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18 April

Ukraine Developing Mine-Resistant Boots With Kevlar Sole

Ukrainian developers are working on mine-resistant boots for the country’s deminers, featuring a multi-layer sole of Kevlar.

18 April

Australian Army riflemen from Alpha Company of the 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment rehearse disembarking drills off a CH-47 Chinook during an Air Mobile Operation familiarisation and integration training exercise at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. *** Local Caption *** Soldiers from Battle Group Ram, centred on, 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR), took part in CH-47 Chinook integration training at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, in June. The activity was supported by 5th Aviation Regiment. Soldiers conducted loading and offloading drills, refining their skills for air mobile operations. The training enhances Battle Group Rams readiness for major exercises such as Exercise Diamond Strike or operational deployments.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia to Modernize Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane

The Australian Department of Defence has announced an investment to upgrade the Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane, Queensland.

18 April

The Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier. The vehicle is painted in dark green, brown and black camouflage. It has ten wheels and is fitted with rigid armor. It has four antennae on its body all pointing upwards, and three sets of what appears to be side mirrors installed.

Juster Domingo

General Dynamics Unveils New Piranha Armored Vehicle Variant

General Dynamics European Land Systems has revealed the Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier, a new 10-wheel variant in the line of armored fighting vehicles.

17 April

HDT has been selected to supply the U. S. Army with Rigid Wall Shelters.

Rojoef Manuel

Ohio Company to Deliver Military Shelters to US Army

Ohio-based defense contractor HDT Global has received a $432-million contract to supply tactical tents to the US Army.

16 April

Juster Domingo

Japan Orders Unmanned Ground Vehicles for Transport, Intelligence

Japan has tapped Milrem Robotics to supply three THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles for supply transportation and intelligence missions.

16 April

Rojoef Manuel

Local Industry Supplies Steel for Construction of UK Wedgetail Facility

The UK has received 612 tons of steel from local industry partners to support the ongoing construction of E-7 Wedgetail facilities in Scotland.

16 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Polaris Launches Military Snowmobiles With Stealth Features

Polaris Government & Defense has launched a pair of military snowmobiles that feature stealth characteristics.

16 April

Exercise equipment is displayed inside the new Operational Support Team building at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, March 27, 2024. The new building is able to provide the OST their own space to work with their embedded squadron while also providing services to the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Opens Preventative Care Facility in Turkey

The US Air Force has launched a facility at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to address preventive care for warfighters.

12 April

An Amphibious Combat Vehicle is seen trudging on ocean waters. The vehicle has four antennae on top of it, all pointing straight up. It's painted in camouflage. A misty mix of white and muddy brown water surrounds it as it traverses the waters.

Juster Domingo

US Orders More Amphibious Combat Vehicles From BAE

BAE Systems has been awarded $25 million to provide the US with more Amphibious Combat Vehicle-Personnel units.

12 April

240409-A-FV109-1968 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Army Materiel Command, Aviation and Missile Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Letterkenny Army Depot leadership break ground on the depot’s new shipping and receiving facility April 9. The shipping and receiving facility marks the first breaking ground of AMC’s major modernization projects supporting the Army’s Organic Industrial Base. The event was commemorated by a golden shovel ceremony attended by Marion Whicker, executive deputy to the commanding general, AMC; Maj. Gen. Tom O’Connor, commanding general, AMCOM; Lt. Col. David Myers, deputy commander, Baltimore District, USACE; and hosted by Col. Donald Santillo, commander, LEAD. (U.S. Army photo by Dorie E. Heyer)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Breaks Ground on Logistics Facility in Pennsylvania

The US has commenced development of a new logistics facility for the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

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