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In this Feb.17, 2011 photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabaab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, Somalia.(Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press).
The U.S. military recently launched an airstrike in Somalia to help Somali troops fend off more than 100 al-Shabaab militants in a town that had recently been recaptured by government forces, according to U.S. Africa Command.
Epirus has landed a contract from the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office for prototypes of its Leonidas high-power microwave system that can kill drones by zapping their electronics.
The award, announced by the company Monday, comes as the U.S. military is on the hunt for new capabilities to address the growing threat from adversaries’ unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Leonidas system will support the Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave Program.
In his latest discussion with Ryan on the war in Ukraine, Mike Kofman explains why the coming spring and summer will be strategically decisive. He also offers his analysis on the Russian command reshuffle, new Western kit, and the grinding battle for Bakhmut. Image: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
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German-Made Leopard 2 Tanks
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After weeks of Germany refusing to allow its Western allies to send their Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Berlin has finally authorized Poland to send its German-made Leopard tanks to Kyiv to fight the Russian invasion.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told LCI television after a Franco-German meeting in Paris on Sunday, “If we are asked the question, then we will not stand in the way.
“A Lion Of The White Collar Bar”
Screenshot – William Taylor of Zuckerman Spaeder
AFP reported yesterday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s protocol aide Kathy Chung was the official recommended by Hunter Biden to move TS SCI classified documents through Chinatown for years before they ended up at the Penn Biden Center.
Now we have learned that Kathy Chung has lawyered up with one of the top criminal attorneys in Washington, D.C.
William Taylor at Zuckerman Spaeder is described on the firm’s website as “A lion of the white collar bar.
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has achieved a milestone with the delivery of the 5,000th ‘Hawk’ variant helicopter to the US military.
The helicopter is a US Army UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft, which will be deployed to conduct military and civil operations worldwide.
Program Executive Office Aviation utility helicopter project manager colonel Calvin Lane said: “For more than 40 years, the Black Hawk has remarkably supported soldiers in every major contingency operation the army has executed.
The program “is part of the overarching effort of the Navy to size, shape, and stabilize the force,” the Navy’s chief personnel officer said.
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Remote Carrier ‘loyal wingmen’ will comprise the Next-Generation Weapon System element of FCAS/SCAF alongside the New Generation Fighter and Air Combat Cloud. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
The partner governments have reaffirmed their joint commitment to developing the Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) element of the wider Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme.
It has been 334 days since the Russian invasion began. On Monday, the battlefield remains in a state of deadlock as both sides are massing forces and weapon systems for the upcoming offensive operations once the weather improves. A ‘frozen’ battlefield The winter has frozen the battlefield both literally and figuratively. The cold, sleet, and […]
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The Pentagon-wide effort to connect sensors to shooters to gain decision dominance should prioritize secure communications, industry executives said.