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29 May

Africa

Rendering of Pratt & Whitney's new factory in Casablanca, Morocco. Photo: RTX

Rojoef Manuel

Pratt & Whitney Begins Factory Construction in Morocco

RTX segment Pratt & Whitney Canada has started the construction of a new manufacturing center in Casablanca, Morocco.

28 May

Business

Three aerial drones are seen stationed and charging on a Drone Swarm Tactical OverWatch platform. The drones are charging via wireless technology. The middle drone is painted white, while the two flanking it are painted black.

Juster Domingo

Rheinmetall Taps Canadian Firm to Develop Wireless Drone Charging System

Rheinmetall has chosen Quaze Technologies to integrate wireless charging solutions into its Drone Swarm Tactical OverWatch capability.

28 May

Europe

On May 27, 2024, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Defense at the Military Medical Education Center in Łódź informed about the development of medical education for the needs of the Polish Army. Photo senior corporal Wojciech Król/CO MON

Rojoef Manuel

Poland to Open Medical Learning Center for Soldiers in Łódź

The Polish Ministry of Defence is planning to build a learning center in Łódź to expand medical training projects for the armed forces.

27 May

Asia Pacific

Rojoef Manuel

Thailand to Open Cyber Command Center in October

Thailand will establish a Cyber Command Center in October to amplify the country’s digital security capabilities.

24 May

Africa

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Meredith, a cyber operations specialist attached to the 11th Cyber Battalion, U.S. Army Cyber Command, stationed at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, demonstrates signal detection and direction-finding techniques to service members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces during electronic warfare training at La Caserne Tifnit barracks, Tifnit, Morocco, May 15, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alisha Grezlik)

Rojoef Manuel

US, Moroccan Soldiers Train for Electronic Warfare in Tifnit

The US Army and Moroccan Royal Armed Forces have conducted electronic warfare training in Tifnit as part of a multinational exercise in Africa.

23 May

Business

A Laser Inertial Artillery Pointing System (LINAPS) capability is seen with its screen displaying various details about its weapon's positioning (eastings, northings, height, zone, etc.). The screen has 32 buttons on its frame. Various mechanisms are seen on the back of the system. The whole unit is painted grayish green.

Juster Domingo

Leonardo Signs Italy, UK Artillery Pointing System Supply Deals

Leonardo has signed contracts with Italy and the UK to supply their forces with its Laser Inertial Artillery Pointing System (LINAPS).

23 May

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Virginia SATCOM Firm to Build 5G Anti-Jamming Prototype for DIU

iDirect Government has received a contract to develop a 5G counter-interference prototype for the Defense Innovation Unit.

22 May

Air

A soldier wearing camouflage fatigues and a green beret is seen holding an unmanned aerial vehicle with one hand. The small gray drone has a simple shape similar to that of high-wing airplanes.

Juster Domingo

Czech Republic Eyes Equipping Army With FPV Drones

The Czech Republic plans to equip its soldiers with small first-person view drones for reconnaissance and attack.

22 May

Air

In this staged photo, PacStar imagines what a command post using the company’s secure communications modules would look like for Soldiers in a deployed environment. (Photos courtesy of Pacific Star Communications Inc.)

Rojoef Manuel

Curtiss-Wright to Provide Deployable Communications Solution to US Air Force

Curtiss-Wright has received a $16-million contract to provide a deployable communications suite for the US Air Force.

22 May

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Knight Federal to Upgrade Military Training Center at Fort Johnson

Knight Federal Solutions has secured a contract to modernize the US Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

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