Americas

Americas Ballistic Missiles 

Draper Laboratory Awarded $200M for Trident II D5 MK6 Guidance Equivalent Units

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Draper Laboratory, MK6 Guidance System, SLBM, Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) US Navy, U.S. Navy (USN), UGM-133A Trident II, UK, USA

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory is awarded a $200.7 million contract modification to exercise the optional line item for fiscal

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Air Americas 

Boeing to Reveal its FARA Offering in March

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing FARA, Compound helicopter, Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) US Army, Helicopter, U.S. Army, USA

Boeing is planning to publicly reveal its offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program in March,

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Air Americas 

Canada’s First Block IV-Modified CP-140 Aurora Aircraft Begins Initial Flight Tests

February 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aurora Incremental Modernization Project (AIMP), Canada, Lockheed CP-140 Aurora, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)’s first Block IV-modified CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft has begun initial flight test assessments

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Americas Space 

DMSP Flight 14 Satellite Decommissioned After 22 Years of Service

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), DMSP 5D-3/F14, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA, Weather satellite, Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M)

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Flight 14 satellite was decommissioned on Feb. 11 after more than 22 years of

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Americas Naval Technology 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $12.3M Contract for DARPA Manta Ray UUV Program Phase 1

February 22, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments DARPA, DARPA Manta Ray UUV Program, Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), Lockheed Martin, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV), USA

Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract, worth around $12.3 million, for the Phase 1 of the DARPA Manta Ray Unmanned

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Americas Naval 

Raytheon Awarded $17M Order for Dual Band Radar Spares for USS Gerald R. Ford

February 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Surveillance Radar, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Radar, Raytheon, Raytheon Dual Band Radar (DBR), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems is awarded a $17 million order for Dual Band Radar (DBR) spares in support of U.S.

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Americas Naval 

Austal Launches U.S. Navy’s 12th EPF Vessel, Future USNS Newport

February 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Spearhead-class EPF, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Newport (T-EPF-12)

The U.S. Navy’s 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), was launched at Austal USA’s

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Special Tactics Airmen Participate in Southern Strike 2020

February 21, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Special Tactics (24 SOW), Exercise Southern Strike, Special Operations Forces (SOF), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), USA, USAF 125th Special Tactics Squadron

For the first time, the U.S. Air Force’s 125th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), assigned to Portland Air National Guard Base,

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Americas Naval 

Raytheon Awarded $121.5 Million to Support U.S. Navy Zumwalt-Class Stealth Destroyers

February 21, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Destroyer, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Raytheon, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, Zumwalt-class DDG

Raytheon is awarded a $121.5 million contract modification for the U.S. Navy DDG 1000 Zumwalt-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer integrated logistics support

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Americas Naval 

Lockheed Martin Receives $233M Mk 41 VLS Contract

February 21, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Finland, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Germany, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS), Mk 41 VLS, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), South Korea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, Vertical launching system (VLS)

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems was awarded a $233 million firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action for the procurement of Mk

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