Americas – Page 9 – The Defense Post

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7 May

U.S. Soldiers from the 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee National Guard, perform horizontal construction training on various pieces of equipment while building foundations and roads during Resolute Castle 2018, at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, May 12, 2018. Resolute Castle is a multinational training exercise for NATO and U.S. Army engineers, which supports Atlantic Resolve by promoting interoperability. Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of the United States’ commitment to the collective security of Europe through the deployment of rotational U.S. forces in cooperation with NATO ally and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew McNeil / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Fugro Lands 5-Year US Army Contract for Geodata Support

The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Dutch geodata specialist Fugro a five-year contract to provide surveying and mapping services.

7 May

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Smith, 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation support operator, guides a forklift during a Prepositioned Warfighting Materiel movement at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 15, 2026. The movement of PWM revamps Pacific Air Command's ability to rapidly generate airpower and provides the theater with enhanced infrastructure, robust material maintenance, and advanced command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

Rojoef Manuel

KBR Nabs $449M US Army Deal for Logistics, Base Support Ops

The US Army has awarded KBR contracts worth up to $449 million to provide logistics, sustainment, and installation services across the US and Europe.

7 May

Rojoef Manuel

NY Firm Opens RF Testing Chamber to Boost Airspace Solutions Production

Radio frequency solutions firm Hidden Level has introduced a new anechoic chamber at its advanced manufacturing facility in East Syracuse, New York, expanding its airspace security work.

7 May

Giulia Bernacchi

MARTAC Devil Ray USV Completes Eight-Day Autonomous Mission Off California

MARTAC has announced that its T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel completed an eight-day autonomous mission off the coast of California.

7 May

The SharpSight system integrated with the MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft.

Giulia Bernacchi

Raytheon to Deliver 120 SharpSight Radars Under Blue Raven Deal

Raytheon has received an order from Blue Raven for 120 SharpSight surveillance radars, marking the largest contract to date for the system.

7 May

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Firms Advance Laser Counter-Drone System to Prototype Stage

A collaboration between two US companies has reached the prototype stage with a new laser-based counter-drone system designed to function with or without a human operator.

7 May

Biosphere's bioreactors create aseptic environments with a UV sterilize-in-place protocol.

Giulia Bernacchi

Biosphere to Produce Food for US Troops From Air, Water, and Electrical Power

Biosphere secured a US Army contract to develop a portable system that produces protein-based food rations using air, water, and electricity.

7 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Nokia, Lockheed Push 5G Into Battlefield Use

Nokia Federal Solutions and Lockheed Martin are moving 5G closer to battlefield use, aiming to give US forces secure, high-speed communications in contested environments.

7 May