded, under the restricted procedure, the European tender for the supply of a

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Europe Misc 

Kazan Helicopters Certifies Ansat Simulator According to International Standards

August 6, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Helicopter, Kazan Ansat, Kazan Helicopters, Russia, Russian Helicopters, Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI)

Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has received positive qualification of Ansat helicopter

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Europe Air 

French MOD Receives First ALSR Light Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft

August 6, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Avions légers de surveillance et de reconnaissance (ALSR), Beechcraft King Air, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Sabena technics, Surveillance aircraft, Thales

French defense procurement agency DGA received the first of the two ALSR light surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft on July 31.

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Coast Guard Releases Draft RFP for River Buoy and Inland Construction Tenders

August 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Inland construction tender, River buoy tender, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA, USCG Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC)

The U.S. Coast Guard released a draft request for proposal (RFP) on July 29 for detailed design and construction of

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Space Force Stands Up STAR Delta Provisional

August 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

The U.S. Space Force stood up a provisional Space Training and Readiness command at Peterson Air Force Base during a

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