Americas

Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston Arrives in San Diego After Completing Her Maiden Voyage

April 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Independence-class LCS, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Naval Base San Diego, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Charleston (LCS-18)

The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, the Independence-variant USS Charleston (LCS 18), arrived at its San Diego homeport April

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

GLOCK Awarded U.S. Customs and Border Protection Contract for Pistols

April 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Glock, Glock 19, Glock 26, Glock 47, Pistol, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), USA

GLOCK, Inc., a global leader in firearm manufacturing, was awarded a contract to supply U.S. Customs and Border Protection with

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman Celebrate 60 Years with T-38 Talon Trainer Aircraft

April 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Northrop Grumman, Northrop T-38 Talon, Trainer aircraft, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, USAF Air Education and Training Command (AETC)

On April 10, 1959 at Edwards Air Force Base, Lew Nelson took to the skies for the very first time

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Americas Misc 

West Virginia National Guard Identifies Soldier Who Died During Training Accident

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, U.S. Army, US Army National Guard (ARNG), USA, West Virginia National Guard

A West Virginia Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Kingwood, W.Va., was

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Americas Naval 

Indian Navy Decommissions Minesweeper INS Kozhikode

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 Arun Mathew 0 Comments India, Indian Navy (IN), INS Kozhikode (M71), Minesweeper, Pondicherry-class minesweeper

The Indian Navy decommissioned its Flight II Pondicherry-class/Karwar class minesweeper, INS Kozhikode (M71), during a ceremony at Naval Jetty in

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Air Americas Europe 

Royal Air Force Aircrew Commence Flying Phase of P-8A Poseidon Training

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), NAS Jacksonville, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK, USA

Royal Air Force (RAF) aircrew have commenced the flying phase of training to fly the Poseidon MRA Mk1 (P-8A), the

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Americas Misc 

Northrop Grumman LAIRCM IR Countermeasures Pod for KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft Achieves Milestone C

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures (DAIRCM), Infrared countermeasure (IRCM), Missile Warning System, Northrop Grumman, Self-Protection Suite (SPS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) pod for the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft has achieved Milestone C.

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Americas Land 

U.S. Marine Corps to Begin Replacing Its Legacy Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) with New Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) Late Next Decade

April 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) USMC, Armoured Vehicle, LAV-25, Reconnaissance / scout vehicle, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to begin replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) with modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV)

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Air Americas Deployments 

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers Return to Barksdale AFB Following Short-Term Deployment to RAF Fairford, England

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Barksdale AFB, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Bomber Task Force (BTF), RAF Fairford, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), UK, USA

Six U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned home following a short-term deployment

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Air Americas 

U.S. Coast Guard Transfers Third HC-130J Super Hercules Long Range Surveillance Aircraft to Air Station Kodiak, Alaska

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, HC-130J Super Hercules, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, Surveillance aircraft, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA, USCG Air Station Kodiak

The U.S. Coast Guard transferred an HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft, CGNR-2010, to Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, March

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