USA

Air Americas 

AFRC Looking at Basing Options for Four New C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft

January 27, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Peterson AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), USA, Youngstown Air Reserve Station

The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is currently studying possible locations for four new AFRC C-130J aircraft recently approved

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Pentagon Releases Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan

January 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Operation Resolute Support, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense, on Jan, 23, provided to the Congress the semiannual report, “Enhancing Security and Stability in

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Americas Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Receives $9.8M for Hellfire, JAGM Engineering Services

January 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AGM-114 Hellfire, AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), Air-to-ground missile (AGM), Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army, USA

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $9.8 million contract modification for engineering services in support of the Hellfire Missile and Joint

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Air Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Air Force E-11A BACN Aircraft Crashes in Afghanistan

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), Bombardier E-11A, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A Bombardier E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft, belonging to the U.S. Air Force (USAF), has crashed in the

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Air Asia-Pacific Deployments 

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Arrives in Guam for Initial Pacific Deployment

January 27, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Guam, Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, Pacific Ocean, Surveillance aircraft, U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USN Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19)

The U.S. Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have arrived in Guam for their initial deployment in the

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Americas Naval 

Vigor Marine Receives $15M Contract for Regular Overhaul of USNS Charles Drew

January 26, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Dry cargo ship, Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, Military Sealift Command (MSC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10), Vigor Industrial, Vigor Marine

Vigor Marine LLC is awarded a firm-fixed-price contract, worth around $15 million, for a 75 calendar-day shipyard availability for the

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Americas Misc 

Fluor Awarded USAF Contract Augmentation Program IV Task Order for Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield

January 26, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ascension Island, Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield, Fluor Corporation, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFICA), USA

Fluor Corporation announced that the Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFICA) awarded the company, through its Fluor AMEC II, LLC

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron 4 Concludes Maritime Operations in Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans

January 26, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USN Patrol Squadron 4 (VP-4)

The U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron 4 (VP-4) concluded maritime operations in the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans on, Jan 11,

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Americas Industry 

Former CJCS General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. Joins Lockheed Martin Board of Directors

January 26, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Lockheed Martin, USA

Lockheed Martin announced its board of directors has elected former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) General Joseph

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Solider Dies in Rollover Accident in Syria

January 26, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Operation Inherent Resolve, Syria, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), on Jan. 25, announced the death of a U.S. Army soldier in a vehicle

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