Americas

Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Attack Submarine USS North Carolina Departs for Deployment

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), Submarine, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS North Carolina (SSN-777), Virginia-class SSN

The U.S. Navy Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on March

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force Planning to Lease T-50A Jet Trainers

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing T-7 Red Hawk, KAI T-50 Golden Eagle, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Lockheed Martin T-50A, Trainer aircraft, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, USAF Air Combat Command (ACC), USAF T-X program

The U.S. Air Force is planning to lease a small number of South Korean KAI T-50A Golden Eagle advanced jet

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Departs for New York City to Support COVID-19 Response Efforts

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Hospital ship, Mercy-class hospital ship, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Naval Station Norfolk, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia for New York City on

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Americas Misc 

Boeing Offers Dreamlifter Large Cargo Freighter to Transport Critical Supplies Amid COVID-19 Crisis

March 28, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Atlas Air, Boeing, Boeing 747, Boeing Dreamlifter, Commercial Freighter, Coronavirus, USA

Boeing has offered its Dreamlifter Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) to transport critical and urgently needed supplies in support of coronavirus

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Americas Space 

U.S. Space Force Declares Initial Operational Capability for Space Fence Radar System

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Kwajalein Atoll, Lockheed Martin, Marshall Islands, Space Fence (USAF), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Surveillance, U.S. Space Force (USSF), US Space Surveillance Network (SSN), USA

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) officials formally declared initial operational capability (IOC) and operational acceptance of the Space Fence radar

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Americas Misc 

Amentum Awarded $87 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Systems Engineering Support

March 28, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amentum, NSWC Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Amentum has been awarded a new contract by U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) worth up to

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Americas Training & Simulation 

GA-ASI Installs New Predator Mission Trainer at Grand Forks FTTC

March 28, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments CAE Inc., CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT), General Atomics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), Ground control station (GCS)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has installed a new Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) at its Flight Test and Training

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Americas Space 

COps Program, GPS III SV02 Satellite Receive Operational Acceptance from U.S. Space Force

March 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS III, GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps), GPS III SV02 “Magellan”, Navigation satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) achieved a major Global Positioning System milestone on March 27 with the Contingency

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Americas Cruise Missiles 

Raytheon Awarded $493M Contract to Modernize Block IV Tactical Tomahawk Missiles to Block V Standard

March 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BGM-109 Tomahawk, Block V Tactical Tomahawk, Cruise missile, Land attack cruise missiles (LACM), Raytheon, Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems is awarded a not-to-exceed $493.4 million contract for recertification and modernization of Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM) Block IV

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Americas Naval 

Engineering Department Takes Control of Future USS Tripoli (LHA 7)

March 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments America-class LHA, Amphibious assault ship, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Tripoli (LHA-7)

The engineering department of the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7) began turnover of onboard engineering operations from Huntington Ingalls Industries

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