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Elbit Exhibits Smart Guidance Kit for Iron Bombs

Elbit Exhibits Smart Guidance Kit for Iron Bombs

Elbit System will showcase the Range Extension & Smart Tail (REST) kit for air-to-surface warheads during the Eurosatory 2022 (Hall 6, booth D567), as part of its portfolio of precision munitions. Already ordered for several warhead types, REST transforms almost any type of air-to-surface warhead in…
US Military Medicine Preparing for Next Conflict

US Military Medicine Preparing for Next Conflict

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military medical teams were well positioned on the battlefield to support the “golden hour” response — the ability to get wounded warfighters off the battlefield and delivered to the care of a full-scale military hospital within about an hour.

And that wa…

Philippines May Buy More Kunigami-Class Vessels from Japan

Philippines May Buy More Kunigami-Class Vessels from Japan

MANILA –– The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking to acquire more 97-meter multirole response vessels (MRRV), similar to its newest vessels — BRP Teresa Magbanua and BRP Melchora Aquino.

Vice Adm. Eduardo Fabricante, PCG Deputy Commandant for Operations made this remark in a courtesy call w…

DARPA Thinks Laser-Equipped Tankers Could Recharge Drones

DARPA Thinks Laser-Equipped Tankers Could Recharge Drones

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking to explore the potential of turning existing tankers into so-called “airborne energy wells” that can use laser beams to send power to drones.

Agency officials want industry feedback on the possibility of retrofitting aerial refueling aircra…

Keel Laid for First Dutch Minehunter

Keel Laid for First Dutch Minehunter

Today, with the welding of a coin, the construction of the first new Dutch minehunter has started ceremonially. After the keel laying in Lanester, France, Zr.Ms. Vlissingen will continue to take shape in the coming period.

First, the hull of the ship is built in several parts. These pieces are th…

House of Commons Report on UK Defence Procurement Reform

House of Commons Report on UK Defence Procurement Reform

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) spends billions each year buying new equipment and supporting existing equipment for the armed forces. It has allocated £238 billion on equipment procurement and support over the ten years from 2021 to 2031.

However, successive governments have struggled to deliver k…

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