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25 December

War

Ukraine Destroys Russian Fleet Ship: Air Force

Ukraine's air force said it had destroyed a Russian fleet ship in the Black Sea suspected of carrying drones for use in Moscow's war against Kyiv.

22 December

Air

Formation of Dutch F-16s above the North Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Dutch Prepare Delivery of F-16 Jets to Ukraine

The Netherlands announced it was preparing delivery of 18 of the American-made F-16 combat jets pledged to Ukraine, at a moment when Kyiv is under pressure on all fronts.

22 December

Americas

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

Somali, US Forces Kill Al-Shabaab Commander With $10M Bounty

Somali troops and US forces this week killed a senior commander of the Al-Shabaab militant group with a $10 million American bounty on his head.

22 December

Land

An Oshkosh Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) A1 truck is seen moving across a sandy area. It leaves behind a dusty trail as it moves to the left. It's painted dirty brown, and on its back is an armored tank painted in brown and gray camouflage. The sky is a deep blue with streaks of white clouds.

Juster Domingo

Oshkosh to Upgrade Heavy Equipment Trucks for US Army

Oshkosh has signed an $89-million deal with the US Army to retrofit its Heavy Equipment Transporter tractors with enhanced modification kits.

22 December

Americas

Joe Saballa

Pentagon Taps Israel’s StemRad for Gamma Radiation Shield

The US Department of Defense has awarded a $4.5-million contract to StemRad to produce gamma radiation shields for American troops.

22 December

Arms

The Leidos Dynetics team celebrated the successful delivery of its Enduring Shield launchers. (Photo credit: Leidos Dynetics)

Rojoef Manuel

Leidos Delivers First Enduring Shield Launchers to US Army

Leidos has delivered the US Army’s initial Enduring Shield Launchers as part of the agency’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability program.

22 December

Air

An medium-to-heavy lift CH-147F Chinook helicopter is seen hovering over a green landscape with trees sprawling in the background and the far right side of the image. The helicopter is colored a dark green and grey camouflage. Its front and back propellers are due to its fast rotations.The far background is a bright white sky.

Juster Domingo

Canada Taps L3Harris for CH-147F Chinook Maintenance

L3Harris has been awarded a five-year extension contract to continue supporting the Royal Canadian Air Force's CH-147F Chinook helicopters.

22 December

Air

Slovenia's first C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft.

Rojoef Manuel

Slovenia Accepts First C-27J Spartan Aircraft From Leonardo

Leonardo has delivered Slovenia’s first C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft at the Cerklje ob Krki airfield in Brežice.

22 December

Arms

A missile from the Patriot missile system takes off in the middle of a field. The red missile is seen beginning to blast off, leaving a trail of smoke behind and a jet of white-orange flames. The background is a calm and blue body of water that stretches to the horizon, and a light-blue, cloudless sky.

Juster Domingo

Romania’s Patriot Missile System Passes Live-Fire Tests

Romania has conducted the first live-fire test of its Patriot surface-to-air defense system at Capu Midia Training Range in Constanța County.

22 December

Commentary

Zachary Cottam

The Untapped Potential of ‘This We’ll Defend’ as US Army Motto

The US Army should its motto “This We’ll Defend” as the basis for all its operations, particularly those aimed to inform and influence.

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