USA

Americas Space 

United Launch Alliance Set to Launch AEHF-4 Communications Satellite for U.S. Air Force

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite, AEHF-4, Atlas-V rocket, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Communications satellite, Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the AEHF-4 communications satellite for the U.S. Air

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Americas Land 

General Dynamics Unveils Griffin III Light Tank Technology Demonstrator at AUSA 2018

October 16, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured Vehicle, AUSA 2018, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Griffin III, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), Light tank, Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) US Army, U.S. Army, USA

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has unveiled a technology demonstrator for the Griffin III light tank at the AUSA 2018

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Americas Naval 

NAVSEA Approves First Additively Manufactured Metal Component for Shipboard Use

October 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 3D printing, Aircraft Carrier, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Newport News Shipbuilding, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) approved the first metal part created by additive manufacturing (AM) for shipboard installation,

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Americas Technology 

UAVOS Completes Initial Flight Tests of ApusDuo High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS)

October 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS), UAVOS ApusDuo HAPS, UAVOS Inc., Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

UAVOS Inc. has successfully completed the first stage of the flight tests of the ApusDuo High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS).

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Lockheed Martin Delivers 300th THAAD Interceptor

October 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), Lockheed Martin, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), U.S. Army, USA

Lockheed Martin delivered the 300th THAAD interceptor for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, the only system in the

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Army Testing New More Effective Ghillie Suit Called Improved Ghillie System (IGS)

October 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Camouflage, Flame Resistant Ghillie System (FRGS), Ghillie suit, Improved Ghillie System (IGS), U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army is looking for an improved ghillie suit to replace the flame-resistant, camouflage suit now worn by snipers

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman $289 Million for Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System

October 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS), Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), Northrop Grumman, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $289 million contract to continue system design and development toward fielding

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

American Rheinmetall Systems Presents its New MK93 Weapon Mount Upgrade Kit at AUSA 2018

October 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments American Rheinmetall Systems (ARS), AUSA 2018, M2 Browning, Machine gun, MK19 Grenade Machine Gun, MK93 Gun Mount, Rheinmetall, U.S. Army, USA

American Rheinmetall Systems (ARS), a US subsidiary of Rheinmetall Defence, presented its new MK93 weapon mount upgrade kit to the

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Deployments Europe Naval 

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Anchors off the Coast of Portsmouth, England

October 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Nimitz-class CVN, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) wrapped up a week of events with NATO

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Americas Misc 

L3 Technologies Awarded $454M U.S. Army Contract for WESCAM MX-10D EO/IR/LD Sensor Suite

October 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AAI RQ-7 Shadow, Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), L3 Technologies, L3 WESCAM, L3 WESCAM MX-10, Laser designator, U.S. Army, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

L3 Technologies announced that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract valued at up to $454 million from the

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