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AeroVironment Awarded $12M Puma, Raven Support Contract from Middle Eastern Customer

November 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AeroVironment, AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma, Middle East, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

AeroVironment has been awarded a $12 million contract by a Middle Eastern country for logistics support, spares, and repair services

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RAAF P-8A Poseidon Arrives in Middle East to Support International Maritime Security Construct

October 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Middle East, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has arrived in the Middle East in support of the

Air Deployments Middle East

Royal Air Force Typhoons Embark on Four-Month Tour of Middle East and Far-East

September 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Middle East, Oman, RAF Coningsby, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

Royal Air Force Typhoon combat jets have left Royal Air Force Coningsby to embark on a four-month tour of the

Deployments Middle East Naval

Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Defender to Join Efforts to Support Safe Passage of Shipping in Middle East

August 24, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Destroyer, HMS Defender (D36), International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), Middle East, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, Type 45 Daring-class, UK

The UK Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender (D36) will join the efforts to support the safe passage of

Deployments Middle East Naval

Royal Navy Warship HMS Kent Departs Portsmouth for Gulf to Relieve HMS Duncan

August 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Kent (F78), Middle East, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, Type 23 frigate, UK

The UK Royal Navy warship HMS Kent left its homeport of HMNB Portsmouth on August 12 to embark on operations

<img width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HMS-Duncan-D37.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="HMS Duncan (D37)" data-attachment-id="10537" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/royal-navy-deploys-type-45-destroyer-hms-duncan-mediterranean-gulf/hms-duncan-arriving-in-portsmouth/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HMS-Duncan-D37.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Crown Copyright","camera":"NIKON D4","caption":"Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan sails into Portsmouth for the first time.\r\rHMS Duncan, the sixth and final of the UK\u2019s sophisticated, new class of Type 45 destroyers, has been formally handed over to the Royal Navy by shipbuilder BAE Systems, the MOD announced today. \r\rThe 7,500 tonne vessel, armed with the world-leading Sea Viper missile defence system, sailed to her new home in Portsmouth where she will undergo a series of trials and tests before being declared suitable for operations next year. \r\rHer arrival at the Naval Base marks the end of a successful 12 year build programme to provide the Royal Navy with a fleet of the largest and most powerful air defence destroyers it has ever received.","created_timestamp":"1363910400","copyright":"Crown Copyright","focal_length":"24","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.001","title":"HMS Duncan Arriving in Portsmouth","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="HMS Duncan (D37)" data-image-description="<p>Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan sails into Portsmouth for the first time on 22 March 2013.<br /> Photo: LA(Phot) Ben Sutton/UK MOD</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HMS-Duncan-D37.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HMS-Duncan-D37.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HMS-Duncan-D37.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

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Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Duncan Arrives in Gulf to Escort British-Flagged Tankers

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Destroyer, HMS Duncan (D37), Iran, Middle East, Royal Navy, Strait of Hormuz, Type 45 Daring-class, UK

The UK Royal Navy’s Type 45 air-defence destroyer, HMS Duncan (D37) has arrived in the Gulf to support the safe

Asia-Pacific Naval

Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Ballarat Returns Home from Middle East Deployment

July 21, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anzac-class frigate, Australia, Frigate, HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), Middle East, Operation Manitou, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)

The Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) returned to Australia, following a highly successful nine-month deployment as

Deployments GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East

Royal Navy to Deploy Destroyer HMS Duncan to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions with Iran

July 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments HMS Duncan (D37), Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, UK

The UK Royal Navy is planning to deploy one of its most formidable warships to the Middle East region amid

Deployments Middle East Naval

U.S. Navy’s Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Arrives in U.S. 5th Fleet

June 25, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, Middle East, U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Boxer (LHD-4)

The U.S. Navy’s Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet

Deployments Middle East

USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, B-52H Stratofortress Conduct Joint Operations in CENTCOM AOR

June 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Aircraft Carrier, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Middle East, Strategic bomber, U.S. Navy (USN), US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, attached to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), and A U.S. Air Force B-52H

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