An artist’s rendering of the Point Blank loitering munition. (Israel Aerospace Industries).
The Defense Department plans on testing a brand new Israeli-made recoverable loitering munition that appears to bear a strong resemblance to the Incom Corporation X-wing starfighter utilized by the Rebel Alliance in the Star Wars movie franchise.
The UK’s newly acquired future Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ship sails into Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead, Liverpool, on 19 January. (Royal Navy)
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has purchased a second-hand commercial offshore patrol vessel from P&O Maritime Logistics’ subsidiary Topaz Energy and Marinefor conversion into a specialist ship dedicated to protecting the country’s critical subsea infrastructure.
The vessel, which is currently named MV Topaz Tangaroa, arrived at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, Merseyside, for refitting on 19 January.
Howard University will be awarded a $90 million contract by the Air Force for an initiative aimed at advancing “tactical autonomy” technology, cultivating STEM talent and addressing racial disparities in Pentagon R&D funding.
“The contract will establish a Historically Black Colleges and Universities-led University Affiliated Research Center consortium to execute research focused on tactical autonomy that will aid in the transition of research into practical applications.
A garrison used by American military forces and their local partners in Syria was attacked by multiple kamikaze drones on Friday, according to U.S. Central Command, highlighting the proliferation of these types of weapons and the growing threat they pose to Defense Department components globally.
U.S. troops have been operating in Syria for several years as part of a coalition that is combating the terrorist group known as ISIS.
Many great figures in American history are full of contradictions. Thomas Jefferson wrote stirringly about liberty while owning human beings as property. Woodrow Wilson was both the idealistic author of the 14 Points, and a racist who re-segregated the federal work force. But few figures in American history embody as many contradictions as the two […]
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The AK-47 was made to be an intermediate rifle for Soviet foot soldiers, but it ended up being the first assault rifle.
When it comes to beauty, purity, and proportion, the precision engineering of a high-quality rifle is the same as that of a high-end watch or a Ferrari V-12. All of the metalwork is as close to perfect as the tools will let it be. Everything has been burnished, blued, polished, and shaped with absolute precision.
Ukraine needs more tanks and is coming up with some very creative videos to convince Western governments to send some.
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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed an additional $2.5bn tranche of military platforms and weapons to fulfil Ukraine’s crucial defence requirements.
The new package, which has been authorised from the 30th drawdown of equipment from the US’ defence inventories, includes eight Avenger systems, 590 TOW anti-tank missiles, 90 Stryker vehicles, 20 mine rollers, and 53 mine resistant ambush protected platforms.
NASA operates two Airborne Science ER-2 aircraft for a wide variety of environmental science, atmospheric sampling, and satellite data verification missions. (Carla Thomas/NASA).
Located just north of Atlanta, Georgia, Dobbins Air Reserve Base is usually home to C-130 transport planes. But for the next few weeks, the base will host an unusual guest: a white-painted jet that can fly for more than half a day at the edge of space.
The ‘Earth Resources 2’ jet is used by NASA for studying hurricanes, testing satellite systems, and a range of other scientific purposes.
The Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has exercised a contract option to procure 18 additional AW169M light utility helicopters (LUH) from Italian defence company Leonardo.
The contract was signed between Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness, assigned under the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate.
Signed on 19 January, the new contract has an estimated value of €304m.
The latest deal has been finalised after a recently signed government-to-government (G2G) agreement between Italy and Austria.
