The first NATO DIANA regional headquarters was opened by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană (left) and UK Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk (right). The centre will bring together academia, industry, and government in a shared space along with the UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator, defence contractors, and the US Department of Defense’s Tri-Service Office. (Crown Copyright)
The first NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) office was formally opened in London on 30 March, the authority announced.
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On March 29, the Senate voted 66-30 to revoke the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that gave former president George W. Bush the authority to launch a military invasion of Iraq under the false premise that the country was harboring weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The bill will now proceed to the House of Representatives, where it is unclear whether or not it will be put on the floor for a vote.
The Center for New American Security (CNAS) hosted an event on 30 March to release and discuss a new report: India-China Border Tensions and US Strategy in the Indo-Pacific. The report on the dispute was composed by CNAS Indo-Pacific security director Lisa Curtis and RAND Corporation senior defence analyst Derek Grossman.
A primary assertion made by the panel was that the US ought to reconsider its current approach to the Sino-Indian border dispute.
Bystra, fitted on an AMZ Kutno Żubr-P armoured vehicle, is a redeployable radar developed by PIT-RADWAR that is capable of detecting aerial threats, such as helicopters, missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles for V/SHORAD systems. (PIT-RADWAR)
The Polish Armament Agency has signed a PLN1.1 billion (USD255.4 million) agreement with the PGZ-Pilica+ consortium for the Bystra radar, the authority announced on 29 March.
The Space Development Agency has once again delayed the first launch of its Tranche 0 satellites after launch provider SpaceX aborted Friday’s mission.
The moves comes less than 24 hours after SpaceX called off the launch that was slated for Thursday.
“SpaceX will not make an attempt for SDA’s Tranche 0 launch today (3/31), as previously scheduled. They are working quickly to resolve issues discovered during yesterday’s launch attempt. We will provide add’l updates as soon as possible,” the agency said in a tweet Friday.
It has been 401 days since the Russian invasion began. On Friday, the fighting on the ground continues with little progress for the Russian offensive against Bakhmut. Little progress, Many Casualties Over the past 24 hours, the Russian forces have continued to push in and around Bakhmut in an attempt to capture the town. […]
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Germany is procuring 10 new PzH 2000s for delivery in 2025–26 to replace the SPHs supplied to Ukraine in 2022. (KMW)
Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr: BAAINBw) awarded Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) a contract for 10 new Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) on 30 March, the German company announced in a press release on the same day. The contract includes options for three batches of six PzH 2000s each.
BEL said it will deliver 12 units of the Swathi weapon locating radar (pictured) to the Indian Army by 2025, under a INR9.91 billion contract. (BEL)
Indian public sector undertaking (PSU) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured multiple contracts from the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply systems related to communication, air defence, electronic warfare (EW), electronic support measures (ESM), and radars to all the three services of the armed forces.
BEL will supply three systems to the Indian Army, namely the Swathi weapon locating radar (WLR) under a INR9.
Just because someone isn’t a door kicker (and may not want to be) doesn’t mean they aren’t important to a fight. It also doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of doing the amazing — or the impossible. Here are a few examples of those quiet few who were terribly misjudged as cowards in war. Luckily, they were vindicated.
Service to one’s country can come in many forms, and all of them are more difficult than outsiders might expect, as all veterans know. Some have volunteered to lead, been forced to lead, or have been forced to serve.
An Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototype. (U.S. Army photo).
The Army’s newest long-range artillery shell has successfully nailed targets at “more than double the range” of the service’s existing precision-guided munitions, according to the primary defense contractor on the project.