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9 December

Indian Army Uses 3D Concrete Printing to Reinforce Forward Positions Fast

India’s homegrown 3D concrete printer has moved into forward areas, helping troops reinforce positions along the country’s northern borders.

9 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Cambodia-Thailand Clashes Spread on Border as Toll Rises

Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia spread to new parts of their contested border as the toll rose to 10 killed.

9 December

Staff Writer With AFP

South Korea Says Scrambles Jets After Russian, Chinese Planes Approach

South Korea said it had sent up fighter jets after seven Russian and two Chinese military aircraft entered its air defense zone.

9 December

Training in the 91B10 Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic Course is shown March 6, 2024, at the Regional Training Site (RTS)-Maintenance facility at Fort McCoy, Wis. The course description for the 91B course states Soldiers are trained “to perform field-level maintenance on automotive wheeled vehicles, wheeled-vehicle operations,” and they receive an “introduction to troubleshooting; fuel system maintenance; electrical system maintenance; power train maintenance; chassis, suspension, and steering maintenance; brake maintenance; and preventive maintenance checks and services.” 91B students also learn about common maintenance subjects; Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment; publications; maintenance forms; use and care of tools/power tools; shop safety, automatic fire extinguishing systems; air conditioning; the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station System; and maintenance discipline. (U.S. Army Photo by Claudia Neve, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

Rojoef Manuel

Cymat to Extend Blast-Proof Kit Supply for Asian Military Vehicles

Canadian materials company Cymat Technologies has secured a $1.8-million contract to continue supplying stabilized aluminum foam underbelly kits to an Asian military vehicle manufacturer.

9 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistani Taliban Kill Six Soldiers in Checkpoint Attack

Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Pakistan's northwestern border area with Afghanistan, killing six soldiers.

8 December

File photo of a Thai soldier standing outside the Government Public Relations Department in Bangkok

Staff Writer With AFP

Thailand Launches Air Strikes Against Cambodian Military: Army

Thailand launched air strikes on its neighbor Cambodia on Monday, the Thai army said, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption of fighting.

8 December

Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia Launches Local GMLRS Missile Production

Lockheed Martin Australia has commenced operations at a new guided weapons facility in Port Wakefield, South Australia.

8 December

Jodesz Gavilan

Hanwha Wins $153M South Korea Missile Contract

Hanwha Aerospace has secured a second-phase production contract to deliver Cheongeom missiles for South Korea's light-armed helicopters.

8 December

A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is seen front and center of the image. The background is plain white. The missile has fixed wings and a tail, painted dirty white with two black stripes and one yellow stripe painted on its body.

Christine Casimiro

US OKs Sale of JASSM-ER Missiles to Italy, GBU-39/B Bombs to S. Korea

The US State Department has cleared the potential foreign military sales (FMS) of air-launched, precision-guided weapons to Italy and South Korea.

7 December

Staff Writer With AFP

18 Killed in Central Myanmar Airstrike

Eighteen people were killed in an airstrike on a town in central Myanmar, according to a local official, a rescue worker and two residents who spoke to AFP on Saturday.

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