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In the Donbas, the Russian forces are suffering horrible losses, especially around Vuhledar, in the south, and Bakhmut, in the north.
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nTSI, a joint venture (JV) between nou Systems, and Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI), has won a contract to support the US’ layered missile defence system.
Awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Consolidated Support Directorate, the Technical, Engineering, Advisory and Management Support (TEAMS)-Next Specialised Engineering Analyses (SEA) contract is valued at $637m.

India’s state-run Munitions India Limited showcased Pinaka rockets in the Aero India 2023 being held in Bangalore from 13 to 17 February. The company said that the ER and DPICM versions of Pinaka have cleared the trials with the Indian Army and qualified for induction. (Janes/Kapil Kajal)
The extended-range (ER) and dual-purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM) warhead versions of the surface-to-surface Pinaka Multi‐Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) have qualified for induction into the Indian Army.

The UAE’s commitment to cumulative defence investment – which will exceed $129bn between 2024-28 according to GlobalData – gives us a taste of the plans ahead for the Gulf country.
As the second largest investor in the defence sector after Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, the UAE plans a two-pronged approach to its defence industry.
The country aims to further deter Iran from taking an aggressive posture in its support of Houthi insurgents in Yemen, and to lessen the domination of US suppliers in the Emirati market.

Newsweek

Multi-domain integration is a hot topic in defence circles. “Defence in a Competitive Age,” a 2021 command paper from the UK government, theorised that deploying data and new technology to straddle land, sea, air, space and cyber would help neutralise novel threats from state and non-state actors. The relationship between military branches must intertwine as integration replaces collaboration.
Putting theory into practice costs time and money. But big players in the defence industry are showing how it might be possible.

Palantir Technologies has reported a 24% year-over-year (YoY) increase in total revenue to $1.91bn for fiscal year 2022, from $1.54bn in 2021.
The company also recorded an increase in US revenue by 32% to $1.16bn while the US government revenue rose by 22% to $826m.
Adjusted income from operations for the full year, which ended on 31 December 2022, was $421m, representing a 22% margin.

Palantir’s loss from operations stood at $161m. The latest figures represent an 8% margin.
Meanwhile, adjusted free cash flow and cash from operations were reported at $203m and $224m, respectively.

They started small, when on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I, the world’s first artificial satellite. It was about the size of a beach ball and had four antennae sticking out from it. It weighed just 83.6 kg (183.9 lbs) and took about 98 minutes to orbit Earth on its elliptical path.
Sputnik I made it possible to test satellite pressurisation, to study both radio wave transmission and the density of the atmosphere and allowed scientists to learn how to track objects in orbit.

Allison Transmission has confirmed the selection of its 4000 Specialty Series transmissions in support of the US Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) programme.
The company’s fully automatic 4000 Series transmissions, designed specifically for heavy-duty vehicles, will be included in the CTT prototype platform being developed under the initial phase of the programme.

Vladimir Lenin reputedly said, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” The year of 2022 was exactly this kind of period, when years of developments were compressed: Lenin’s descendants ironically launched an unprovoked and unlawful war against Ukraine; the Taiwan Strait witnessed a once-in-a-decade crisis after U.S. House Speaker […]
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