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From left to right: Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Draher, and Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Negron, who are collectively referred to by their supporters as the ‘MARSOC 3,’ face charges in connection with the Jan. 4, 2019 death of former Green Beret Rick Anthony Rodriguez. (Photos courtesy of United American Patriots.

Marine Maj. Gen. Matthew Trollinger, head of Marine Forces Special Operations Command, has withdrawn one specification of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Gunnery Sgt.

The National Security Agency has created a new assistant deputy director position solely dedicated to China, DefenseScoop has learned.
David Frederick was appointed the first assistant deputy director for China in November, according to an NSA spokesperson. Frederick was most recently the executive director of U.S. Cyber Command.

Russian commanders have tried to achieve a breakthrough in the area of Donetsk before but suffered very heavy casualties.
The post Russian forces are trying to take advantage of Ukrainian weak spots near Donetsk appeared first on Sandboxx.

The French Navy’s first new BRF,
Jacques Chevallier
(A 725), started sea acceptance trials off the coast of Saint-Nazaire on 25 January.
(Naval Group)
The French Navy’s first new batiments ravitailleurs de forces (BRF) logistic support ship (LSS), Jacques Chevallier (A 725), has started sea trials.

Private investment firm Highlander Partners has purchased Black Sage Technologies, a multi-mission platform provider of counter uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) and security solutions.
Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, Black Sage was founded in 2014 and its solutions are provided for the military, internal security, and critical infrastructure industries.
The company has developed a proprietary, scalable, open architecture DefenseOS command and control software.

In July 2019, Acorn Growth Companies bought Black Sage for an undisclosed sum.

A Marker unmanned ground vehicle on display in September, 2020. (Wikimedia Commons/Ministry of Defense of Russia).

After months of asking, the Ukrainian military is set to receive more than 100 western-made main battle tanks from its international allies, including  31 U.S. M1 Abrams tanks, 14 British Challenger 2 tanks, and about 80 German-built Leopard 2 tanks.

The Swiss Air Force is flying operational testing sorties on two of its planned six Elbit Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft. (Armasuisse)
The Swiss Air Force has received the first two of six Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that were ordered under the Reconnaissance Drone System 15 (ADS 15) requirement.

An F-16 Jet

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During a press conference Monday to discuss an upcoming trip to Poland, President Biden announced that the U.S. will not be sending F-16 jets to Ukraine, despite growing pressure from some European countries and reportedly from some Pentagon officials. When asked by reporters if he would provide Ukraine with F-16 jets, he answered with a simple “no.

The FMV and BAE Systems have signed a contract for 20 more Grkpbv 90 mortar systems for the Swedish Army. (BAE Systems)
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and BAE Systems announced on 27 January that they had signed a contract modification for 20 more Granatkastarpansarbandvagn 90 (Grkpbv 90) self-propelled mortars for the Swedish Army. The FMV valued the contract at approximately SEK293.5 million (USD28 million) and expects deliveries to take place in 2025.

The Navy in the coming weeks will host industry days for companies interested in learning more about opportunities to work on the service’s unmanned systems initiatives, according to service officials.
Speaking Monday at an ASNE symposium, Rob Iera, principal assistant program manager for unmanned maritime systems, PMS 406, revealed the plan to hold them in “about a month” and noted they will “cover the breadth of the Navy’s unmanned technologies.”
Naval Sea Systems Command will issue a formal announcement on Sam.gov or another platform “pretty soon,” Rear Adm.