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Aug- 2025 -

13 August

New Wearable for US Troops Packs 25 Mini-Detectors for Vitals, Hazard Tracking

US Special Operations Forces will soon get a new chest-worn sensor capable of tracking vital signs and detecting dangerous gases or chemicals, all at the same time.

13 August

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Looks to Robotic Ground Vehicles for Medical Evacuations

Ukraine should increase the use of robotic ground systems for medical evacuations, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces stated.

8 August

Americas

Personnel at a DoD Warrior Games Field Event. Photo: 1st Sgt. Vannessa Josey/Joe Rogers/US Department of Defense

Rojoef Manuel

US Defense Seminar Explores Mind-Body Approach to Limb Injury Recovery

The US Defense Health Agency has staged a Federal Advanced Skills Training seminar highlighting the connection between mental health and limb injuries, emphasizing holistic recovery after long-term trauma.

Jul- 2025 -

24 July

Arms

Paratroopers have demonstrated the firepower that they could bring to bear during combat missions as the British Armys global response force. As the culmination of a course in support weapons skills, paratroopers staged a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain. A fast-moving scenario saw an advancing force of enemy armoured vehicles engaged and defeated with Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles, 81mm mortar, Grenade Machine Guns, Heavy Machine Guns and General Purpose Machine Guns. Paratroopers opened fire from both ground positions and while moving in RWMIK patrol vehicles. The five-week-long Support Weapons Cadres trained soldiers from Colchester-based 2nd and 3rd Battalions The Parachute Regiment to serve in their units specialist Machine gun, Mortar and Anti-tanks platoons. Soldiers were taught the practical skills to fire and maintain weapons in the field, and how to use firepower in different tactical scenarios.

Rojoef Manuel

British Soldiers at Risk of Brain Damage From Weapon Use

The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that thousands of British soldiers are potentially suffering from brain damage due to their own weapon systems.

18 July

Europe

Team demonstrates the CGX1 wearable cooling system. Photo: Cryogenx

Rojoef Manuel

British Startup’s Wearable Cooling Tech to Reduce Troop Heat Stress

London-based medical technology startup Cryogenx has secured 1.9 million euros ($2.2 million) in seed funding to accelerate the development of its proprietary cooling solution to reduce heat stress in military personnel.

18 July

Europe

Passenger train in Netherlands. Photo: Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Rojoef Manuel

Netherlands to Repurpose Train Cars for Battlefield Medical Use

The Dutch Ministry of Defence is negotiating the procurement of decommissioned train cars to convert them into mobile platforms for wounded troop transport.

15 July

Americas

Soldiers from the 154th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), carry a fellow Soldier away from a medical evacuation helicopter during medevac training on Oct. 2, 2008, at Fort Hood.

Rojoef Manuel

AI-Driven Suite From MIT Aims to Streamline Military Medevac, Mass Casualty Ops

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is developing AI and machine learning solutions to enhance the medical logistics operations of the US Transportation Command.

10 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Battlefield Medics Are Getting an AI Assist With BAE’s New Tool

The US Air Force is teaming up with BAE Systems to advance an AI-powered tool designed to help medics track and treat injuries more efficient.

Jun- 2025 -

20 June

Air

Christine Casimiro

Embraer Adds Flying Hospital Capability to Netherlands C-390 Fleet

Embraer is set to deliver an advanced aeromedical evacuation system to the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s C-390 Millennium fleet.

5 June

Americas

Joe Saballa

Can 3D-Printed Skin Save Soldiers? The US Army Thinks So

The US Army is teaming up with researchers in Hawaii to explore how 3D-printed skin and other lab-grown tissues could treat troops with chemical, biological, and burn-related injuries.

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