Americas

Americas Space 

Lockheed Martin Receives $3.3 Billion Contract to Support AEHF, Milstar and DSCS III Military Satellite Programs

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite, Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Milstar satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract, with a ceiling amount of around $3.3 billion, for combined orbital operations, logistics

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Air Force Tests New F-35A Arctic Survival Kit in Alaska

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Alaska, Eielson AFB, F-35A Lightning II, Survival kit, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, USAF 356th Fighter Squadron

Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 354th Fighter Wing tested a new arctic survival kit developed for the pilots

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Navy Begins Continuous 24-Hour Operations in Gulf of Mexico to Recover Missing Special Tactics Airman

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USAF 24th Special Operations Wing

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) began continuous 24-hour operations, on Nov. 15, to

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Royal Canadian Navy Sailor from HMCS Nanaimo

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Canada, Eurocopter HH-65/MH-65 Dolphin, HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702), MEDEVAC, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA, USCG Air Station Port Angeles

The U.S. Coast Guard crews hoisted an injured man from a Canadian naval vessel transiting in the northern section of

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Americas Naval 

11 Sailors Injured in Fire Aboard U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship USS Iwo Jima

November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Amphibious assault ship, Naval Station Mayport, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Wasp-class LHD

Eleven sailors suffered minor injuries in a fire that broke out aboard the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Iwo

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Americas Space Technology 

Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA Demo Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) Thruster at Full Power for First Time

November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS), Aerojet Rocketdyne, Lunar Gateway, NASA, Solar electric propulsion (SEP)

Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full power for the first time,

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Americas Land 

U.S. Army Selects FLIR Systems-Endeavor Robotics for Common Robotic System – Heavy (CRS-H) Contract

November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Common Robotic System-Heavy (CRS-H) US Army, Endeavor Robotics, Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), FLIR Systems, Tactical ground robot, U.S. Army, Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), USA

The U.S. Army has selected Endeavor Robotics, a part of FLIR Systems, for the Common Robotic System – Heavy (CRS-H)

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force Completes KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Receiver Certification Testing with V-22 Osprey

November 15, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, Boeing, Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A U.S. Air Force-led team has completed KC-46 Pegasus tanker receiver certification testing with V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Edwards

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Americas Naval 

General Dynamics Receives $7.7 Million to Operate Floating Dry Dock Shippingport (ARDM-4)

November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Floating dry dock, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Shippingport (ARDM-4)

General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) is awarded a contract modification, worth $7.7 million, for the operation, maintenance and protection of

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Americas C4ISR 

U.S. Government Designates Lockheed Martin Solid State Radar as AN/SPY-7(V)1

November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aegis Ashore, Aegis Combat System, AN/SPY-7(V)1 Radar, LM Solid State Radar (SSR), Lockheed Martin, Radar, USA

Lockheed Martin’s Solid State Radar (LM SSR) has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1 by the United States government, the company announced.

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