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France, Germany Order Rheinmetall’s Advanced MK82-EP General Purpose Bomb

December 2, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments France, General-purpose bomb, Germany, Mk 81/82/83/84 GP bombs, MK82-EP, Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall’s advanced MK82-EP general purpose aircraft bomb has recently scored major successes in France and Germany. French procurement authority, the

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U.S. Air Force Conducts Successful Tests of BLU-136 Bomb

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BLU-136, Cluster munition, General-purpose bomb, Next Generation Area Attack Weapon (NGAAW), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, USAF 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron (28 TES)

The U.S. Air Force’s 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron (28 TES) conducted a Force Development Evaluation to operationally test the

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Northrop Grumman Receives $85M Order for FMU-139D/B GP Bomb Fuzes

February 5, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments FMU-139D/B, General-purpose bomb, Munition fuze, Northrop Grumman, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today that it received an $85 million production order from the U.S. Navy late last year

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Northrop Grumman Receives First Production Order from U.S. Navy for FMU-139D/B All-Electronic Bomb Fuze

September 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments FMU-139D/B, General-purpose bomb, Munition fuze, Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Northrop Grumman has received its first production order from the U.S. Navy to manufacture the FMU-139D/B, a new all-electronic bomb

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Northrop Grumman Delivers 200,000th DSU-33 Proximity Sensor

March 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments DSU-33 Proximity Sensor, General-purpose bomb, Northrop Grumman, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

Northrop Grumman marked a significant milestone recently with the delivery of its 200,000th DSU-33 Proximity Sensor, a technology which provides

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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Receives $265M Contract for MK80 and BLU-109 Tritonal Bomb Components

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BLU-109 bomb, Bunker buster, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), General-purpose bomb, Mk 81/82/83/84 GP bombs, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), USA

General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) was awarded a contract, worth around $265 million, for MK80 and BLU-109

Bombs Middle East

U.S. Approves Possible Sale of Mk- Series Munitions to Kuwait

August 6, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), General-purpose bomb, Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force, Mk 81/82/83/84 GP bombs

The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of various Mk- series munitions to

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U.S. Approves Possible Sale of General Purpose (GP), Penetrator Warhead Bomb Bodies to Bahrain

May 24, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bahrain, BLU-109 bomb, Bunker buster, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), General-purpose bomb, Lockheed Martin F-16, Mk 81/82/83/84 GP bombs, Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF), Unguided bomb, USA

The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Bahrain of General Purpose

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