2023 • Page 396 of 419 • The Defense Post

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18 January

Asia Pacific

The AK-202 and AK-203 rifles are displayed during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2019

Inder Singh Bisht

Indo-Russian Joint Venture Begins Producing AK-203 Rifles in India

An Indo-Russian joint venture has begun producing Kalashnikov assault rifles at a northern Indian factory.

18 January

War

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Announces Military Expansion to 1.5 Million Troops

Russia will expand its armed forces to 1.5 million personnel, defense minister Sergey Shoigu announced at a meeting on Tuesday.

18 January

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force F-16s Join F-15s, F-22s in Japan

US Air Force F-16C/D Fighting Falcons have landed at Kadena Air Base in Japan to support an ongoing phased return of F-15 Eagles to the US.

18 January

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Indra Awarded Spanish NH90 Helicopter Simulator Contract

Indra has secured a contract to construct and deliver an NH90 helicopter full mission simulator for the Spanish Air and Space Force.

18 January

Air

Atlantique 2 (ATL2) military transport aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

French Navy’s Atlantique 2 Fleet to Receive Engine Upgrade

France has awarded Safran Aircraft Engines a contract to provide maintenance services for the French Navy’s Atlantique 2 aircraft.

18 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Military Has Eliminated 116,000 Russian Troops: Report

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claims that roughly 116,000 Russian troops have been killed since the invasion began.

18 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russia Produces First Poseidon Nuclear-Powered Torpedoes: Report

Russia has successfully produced its first Poseidon nuclear-powered torpedoes, according to a report by TASS News Agency, citing military sources.

18 January

Americas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking during an event

Staff Writer With AFP

Blinken to Pay Long-Awaited China Visit on February 5-6

US State Secretary Antony Blinken will visit Beijing in February, confirming a long-awaited trip to keep tensions in check between the two economies.

18 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Develops Unmanned Semi-Sub for Covert Military Operations

Washington State University has unveiled a new unmanned semi-submarine to support covert military operations.

18 January

Technology

Pictured are Soldiers deployed on Exercise Army Cyber Spartan taking part in creating traffic for the network in order to enable the Blue and Red teams taking part in the exercise to complete their tasks. Exercise Army Cyber Spartan 5 (ACS5) is an offensive and defensive cyber exercise on a live network with the aim to attract the widest talent. Ex. ACS5 welcomes participation from across the Field Army, with units invited to form Blue teams consisting of 10 people each with up to 30 Blue Teams in total. The Blue Teams are the exercising troops and are defending and administering representatives systems and services in a military context, whilst ensuring continued access to user. The Red Team are the opposing force (OPFOR) and their role is to attempt a series of exploits to gain access to information or disrupt normal service operation. These are the actions that the Blue Team are defending against.

Rojoef Manuel

QinetiQ Team Wins UK Military Mission Data Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded QinetiQ-led consortium a contract to provide data solutions for British military systems.

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