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FORT BRAGG. N.C. — Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville has officially forbidden soldiers 18- to 20-years old from getting married while in the Army. The decision results from the study of decades’...
On the US Army’s path to developing and fielding a militarised head-up display (HUD) with augmented reality (AR) capabilities, the service is incorporating two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the mix to help soldiers...
FLIR Systems will use the recently acquired intellectual property (IP) and assets of Aria Insights to enhance its Tether Kit system and further expand its tethered capabilities, the company has told Jane’s . The...
More details have emerged about the new assault rifle for China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that was displayed during the 1 October parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s...
Ukraine is beginning to deliver to its army the weapons and systems it needs to hold firm in the Donbass. As Samuel Cranny-Evans reports, however, more will need to be done for the country...
Thirteen Korkut twin 35 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) low-altitude air defence systems have been delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), Ismail Demir, Turkey’s Undersecretary for Defence Industries, tweeted on 12 November. He...
FORT IRWIN, California — Army Master Sgt. Matthew Lowe made history today after clearing his name in a landmark discrimination case with an unlikely defense—he hates everyone equally. “Am I happy?” asked Lowe when...
U.S. Army 25th Combat Aviation Brigade completed the large-scale air assault training exercise, according to a recent service news release. Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing...
The Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, officially started fabrication of the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest 4,500-ton national security cutter. Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication of the future Calhoun...
BAE Systems, Britain’s biggest defense company, announced that it was awarded research and development funding through the U.S. Army to create an advanced radar jamming technology. According to a statement issued Monday by leading...
The U.S. Army completed the AH-64E Apache Follow-On Test and Evaluation II (FOT&E II) for the AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR). The LONGBOW system is manufactured by a Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin...
The Nigerian Army has ordered 28 Ezugwu armoured vehicles from the Nigerian military’s Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), it was announced on 12 November. The Nigerian Army described the Ezugwu as a mine-resistant...
The Ghanaian Army is now fielding Turkish-made Otokar Cobra and Cobra II armoured vehicles, according to footage of Exercise ‘Eagle Eye’ shown on local television on 9 November. Two Cobra II and two Cobra...
BAE Systems said Tuesday it is developing new advanced radar jamming technology for Army helicopters and drones that will allow aircraft to fly closer to threats while remaining undetected, with an initial demonstration planned...
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday the latest version of the AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar for the Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopters has successfully completed Follow-On Test and Evaluation II. The...
In an exclusive statement, the ambitious USMC Commandant says the exercises are shock testing “what we will expect to see in a realistic fight where large forces are spread out over great distances.” …read...
Representatives from German industry have said they anticipate the German government issuing an updated request for information (RFI) for its Tornado replacement requirement, to include the electronic attack (EA) mission not stipulated in the...
Finland’s Patria said its120 mm Nemo (New Mortar) turret, integrated onto its Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8×8, has conducted a firepower demonstration in the United States. These trials were done at Yuma Proving Ground,...
General Dynamics European Land Systems – MOWAG said it has completed development of its latest Eagle 6×6 and is awaiting a production contract, with the Swiss army likely the first customer. The Swiss army...
A handful of vendors are slated to deliver their light and medium robotic combat vehicle (RCV) proposals to the US Army in the coming days. Over the year, the service has been laying the...
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