Although the terrorist organization has lost its territory, it continues to be a threat to the U.S. and its allies.
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The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the increasing capability and applicability of drones, coupled with falling costs, and growing importance of technologies such as quadcopters, drone modularisation, and high-altitude platform stations (HAPS). In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Drones in Aerospace, Defence & Security: Battery-powered drones.
Green Berets fire a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station from a M-ATV Special Forces Vehicle during a readiness exercise near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 12, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard).
The Islamic State group may have been territorially ‘defeated’ in Iraq and Syria years ago, but U.S. forces continue to mop up the last vestiges of the terror network there.
U.S. Central Command announced on Thursday that the U.S.
From left to right: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Draher and Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Negron, who were found not guilty of negligent homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and dereliction of duty on Feb. 1, 2023. Draher and Negron are part of the ‘MARSOC 3,’ who were initially charged with the death of Rick Anthony Rodriguez, a former Green Beret working as a contractor in Iraq. (Photos courtesy of United American Patriots.).
The Bell 360 Invictus demonstrator, pictured in July 2021 at the halfway mark of construction, is now past 95% completion. (Bell)
The Bell 360 Invictus demonstrator, Bell Helicopters’ entry for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) contest, is 95% complete, according to Keith Flail, Bell’s director of future vertical lift.
The helicopter is scheduled to begin ground testing in March–May 2023, with first flight scheduled for later in the same year – pending delivery of its General Electric (GE) T901 engine from the US Department of Defense (DoD).
Leidos company Dynetics has contracted Curtiss-Wright to provide actuation technology in support of its Enduring Shield platform.
The value of the contract has not been disclosed.
Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will design and develop electromechanical actuators in support of the platform.
The actuators will feature the company’s Exlar roller screw and motor technologies.
The company will manufacture the actuators at its facility in Chanhassen, Minnesota, US.
UN Headquarters, Geneva
Following a drone strike on a military facility in Isfahan on Sunday, the Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN sent a warning to the U.S. stating that any military action against Iran would be taken as a declaration of war and would be met with retribution.
On Tuesday, the Permanent Mission to the UN told Newsweek, “In Iran’s perspective, the use of the military option at any level means U.S. entry into the war. For now, Iran considers such a possibility to be weak.” The mission went on to say that the U.S.
The Air Force is decidedly not thrilled about the Chinese-owned corn mill set to open near one of its bases in North Dakota.
In a letter dated January 27, Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Andrew P. Hunter called the proposed Fufeng USA corn mill in Grand Forks, North Dakota “a significant threat to national security.”
Fufeng USA is a subsidiary of the Fufeng Group, a Chinese-owned agriculture company that has plenty of uses for corn.
In 2020, the first claims emerged that the United States had developed the technology demonstrator for its future sixth-generation fighter. Two years later, a similar claim covered the theory that China had also developed its technology demonstrator.
An interesting video comes from that Asian country. In late January, video footage showed the silhouette of a tailless fighter in mid-air. However, the video does not directly capture the flight but a monitor through which the aircraft is observed.
Mersad Air Defense System
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Germany has recently come to the forefront of European countries causing escalations with Russia when it began pressuring Washington and NATO allies to send tanks to Ukraine last month. Being well aware of its precarious position with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Germany is now in a race to drastically increase its defense spending and arm itself against possible Russian attacks, including spending $18 billion on a nationwide missile defense shied.