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GPS Kit Turns 155mm Shells into Precision-Guided Munitions

GPS Kit Turns 155mm Shells into Precision-Guided Munitions

BOISE, Idaho –– The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted its first live-fire training and certification using the Army’s modernized M1156 Precision Guidance Kit during the battalion’s annual training in the Orchard Combat Training Center May 12-27.

“The…

US Approves $2.6Bn Sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters to Egypt

US Approves $2.6Bn Sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters to Egypt

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.6 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification …
EU Adopts €924M European Defense Fund for 2022

EU Adopts €924M European Defense Fund for 2022

BRUSSELS — Today, the Commission announced the adoption of the second annual work programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF). The EDF 2022 work programme will allocate up to a total of €924 million in funding.

One week after the Joint Communication on Defence investment gaps, the Commission …

Pentagon Sees Only Incremental Russian Progress in Ukraine

Pentagon Sees Only Incremental Russian Progress in Ukraine

Despite an enormous advantage in numbers, Russian forces attacking the Donbas region of Ukraine have made only “incremental progress,” a senior defense official said today.

Russia has deployed 110 operational battalion tactical groups in Ukraine, the official said. The majority are in the south, …

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