https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKKS2IoyglU The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, also known widely as the œDagger Brigade, is heading to Europe in September as part of the next heel-to-toe rotation of US troops. Their deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, demonstrating a continued US commitment to European sec...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-mIoDCDew U.S. Southern Command seized more than $42 billion worth of narcotics in 2016 after the combatant command teamed up with other federal and law enforcement agencies to combat drug trafficking within its area of responsibility....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TnvnLCTj10 Fort Bliss™ Special Operations Recruitment Battalion hosted a fitness and team-building competition in honor of fallen hero – Green Beret, and El Paso native – Staff Sgt. Joshua Mills. Staff Sgt. Mills died, Sep. 16, 2009, after his vehicle struck an IED while conducting a mounted patrol i...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 13, 2017 ” Harris (NYSE: HRS) has added an encryption feature to its suite of Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack tactical radios to support military users as they switch across independent, U.S. and NATO networks, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the Suite B security function ...
The State Department has cleared Bahrain™s request to buy F-16V fighter aircraft variant, services for the upgrade of F-16 Block 40 jets to F-16V configuration, TOW missiles and fast-patrol boats under four foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $3.95 billion combined. Bahrain requested to purchase 19 F-16V fighter...
Mobility Guardian 17: “Through Their Eyes” takes a quick look at the exercise from the perspective of nine U.S. and international service members and how their role contributes to the Mobility Air Forces mission. Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise, providing an opportunity for the Mobility Air Forces to tr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 7, 2017 ” Cubic‘s (NYSE: CUB) global defense business has received a “Red Ribbon” award from the Military Simulation & Training Magazine under the “Best Programs” category for the company’s virtual military training platform, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Tue...
Greg Hayes, CEO of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has said UTC™s move to acquire Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) under an estimated $30 billion deal seeks to advance the development of digital platforms for the aviation sector, Reuters reported Tuesday. Hayes told Reuters the proposed acquisition also aims to facilitate the ...
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) has agreed to purchase Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based avionics contractor Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) through an estimated $30 billion transaction in a move to establish a new aerospace systems supplier that will work to meet the evolving needs of global clients. Farmington, Connecticut-based cong...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) a potential $2.8 billion contract to perform refueling and complex overhaul work on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. The Defense Department said Friday the military service will obligate $1.51 billion at the time of award from the branch’s fiscal 201...
