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24 March

General Dynamics, Vard Marine to Advance Design Efforts on US Next-Gen Logistics Ship

General Dynamics NASSCO and Fincantieri’s Canadian subsidiary Vard Marine have been awarded contracts to provide preliminary design and concept services for the US Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Ship program.

24 March

Giulia Bernacchi

US Air Force, Defense Unicorns Test On-Aircraft Software Updates for F-22

Defense Unicorns and the US Air Force Sustainment Center have tested a new method to install and update F-22 fighter jet software.

24 March

A US soldier is participating in a counter-drone training.

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Expands Push for Anti-UAS, Kamikaze Drone Tech

The US Air Force has issued three requests for information to industry covering unmanned aerial system detection, counter-UAS weapons, and offensive one-way attack drones.

24 March

Rojoef Manuel

Canada to Replace Aging C7, C8 Rifles With 65,000+ New Firearms

Ottawa has contracted Colt Canada to supply 65,402 assault rifles under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle program, replacing the Canadian Armed Forces’ C7 and C8 systems after more than 35 years in service.

24 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

‘A Cheaper Javelin’: New Anti-Tank Missile Advances Through Testing

Texas-based firm Aeon has pushed its Zeus shoulder-fired anti-tank missile through live testing, marking a key step forward for a system positioned as a lower-cost alternative to the FGM-148 Javelin weapon.

24 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Soldier-Worn Tech Tracks Brain Activity During Blasts to Flag Potential Trauma

Military personnel may soon be able to eliminate the “guesswork” in diagnosing brain injuries with new soldier-worn tech that tracks brain activity during blast exposure and flags potential signs of trauma in real time.

24 March