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Mar- 2024 -

6 March

Americas

Spc. Tanner James Peake, a company commander’s loader on the Abrams tank with B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, wears virtual reality goggles while manning a replicated belt-fed, gas-operated M240 Machine Gun chambered in 7.62 mm as he helps the Army test the Synthetic Training Environment system, as part of the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer, at Fort Cavazos, Texas. (Mr. Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command public affairs officer)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Tests Virtual Simulation Environment for Indoor Military Training

The US Army has begun testing new virtual synthetic training environments for indoor military training in Texas.

5 March

Americas

USS New Jersey (SSN 796) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine

Rojoef Manuel

HII Completes Initial Sea Trials of New Jersey Nuclear Submarine

HII has concluded the initial sea trials for the US Navy’s upcoming Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796).

4 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Tests Next-Gen Squad Weapon in Extreme Cold

The US Army has completed extreme cold weather testing of its Next-Generation Squad Weapon ahead of its much-awaited fielding.

4 March

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Sweden Tests New SSV 24 Firearms in Karlsborg

The Swedish Materiel Administration has begun fire tests of the armed forces’ new self-defense weapons in Karlsborg.

1 March

Air

AFRL’s XQ-67A Off Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, designed and built by General Atomics, took its maiden flight Feb. 28 from Gray Butte Field Airport, Palmdale, California. XQ-67A completed several test points and safely recovered on the first of a series of flight tests. The XQ-67A is the first of a second generation of autonomous collaborative platforms, or ACP.(Courtesy photo.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Completes Maiden Flight of XQ-67A Sensing Drone

The US Air Force has conducted the first flight of the XQ-67A off-board sensing drone in Palmdale, California.

Feb- 2024 -

23 February

Air

John F. Kennedy CVN 79 Dead Load Testing

Rojoef Manuel

HII Trials Electromagnetic Launch System on US Navy’s Future JFK Aircraft Carrier

HII has commenced testing the electromagnetic aircraft launch system on the US Navy’s upcoming Ford-class aircraft carrier, John F. Kennedy.

22 February

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Sends First Challenger 3 Tank Prototype to Germany for Trials

The British Army has sent the first pre-production model of its new Challenger 3 main battle tank to Germany to undergo trials.

19 February

Arms

Joe Saballa

British Army Fires Swedish Archer Mobile Howitzer for First Time

British Army soldiers have, for the first time, fired the Swedish-made Archer wheeled artillery system procured last year.

14 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Receives Three Autonomous Electric Cargo Aircraft

Aerospace company Pyka has delivered its first three Pelican large-scale autonomous electric cargo aircraft to the US Air Force.

13 February

Americas

USS Kingsville (LCS 36) Independence-class littoral combat ship

Rojoef Manuel

Future USS Kingsville Completes Acceptance Trials

Austal USA has completed the acceptance trials of the US Navy’s future USS Kingsville littoral combat ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

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