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British Gurkhas take up London guard duties

London. 13 May 2019. British Gurkhas have the honour of guarding Her Majesty the Queen in London as they took on the ceremonial duties traditionally associated with the…Read more ›

Tagged with: British Army, British Gurkhas, Buckingham Palace, Gale Barracks, Gurkha Logistic Regiment, London guard duties, Public Duties, St James’s Palace, Windsor Castle

British Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Guardsman Mathew Talbot

London. 08 may 2019. It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Guardsman Mathew Talbot of The 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards,…Read more ›

Tagged with: 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, AFC Harrogate, British Ministry of Defence, Counter Poaching Operator, Guardsman Mathew Talbot, illegal wildlife trade, ITC Catterick Gdsm Talbot, Lt Col Ed Launders, Lt Hugo Cazalet, Malawian Ranger Force, Platoon Commander

Apaches take off for Estonia

London. 24 April 2019. British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson bid farewell to Army aviators as they took off for Estonia, where they will be training alongside NATO forces…Read more ›

Tagged with: 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, 663 Squadron, Apache attack helicopters, Army aviators, British Defence Secretary, enhanced Forward Presence, Exercise Spring Storm, Gavin Williamson, Major Dave Lambert, NATO Allies, NATO Forces, Officer Commanding 663 Sqn, Wildcat’s surveillance ability

Russian Strategic Missile Forces determine the best UAV crew

The Falcon Hunting competition is underway at the Strategic Missile Forces formation station in Tatishchevo, Saratov region. The winners of qualifying stages from Vladimir, Orenburg and Omsk region…Read more ›

Tagged with: best UAV crew, Falcon Hunting competition, Russian Strategic Missile Forces, Strategic Missile Forces

BAE & Polar Net get logistics US Army contracts

Washington DC. 14 April 2019. BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc., Kingsport, Tennessee, was awarded a $7,034,169 modification (P00683) to contract DAAA09-98-E-0006 to upgrade the A2B facility to correct…Read more ›

Tagged with: BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc, Navy and Marine Corps, Polar Net LLC, working capital funds

US Army grants contracts for logistics, training, ordnance & manufacturing needs

Washington DC. 14 April 2019. Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc., Houston, Texas (W52P1J-19-D-0044); Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado (W52P1J-19-D-0045); Fluor Intercontinental Inc., Greenville, South Carolina (W52P1J-19-D-0046);…Read more ›

Tagged with: Army funds, BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Fluor Intercontinental Inc, Fort Hunter Liggett, Hunter Liggett, LOGCAP, Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, Logistics Services LLC, PCX Aerostructures LLC, Polar Net LLC, Redstone Arsenal, Rock Island Arsenal, US Army grants contracts, Vectrus Systems Corp

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND awards Gentex Corp purchase order for SPEAR tactical headborne Systems

Washington DC. 14 April 2019. Gentex Corp., Simpson, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $95,000,000 maximum, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract (H92403-19-D-0003) for the purchase of Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advance…Read more ›

Tagged with: Gentex Corp, Personal Equipment Advance Requirements, SPEAR, Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Operations Command, USSOCOM

US DOD’s updated transgender policy effective

Washington DC. 13 April 2019. Yesterday was a red letter day for the US armed forces. The updates to the Defense Department’s transgender policy took effect and defense officials stressed the policy is anchored in the core value of treating all service…Read more ›

Tagged with: Anthony Kurta, biological sex, Gender Dysphoria, US Armed Forces, US DOD

U.S. Army awards General Dynamics $980Mn contract

Multi-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract will modernize how the Army acquires new cyber capabilities. Fairfax, Va.28 March 2019. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACG-APG)…Read more ›

Tagged with: ACG-APG, Bill Patterson, Electronic Warfare, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Mission Systems, U.S. Army awards

Northrop Grumman to support a full spectrum of cyber and electronic warfare capabilities for Army forces

Annapolis Junction, Md. 24 March 2019 . The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) as one of multiple companies competing for task orders issued under…Read more ›