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30 April

Soldiers from the 154th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), carry a fellow Soldier away from a medical evacuation helicopter during medevac training on Oct. 2, 2008, at Fort Hood.

Leidos Wins $456M Deal to Support US Troops, Families

Leidos has won a $456-million contract to continue running Military OneSource, the Pentagon’s primary support program for service members and their families.

30 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Jodesz Gavilan

Elsight Secure Drone Network System Approved for US Military Procurement

The US Defense Contract Management Agency has added Elsight’s drone connectivity system to its approved procurement list for secure unmanned systems.

30 April

Air

EGI-M provides precision positioning, velocity and timing data even in high-conflict zones where GPS signals are weak or lost.

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop Integrates Green Hills System Into Next-Gen GPS Navigation System

Northrop Grumman has tapped Green Hills Software’s real-time operating system for its latest GPS-modernized navigation system for US military aircraft.

30 April

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Panama Canal Reaffirms ‘Neutrality’ Amid Mideast War

Panama reaffirmed on Tuesday the "neutrality" of its canal and the "need to preserve" maritime transit routes amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during the Middle East war.

30 April

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Plans Long Blockade of Iran: WSJ Report

President Donald Trump has told US national security officials to prepare for a long blockade of Iran's ports in order to compel Tehran to give up its nuclear program, according to the Wall Street Journal.

30 April

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Ukrainian Strike on Minibus Killed 3

A Ukrainian strike killed three passengers of a minibus and wounded eight people in the Russian border region of Belgorod, the local governor said on Wednesday.

30 April

Middle East

People walk through rubble and debris outside Abu Hamisa School in Al-Bureij camp, Gaza, on May 10, 2025. The school, used as a shelter for displaced families, was bombed twice on the same day several days ago. (Photo by Moiz Salhi / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank Raid

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Israel's military and the Palestinian health ministry said.

30 April

Americas

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon

Staff Writer With AFP

Pentagon Estimates Iran War Cost at Around $25 Billion So Far

The war against Iran has cost the US military $25 billion since it was launched in late February, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday.

29 April

Air

Bea Castañeda

Inside the Tamir Interceptor: The Missile Powering Israel’s Iron Dome

Take a closer look at the Tamir interceptor missile, exploring how it detects, tracks, and destroys incoming threats in high-pressure scenarios.

29 April

Europe

Pictured: AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle being tested at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) facility at Bovington. Ajax is an advanced, fully digitised, land vehicle system delivering transformational change in capability to the British Army. There are six variants in the Ajax family, all based upon a common base platform. The Ajax family has been designed to be at the heart of the British Army’s future armoured fleet, offering enhanced lethality, survivability, reliability, mobility and all-weather intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities through its advanced sensor suite. Ajax is currently in the Demonstration and Manufacture phases of its lifecycle. The Army has been conducting training on early Ajax vehicles in both operational Units and Training establishments, with Reliability Growth Trials progressing well. Operationally deployable platforms will be delivered to the Field Army throughout 2024, with the Household Cavalry Regiment being the first Army unit to convert to Ajax.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Restarts Ajax Armored Fighting Vehicle Tests Following Soldier Health Scare

The UK Ministry of Defence will resume tests and acceptance of Ajax armored fighting vehicles after a safety review cleared the program to move forward.

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