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5 May

Sea

US Clears $207M Maritime Surveillance Systems Sale to Australia

The US State Department has greenlighted the potential sale of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary mission systems to Australia.

5 May

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russian Military May Take 10 Years to Recover From Ukraine War: US Intel

The Russian military is so devastated in Ukraine that it might need a decade to recover fully, according to US intelligence officials.

5 May

War

UK Ukraine training mission Operation Orbital

Rojoef Manuel

Arkansas Army National Guard Takes Over Multinational Training for Ukraine

The Arkansas Army National Guard has assumed command of a training group upskilling Ukraine to defend against Russia’s illegal invasion.

5 May

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Taiwan to Receive 19 Indigenous Sky Sword II Missile Launchers

Taiwan will receive indigenously-developed Sky Sword II mobile missile launchers beginning next week.

5 May

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Estonia Taps Israel Aerospace Industries to Supply Loitering Munitions

Estonia has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries to buy loitering munitions in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

5 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

Turkey Unveils Drone-Launched Mini Cruise Missile

Turkish defense firm Baykar has unveiled a drone-launched autonomous mini cruise missile with a range of 200 kilometers.

5 May

Africa

A child plays in an alley at the Port of Paquitequete near Pemba, March 29, 2021, where sailing boats are expected to arrive with people displaced from the coasts of Palma and Afung

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Vows to Help Mozambique Fight ‘Terrorism’

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Tokyo would help Mozambique counter Islamist insurgents in the restive north.

5 May

Technology

The Athena 1920 delivers high-definition imagery in the most challenging operating environments.

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems Unveils High-Definition Thermal Camera Core

BAE Systems has introduced the latest iteration of its Athena 1920 high-definition thermal camera core to support tactical missions.

5 May

Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Jones, left, 81st Fighter Squadron director of operations, explains the operation of an A-29 Super Tucano to Nigerian Air Force Air Vice Marshall Sule Lawal and NAF Group Captain Abdullahi Abu, Nigerian A-29 program foreign liaison officers, Oct. 6, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 81st FS conducts combat training for NAF pilots and maintainers in the A-29 Super Tucano. Foreign liaison officers with the NAF, along with representatives of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force International Affairs, the Air Force Security Assistance and Training Squadron, and the Nigerian A-29 program, visited the 81st FS to discuss the future of the program and meet with students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)

Rojoef Manuel

Nigeria Opens Operations Support Facilities for A-29 Super Tucano Fleet

The US Air Force has finished constructing support facilities for the Nigerian Air Force’s A-29 Super Tucanos at Kainji Air Base.

5 May

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Focused On Consolidating Ukraine Gains: US Intel

Russian forces in Ukraine are so degraded they are for now focused on consolidating control of occupied territory, the US intelligence chief said.

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