Rheinmetall has received an order from a European nation for the 35mm AHEAD ammunition, intended for use with the Skynex air defence system.
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Türkiye is moving towards serial production of the Altay MBT. (SSB)
Türkiye signed a contract on the serial production of the Altay main battle tank (MBT), the Turkish Defence Industry Agency (SSB) announced on 29 May. The agency said on its website that the Altay project would meet the modern tank requirements of the Turkish Land Forces and would acquire technology for the design, production, and testing of tanks and their subsystems in Türkiye.
The North Korea problem is set to get worse before it gets better. North Korea continues to perfect the reentry technology, targeting capability, and solid-fuel missiles that will dramatically increase the potency and reach of its nuclear weapons, overwhelm missile defenses on the Korean Peninsula, and threaten America’s homeland and allies in Asia. There are even renewed expectations of a seventh nuclear test or some other provocationtimed to make a splash before the U.S. presidential election.
Collins Aerospace is expanding its facility for producing carbon brakes for military and civilian aircraft in Spokane, Washington. (Collins Aerospace)
Collins Aerospace is expanding production of carbon brakes for military and civilian aircraft at its facility in Spokane, Washington. The USD200 million investment is expected to expand the site by more than 50%, adding 70,000 ft
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Kelsey Baker, Military.com
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information on 31 M17 pistols that went missing from Fort Moore in Georgia.
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When a Singapore-flagged container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland in the early hours of March 26, the U.S.
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Bradley Peniston, Defense One
CIO urges the Navy Department to hold more “structured challenges” to spur breakthroughs.
Pomerleau, DefenseScoop
The Army plans to continue experimenting over the next 12 to 18 months, before making a rapid fielding decision.
The Ukrainian General Staff released satellite imagery of what it says was a U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) strike on Russian ferries in Kerch. That city is home to the bridge connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland and which has been targeted on several occasions before. The ferries have been critical for transporting Russian troops and materiel heading to the front lines, especially during interruptions with traffic on the bridge.