Americas

Air Americas 

GA-ASI Demonstrates SATCOM Launch & Recovery for MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft Using Expeditionary Command & Control (XC2)

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments General Atomics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian, Ground control station (GCS), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated a complete MQ-9B mission without the use of a Launch and Recovery Element

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Americas Military Exercises 

Royal Australian Air Force Completes 3-Week Intensive Training During Exercise Red Flag Nellis 19-1

February 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Exercise Red Flag, Lockheed AP-3C Orion, Nellis AFB, RAAF E-7A Wedgetail, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), USA

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed three-weeks of intensive training during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 19-1 in Nevada,

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Americas Naval 

HENSOLDT to Equip Norwegian Coast Guard’s New P6615 Arctic Coast Guard Vessels with TRS-3D Naval Radar and MSSR 2000 I IFF System

February 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Hensoldt, Hensoldt TRS-3D naval radar, Identification friend or foe (IFF), MSSR 2000 I IFF, Multi-mode radar (MMR), Nordkapp-class OPV, Norway, Norwegian Coast Guard, Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), P6615 Jan Mayen-class vessel

HENSOLDT will equip the new Arctic Coast Guard Vessels in the P6615 Program of the Norwegian Coast Guard with the

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Air Americas 

ATEC Files Protest on U.S. Army’s Decision to Award ITEP EMD Contract to General Electric

February 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), ATEC T900, Boeing AH-64 Apache, General Electric (GE), General Electric T901 (GE3000), Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) US Army, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, Turboshaft, U.S. Army, USA

The Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) has protested the U.S. Army’s decision to award General Electric an Engineering and Manufacturing

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Americas Naval 

UK Royal Navy Reveals Plan to Procure New Class of Assault Ships Called Littoral Strike Ships

February 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amphibious assault ship, Future Littoral Strike Ship (FLSS) UK, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, UK

The UK Royal Navy is considering the procurement of a new class of assault ships called littoral strike ships, Defence

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Future USS Tulsa on Feb. 16

February 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Independence-class LCS, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Naval Base San Diego, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Tulsa (LCS-16)

The U.S. Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), during a 10

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Americas C4ISR 

Raytheon Wins $406M IDIQ Contract Award from U.S. Army for ARC-231A Radio Systems

February 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airborne Radio, AN/ARC-231 Skyfire, Raytheon, Software-defined radio (SDR), U.S. Army, USA

Raytheon has won a $406 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract award from the U.S. Army for ARC-231A radio systems.

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Americas Land 

General Dynamics Land Systems Awarded U.S. Army Contract for Systems Technical Support for Stryker Brigade Combat Team

February 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), Armoured Vehicle, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), LAV III, Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), Stryker IAV, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a contract worth up to $402 million for Systems Technical Support

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Americas Misc 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $184M to Continue Providing U.S. Navy with Electronic Warfare Systems

February 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AN/SLQ-32 EW Suite, Electronic Warfare (EW), Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $184 million firm-fixed-price modification to exercise options for full rate production of Surface

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Saab to Deliver Carl-Gustaf M4 Weapon System to U.S. Army

February 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, M3 MAAWS, Recoilless rifle (RCLR), Saab, U.S. Army, USA

Saab and the U.S. Army have signed a multi-year framework agreement for delivery of the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system (designated

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