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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

U.S. Air Force Fields its First High-Energy Laser Weapon System Overseas for 12-Month Assessment

April 7, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS), High Power Microwave (HPM), Laser weapon, Raytheon, Raytheon HELWS MRZR, Raytheon Phaser HPM, Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA

The U.S Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has set up the Air Force’s first high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) overseas

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Americas Misc 

Acting Navy Secretary Submits Resignation After Calling Fired Aircraft Carrier Commander “Stupid”

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has submitted his resignation after calling the now-relieved commander of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore

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Americas Misc 

USAFSAM Trains Teams on Transport Isolation System to Move COVID-19 Patients

April 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Transport Isolation System (TIS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Mobility Command (AMC), USA, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM)

Medical professionals from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) are training medics at Joint Base Charleston on

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Americas Naval 

Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson Undergoing Availability Undocked at PSNS & IMF

April 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Dry-docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA), Nimitz-class CVN, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Dry Dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

U.S. Forces Japan Declares Public Health Emergency for Kanto Plains Region

April 7, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Coronavirus, Japan, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), USA

The commander of the U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) announced a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for the Kanto Plains region, on

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Americas Misc 

USNS Comfort Crew Member Tests Positive for COVID-19

April 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Hospital ship, Mercy-class hospital ship, New York, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

A crew member of the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on April

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Americas Naval 

USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Testing of Vital Combat Systems

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), Aircraft Carrier, Gerald R. Ford-class CVN, Identification friend or foe (IFF), Raytheon Dual Band Radar (DBR), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) recently completed testing of vital combat systems while

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Americas Europe Industry 

Airbus Adapts Aircraft Production Activities in Northern Germany and Alabama Sites

April 7, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus A220, Airbus A320, Germany, USA

Airbus is temporarily adapting commercial aircraft production and assembly activity at its German sites in Bremen and Stade and pausing

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Americas Naval 

USNS Comfort Opened for COVID-19 Positive Patients

April 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Hospital ship, Mercy-class hospital ship, New York, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has directed the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) to admit patients who have

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Americas Space 

AEHF-6 Launch Marks 500th Flight of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 Engine

April 7, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AEHF-6, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 Engine, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Rocket engine, ULA Atlas V, United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

The successful March 26 launch of the U.S. Space Force’s sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications

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