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US Army Developing Autonomous, Unmanned HIMARS Variant

US Army Developing Autonomous, Unmanned HIMARS Variant

AUSTIN, Texas — The Army understands that preparing for fast-paced, multi-domain conflict requires developing breakthrough warfighting systems and technologies, including in the critical area of Long-Range Precision Fires.

These large-caliber, heavy-hitting fires — which include missiles, canno…

Surplus Belgian M-109 SP Guns Make Their Way to Ukraine

Surplus Belgian M-109 SP Guns Make Their Way to Ukraine

BRUSSELS — Defense was unable to recover the howitzers it had sold to a private company in 2015 but these weapons, which were of interest to the Ukrainian authorities, have gone to Ukraine, Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder told Parliament on Wednesday.

In 2008, the Belgian army retired from …

Contract Signed for Delivery of Zuzana 2 Howitzers to Ukraine

Contract Signed for Delivery of Zuzana 2 Howitzers to Ukraine

Konštrukta Defence, the state-owned and MOD-run company, signed a commercial contract on the delivery of Zuzana 2 Self-propelled Gun Howitzers (SpGHs) to Ukraine on Wednesday 1 June 2022.

Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “The conclusion of the contract was preceded by weeks of intense negotiat…

Germany’s Rheinmetall Bids for Stake in Italy’s OTO Melara

Germany’s Rheinmetall Bids for Stake in Italy’s OTO Melara

ROME — Germany’s Rheinmetall has sent Italy’s Leonardo an offer for a minority stake in its OTO Melara cannon maker unit valuing the whole business at almost 430 million euros ($462 million), according to a document and two sources close to the matter.

Leonardo put OTO Melara up for sale last y…

Electronic Warfare Shaping Russia-Ukraine War

Electronic Warfare Shaping Russia-Ukraine War

KYIV, Ukraine — On Ukraine’s battlefields, the simple act of powering up a cellphone can beckon a rain of deathly skyfall. Artillery radar and remote controls for unmanned aerial vehicles may also invite fiery shrapnel showers.

This is electronic warfare, a critical but largely invisible aspect…

Russian Military Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine: US

Russian Military Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine: US

WASHINGTON — The Russian military, beaten down and demoralized after three months of war, is making the same mistakes in its campaign to capture a swath of eastern Ukraine that forced it to abandon its push to take the entire country, senior American officials say.

While Russian troops are capt…


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