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21 August

US Approves Sale of 160 Javelin Light Anti-Tank Missiles to Australia

The US State Department has approved a potential $97.3-million sale of 161 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units and related equipment to Australia.

21 August

People hold flags during a pro-Israel demonstration outside Israels embassy in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by Aris Oikonomou / SOOC via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

Greek Opposition Slams Sale of Local Military Vehicle Developer to Israel’s SK Group

A Greek opposition party has condemned the sale of a domestic defense contractor to Israel’s SK Group, which owns Israeli Military Industries and Israeli Shipyards.

21 August

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, based out of Fort Moore, Ga., take part in a human machine integration demonstration using the Ghost Robotic Dog, and the U.S. Army Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) of new U.S. Army capabilities at Project Convergence - Capstone 4 in Fort Irwin, Calif., March 15, 2024. The robotic dog is a mid-sized, high-endurance, agile unmanned ground vehicle that provides enhanced reconnaissance and situational awareness supporting Soldiers on the ground. The SMET is an eight-wheeled, enabling robotic technology serving as a “robotic mule” with a wide range of flexibility to operate in combat, combat support and combat service support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Seeks Ground Drone Prototype for Brigade-Level Support

The US Army has published a request for information on a new Unmanned Ground Commercial Robotic Vehicle prototype designed to support Armored Brigade Combat Teams.

21 August

Inder Singh Bisht

British Army Demos Javelin Anti-Tank Missile With Boxer Vehicle

The British Army has demonstrated the integration of the Javelin anti-tank missile with the Boxer armored vehicle.

20 August

Christine Casimiro

Kazakhstan Sets Up Military AI Unit to Digitize Defense

Kazakhstan is stepping into the era of AI-driven defense with the creation of a dedicated artificial intelligence unit under the Ministry of Defense.

19 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves $500 Million HIMARS Sale to Bahrain

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Bahrain.

19 August

Giulia Bernacchi

British Army to Receive Final Vehicles From First Jackal 3 Batch

The UK has announced that the last Jackal 3 vehicles of the first batch will be delivered to the British Army.

19 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Czech Republic Approves Purchase of 44 Leopard 2A8 Tanks

The Czech Ministry of Defence has approved the purchase of 44 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from KNDS Deutschland for the Czech Army.

18 August

Soldiers with the 123rd Engineer Battalion of the Illinois National Guard operate at a tactical training area Aug. 4, 2020, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The battalion’s Soldiers were among approximately 4,000 service members training at Fort McCoy during the first week of August 2020. Transient troop training like this resumed at Fort McCoy in July 2020 after being stopped for several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Over months of planning, however, Fort McCoy training officials were able to reopen the training with COVID-19 safety measures built in. Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Invests in Texas Firm’s Secure Wireless System to Keep Troops Moving

Texas-based Forward Edge-AI has landed a US Army contract to create a secure wireless system for predictive logistics.

15 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Clemson Grad Students Roll Out Most Advanced ‘Deep Orange’ Rescue Vehicle Yet

The latest and most advanced iteration of Clemson University’s Deep Orange project has just rolled out: a rugged, all-terrain rescue vehicle built for disaster relief and military rescue missions.

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