MAY 3, 2021
The settlement demonstrates the Department’s role in strengthening U.S. industry by protecting U.S.-origin defense articles, including technical data, from unauthorized exports. The settlement also highlights the importance of obtaining appropriate authorization from the Department for exporting controlled articles.
The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) of Charlotte, North Carolina, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751
et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130. The Department of State and Honeywell have reached this settlement following an extensive compliance review by the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance in the Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
U.S. MQ-9 Drone gets Deadlier with New Ghost Reaper Pods Our Bureau 862
MQ-9 Reaper with three Ghost Reaper pods awaits takeoff at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y., April, 14, 2021.
The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper drone has received new capabilities including battlefield and airspace communications enhancements as well as target identification tracking and processing.
On May 6, the Air Force said the 174th Attack Wing has partnered with multiple Department of Defense contractors and academia to lead the effort in establishing new and additional capabilities for the MQ-9 Reaper.
The assistant director of operations at the 174th Operations Support Squadron explained there are three separate pods; the Freedom Pod, Centerline Avionics Bay Pod and the REAP Pod. Each pod is manufactured by a contractor which specializes in its unique function, leveraging expertise from previous programs.
Kessel Run All Domain Operations Suite to plan and execute the Master Air Attack Plan.
The KRADOS suite of applications, which was developed by the
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Detachment 12 also known as Kessel Run is being implemented to phase out the legacy Theater Battle Management Core System, and is the future system for all AOCs across the Air Force.
“This is an extremely important moment for the command and Air Force,” said
Lt. Gen. Greg Guillot, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander. “Improving the Air Tasking Order process makes AFCENT and our distributed command and control capabilities more efficient, and this innovation will also help improve AOC operations across the Air Force and in other combatant commands.”
Air Force Global Strike Command commander. Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft.
During the stand-down, maintenance depot personnel disassembled the Augmenter Fuel Filter Housing and performed a series of inspections. After each unit was determined to be free of defects, it was reassembled, pressure checked and returned to service.
“We are proud of the tremendous efforts of our maintainers and B-1 partners in identifying, inspecting, and remediating any potential issues with the B-1B fuel filter housing,” said
Eighth Air Force commander, who is responsible for the Air Force bomber force. “The aircraft are still safe to fly and we are confident that this stand-down has resulted in increased safety within the B-1B fleet.”
Kessel Run All Domain Operations Suite to plan and execute the Master Air Attack Plan.
The KRADOS suite of applications, which was developed by the
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Detachment 12 also known as Kessel Run is being implemented to phase out the legacy Theater Battle Management Core System, and is the future system for all AOCs across the Air Force.
“This is an extremely important moment for the command and Air Force,” said
Lt. Gen. Greg Guillot, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander. “Improving the Air Tasking Order process makes AFCENT and our distributed command and control capabilities more efficient, and this innovation will also help improve AOC operations across the Air Force and in other combatant commands.”