Technology
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Sep- 2019 -25 September
French soldiers deployed to Mali use 3D printers to make spare parts
French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have been experimenting with 3D printers to make spare parts at their base in Mali
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4 September
Rheinmetall unveils autonomous Mission Master UGV armed with Warmate combat drone
Rheinmetall adds tube-launched Warmate loitering UAV munitions to its modular Mission Master autonomous unmanned ground vehicle system
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2 September
Iran unveils Kian reconnaissance and attack drone
Iran unveiled the jet-propelled reconnaissance and attack "Kian" drone it said can find and attacking targets far from the country's borders
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Aug- 2019 -30 August
US carries out successful THAAD remote launcher test
The US carried out a successful intercept test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, the first using a remote launcher kit
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23 August
China launches JARI combat drone boat
The state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation launched the JARI combat unmanned surface vessel
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22 August
Iran officially unveils Bavar-373 air defense system
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani inducted the Bavar-373 air defense system at an official unveiling ceremony in Tehran
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19 August
US tests medium-range cruise missile after INF treaty pullout
The US announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile after tearing up the INF deal eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons
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12 August
Russian scientists killed in missile test explosion were working on ‘new weapons’
Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom head confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing
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Jul- 2019 -25 July
France will develop ‘powerful’ anti-satellite laser weapons, Parly says
France plans to develop anti-satellite laser weapons, defense minister Parly said, laying out ambitions to close the gap on rivals in space
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16 July
UK Royal Navy and Marines test Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile
The UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested Thales' Lightweight Multirole Missile – also known as Martlet – against speedboats and drones
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