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9 May

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Clinches $861M HIMARS Contract From US Army

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to supply additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to the US Army.

9 May

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Army Tests New Mobile Directed-Energy Weapon

The British Army has tested a new directed-energy weapon that employs advanced radio frequency technology to interfere with electronic circuits.

9 May

Air

A gray Russian Il-20 aircraft, with tail ID RF-93611, is seen flying in clear blue skies. The image is taken a little below the left side of the aircraft. The Il-20 has two propellers attached on each of its wings.

Juster Domingo

Polish Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Planes Over Baltic Sea

Two MiG-29 fighter jets from the Polish Air Force's 22nd Air Base in Malbork have intercepted a Russian aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea.

9 May

Sea

200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, patrols the Arabian Gulf during a joint naval and air integration operation exercise, March 25, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Duong Le)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Christens US Navy’s Fifth Expeditionary Sea Base Vessel

General Dynamics has christened the US Navy’s fifth expeditionary sea base ship USNS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) in San Diego, California.

9 May

Arms

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Biden Threat to Stop Arms ‘Very Disappointing’

Two top Israeli officials criticized US President Biden for threatening to stop certain arms supplies to Israel if it invades the crowded Gaza city of Rafah.

9 May

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Marines Test Robot Dogs With AI-Enabled Rifles

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command tested four-legged unmanned ground vehicles armed with artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled rifles.

9 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Not Renewing Mali Military Training Mission

The European Union decided to not renew the mandate of a military training mission in Mali, given the "evolving political and security situation."

9 May

Asia Pacific

A Taliban fighter stands guard at the entrance of the police headquarters in Ghazni on August 12, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Policemen Killed in Bomb Attack in Afghanistan

Three policemen were killed when a bomb was detonated next to a security convoy tasked with clearing illegal poppy crops in northeastern Afghanistan.

9 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Paramilitary Attacks in Sudan’s Darfur Possibly ‘Genocide’: HRW

A series of attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces in Darfur raise the possibility of "genocide" against non-Arab ethnic communities, HRW said.

9 May

Sea

United Launch Alliance's SpaceShip rocket cargo vessel

Rojoef Manuel

ULA Consortium to Build Cargo Ship for Vulcan Space Rockets

United Launch Alliance has partnered with Bollinger Shipyards and Bristol Harbor Group to construct a cargo vessel for Vulcan rockets.

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