U.S. Armed Forces

Americas Misc 

Trump Unveils New U.S. Space Force Logo

January 24, 2020January 25, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

The U.S. President Trump, on Friday, unveiled the new logo for the U.S. Space Force, the newly established sixth branch

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Air Americas 

Lockheed Martin to Deliver 50 C-130Js to U.S. Government via Multiyear III Award

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments HC-130J Combat King II, HC-130J Super Hercules, KC-130J Super Hercules, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, MC-130J Commando II, Military transport aircraft (MTA), U.S. Armed Forces, USA

Lockheed Martin will deliver 50 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear III award, which

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Middle East Misc 

Mortar Bombs Hit Balad Air Base in Iraq Hosting U.S. Troops

January 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Balad Air Base, Iraq, Iraqi Armed Forces, Mortar, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

Seven mortar bombs fell inside Balad Air Base located 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq on Jan. 12

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles Against U.S. Military and Coalition Forces in Iraq

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al-Asad Airbase, Erbil Military Base, Iran, Iraq, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq at approximately 5:30 p.m.

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Continues to Deploy, Reposition Troops in Middle East

January 7, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Iran, Iraq, Middle East, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The United States continues to deploy and reposition troops throughout the region of Iraq and Iran to bolster U.S. security

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Africa Misc 

Al-Shabaab Attacks Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya Used by U.S. Forces

January 5, 2020January 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments al-Shabaab, Kenya, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Manda Bay Airfield, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Armed Forces

Islamist terrorist organization, Al-Shabaab has attacked the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya’s Lamu County, used by U.S. and Kenyan forces,

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Middle East Misc 

Head of Iran’s Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani Killed in U.S. Airstrike

January 4, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Iran, Iraq, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Quds Force, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The head of Iran’s Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an airstrike near Baghdad airport that was launched

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Air Americas 

Pratt & Whitney Receives $455.5 Million in Support of F135 Engine Lot 14 Production

December 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Pratt & Whitney F135, Turbofan, U.S. Armed Forces, United Technologies Corporation (UTC), USA

Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, a division of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), is awarded a contract modification in support of

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Americas Space 

U.S. Defense Department Establishes U.S. Space Force as Sixth Branch of Armed Forces

December 21, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Pentagon, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 20 and with it, directed the

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Americas C4ISR 

U.S. Armed Forces Conduct First ‘Real World’ Test of Advanced Battle Management System

December 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) US, Battle management system (BMS), U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Army used new methods and technology, Dec. 16-18, for collecting, analyzing and sharing information

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