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Americas Misc 

Northrop Grumman Receives $200M U.S. Air Force Order for LAIRCM Infrared Countermeasure Systems

August 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM, Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM), Infrared countermeasure (IRCM), Northrop Grumman, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Northrop Grumman has received a $200 million order from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM)

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Americas Space 

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket Selected for SNC Dream Chaser Spacecraft Launches

August 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Commercial Resupply Services (CRS), International Space Station (ISS), NASA, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser, Spaceplane, ULA Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) as the launch vehicle provider for the Dream Chaser spacecraft’s six

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Americas Industry 

Lockheed Martin Announces First Title-Sponsored Space and Air Show, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to Fly

August 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Space and Air Show, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, USA

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as the title sponsor for the first-ever Lockheed Martin Space and Air Show, Oct.

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Americas Cruise Missiles 

U.S. DOD Conducts Flight Test of New Ground-Launched Cruise Missile

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BGM-109 Tomahawk, BGM-109G Gryphon, Cruise missile, Ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM), USA

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has conducted a flight test of a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile on Aug.

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Air Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Approves Indian Request for C-17 Sustainment Follow-On Support

August 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Military transport aircraft (MTA), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of C-17 sustainment follow-on support for an

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Americas Misc 

FLIR Systems Receives U.S. Navy Contract for LCS Configuration of Sea Star SAFIRE III Electro-Optical Sensor Systems

August 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), FLIR Sea Star SAFIRE III, FLIR Star SAFIRE III, FLIR Systems, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

FLIR Surveillance Inc. is awarded a U.S. Navy contract with a five-year ordering period for supplies, repairs and upgrades for

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

U.S. Navy Attack Submarine USS Oklahoma City Returns Home from Regional Patrol

August 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Apra Harbor, Guam, Los Angeles-class SSN, Naval Base Guam, Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723)

The U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) returned to its homeport of Apra Harbor,

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Americas C4ISR 

Lockheed Martin Receives $56M U.S. Navy Contract to Support Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS)

August 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Lockheed Martin, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems is awarded a $55.96 million U.S. Navy contract for combat system engineering support on

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Americas Missiles 

Raytheon Awarded $48 Million Contract for 469 Laser Maverick Units

August 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AGM-65 Maverick, Air-to-ground missile (AGM), Raytheon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $47.9 million contract for the manufacture and delivery of 469 Laser Maverick units.

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter USCGC William Hart Arrives in Hawaii Ahead of Commissioning

August 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Hawaii, Sentinel-class cutter/ Fast Response Cutter (FRC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), US Coast Guard Base Honolulu, USA, USCGC William Hart (WPC-1134)

The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest 154-foot Fast Response Cutter (FRC), USCGC William Hart (WPC 1134) arrived in Honolulu Harbor i

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