Yearly Archive: 2020

Two Type 052D destroyers that entered Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval service only a few months ago are gaining combat capabilities at a very fast pace, as they were brought to the fore in a recent round of highly intensive exercises that put the ship’s hardware and personnel to the tes…

The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) received, on December 9, 2020, the third Casa 295 aircraft (SC-105), produced by Airbus Spain. The delivery ceremony, which took place in Seville, Spain, was chaired by the Director-General of the Airspace Control Department (DECEA), Lt. Brig. Heraldo Luiz Rodrigues, ac…

MBDA has carried out the first firing of an MMP missile from an ARQUUS Sabre special forces vehicle, as part of a firing campaign implemented with the support of the French Army and of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA – French Procurement Agency).

The firing was carried out at the Canjue…

Thales and Army Headquarters have started jointly researching, developing and designing the next generation Close Combat Family of Weapons.

To support Army’s emerging requirements this will include the next generation close combatant assault rifle, light machine gun and associated ammunition.

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Leaders from the Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit and the Air Force spoke today about DIU and AFWERX collaborative projects. AFWERX is a program for entrepreneurs within the Air Force intended to circumvent bureaucracy and engage innovation.

DIU Director Michael Brown took part in an …

After four years in Sea State 9—waves approaching 50 feet high—under Skipper Donald Trump, the Pentagon and the U.S. national security establishment are hoping for calmer waters under President-elect Joe Biden. While challenges are on the horizon, their thinking goes, they won’t be self-inflicted.
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