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22 February

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

Switzerland Considering Buying Armed Drones: Army Chief

Switzerland is considering purchasing kamikaze drones to boost the lethality of its armed forces.

22 February

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

EDGE Group Unveils SKYSHIELD Multi-Layered Counter-Drone Solution

EDGE Group unveiled its new SKYSHIELD multi-layered counter-drone solution during the International Defence Exhibition & Conference 2023.

22 February

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Spain to Send Six Leopard Tanks to Ukraine: Minister

Spain will send six of its German-made Leopard tanks to bolster Ukraine's fight against Russia, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said.

22 February

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

EU Seeks Unmanned Ground Systems Teamed With Manned Land, Air Platforms

The EU has launched a capability development project to pair unmanned ground systems with manned military vehicles and air platforms.

22 February

Air

KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft. Photo: Korea Aerospace Industries

Rojoef Manuel

Fourth South Korean KF-21 Fighter Prototype Completes Maiden Flight Test

South Korea’s fourth KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft prototype has completed its maiden flight test in Sacheon, Seoul.

22 February

Technology

Participants from across the Department of Defense, private industry and academia gather at Letterkenny Army Depot Feb. 9 for a demonstration of the latest applications of cold spray technology. LEAD integrated cold spray to mitigate corrosion on Army systems in the past year, and engineers are looking to leverage the technology further. “Cold spray is an additive manufacturing technology that we’re using to repair parts,” said Ashley Filling, a production engineer at LEAD. “Unlike other additive manufacturing technologies that are used to make parts, cold spray is used to repair many different materials. We’re focusing on several aluminum alloys and a high-hard steel repair.” The demonstration held Feb. 9 focused on robotic and mobile cold spray applications. These applications will help to expand LEAD’s cold spray capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Dorie Heyer)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Showcases Cold Spray to Repair Material Corrosion

The US Army has demonstrated its cold spray technology, a 3D printing-like approach to mitigate corrosion in materials, in Pennsylvania.

22 February

Europe

A poster displaying a Russian soldier with a slogan reading "Glory to the Heroes of Russia" is seen on a street side near the PMC Wagner Center

Staff Writer With AFP

Wagner Chief Accuses Russia’s Military Leaders of ‘Treason’

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary outfit accused Moscow's military chiefs of refusing to supply the group with munitions.

22 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Curtiss-Wright to Support French Air and Space Force Arresting Systems

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has received a contract to support the French Air and Space Force’s aircraft arresting systems.

22 February

Europe

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Commander: Can’t Fight Russians With Tanks ‘Twice My Age’

A Ukrainian official has revealed that the T-64 tanks his troops are using to fight off Russian forces are twice as old as him and badly worn out.

22 February

Asia Pacific

This handout photo from Amnesty International taken between June 27 and July 4, 2022 and released on July 20 shows an M14 landmine found by deminers in Kayah State in eastern Myanmar.

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Landmine Casualties Surge Two Years After Coup: UN

Landmines and unexploded munitions injured or killed more than one person every day in Myanmar last year, the United Nations said.

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