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Air Americas 

Lockheed Martin Delivers 500th Electro-Optical Targeting System for F-35

June 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS), Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Lockheed Martin successfully delivered the 500th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft. All units have

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Americas Bombs 

Raytheon’s StormBreaker Smart Weapon Completes Operational Testing

June 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Raytheon, Raytheon StormBreaker, USA

Raytheon Company’s StormBreaker weapon has completed all operational test drops, moving it closer to initial operational capability. The StormBreaker tri-mode

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Coast Guard’s Eighth National Security Cutter, USCGC Midgett, Departs for Homeport

June 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Hawaii, National Security Cutter (NSC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), US Coast Guard Base Honolulu, USA, USCGC Midgett (WMSL-757)

The U.S. Coast Guard’s eighth Legend-class national security cutter (NSC), USCGC Midgett (WMSL-757), departed from Pascagoula, Mississippi, bound for Honolulu,

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Air Americas 

L3 Introduces Production-Ready C-130 Avionics Modernization Solution for International C-130 Platforms

June 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Avionics, L3 Technologies, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Military transport aircraft (MTA), USA

L3 Technologies’ Integrated Aerospace Systems (IAS) business announced that it is offering a global C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) solution

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Air Americas 

General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian Unmanned Aircraft Surpasses 100 Test Flights

June 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments General Atomics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

The MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – designed and developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) – has

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Christens and Launches Littoral Combat Ship Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21)

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), Freedom-class LCS, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)

The U.S. Navy has christened and launched its eleventh Freedom-class littoral combat ship, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21),

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Air Americas C4ISR 

U.S. Coast Guard Transfers Fourth HC-130J to Air Station Kodiak

June 15, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments HC-130J Super Hercules, Minotaur Mission System, Surveillance aircraft, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA, USCG Air Station Kodiak

A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft outfitted with the Minotaur Mission System Suite, arrived at

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Coast Guard Completes Renovation on Fifth 225-Foot Seagoing Buoy Tender, USCGC Elm

June 14, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Buoy tender, Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender, Mid-Life Maintenance Availability (MMA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Coast Guard Yard, USA, USCG In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program, USCGC Elm (WLB-204)

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender, USCGC Elm (WLB-204) departed from the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay,

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Americas Space 

U.S. Air Force’s AEHF-5 Communication Satellite Encapsulated Ahead of June Launch

June 14, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite, AEHF-5, Astrotech Space Operations (ASO), Atlas-V rocket, Communications satellite, Military satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) communication satellite was encapsulated ­­­June 5 at Astrotech Space Operations

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Air Americas 

U.S. Marine Corps Conducts Massive Training with 26 MV-22B Ospreys and 14 CH-53E Super Stallions

June 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, MCAS Miramar, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. Marine Corps conducted a massive training evolution during which 26 MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and 14 CH-53E Super

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