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4 April

Air

A casualty handling simulation was carried out at Salisbury Plain.

British Army Upskills Airborne Medics for Global Response

The British Army has trained airborne medical personnel for international deployment at Salisbury Plain in Southern England.

4 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, based out of Fort Moore, Ga., take part in a human machine integration demonstration using the Ghost Robotic Dog, and the U.S. Army Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) of new U.S. Army capabilities at Project Convergence - Capstone 4 in Fort Irwin, Calif., March 15, 2024. The robotic dog is a mid-sized, high-endurance, agile unmanned ground vehicle that provides enhanced reconnaissance and situational awareness supporting Soldiers on the ground. The SMET is an eight-wheeled, enabling robotic technology serving as a “robotic mule” with a wide range of flexibility to operate in combat, combat support and combat service support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)

Rojoef Manuel

US Taps Consortium for Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Software Prototype

The US has teamed with eight industry partners to prototype autonomous software and processes for the army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program.

4 April

Arms

Juster Domingo

Estonia to Buy 12 Caesar Self-Propelled Howitzers

Estonia has announced plans to purchase 12 155 mm, 52-caliber CAESAR self-propelled howitzers as part of the country's new development plan.

4 April

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russia Has ‘Almost Completely’ Rebuilt Its Military: US Official

Russia has been successful in rebuilding its military after suffering tremendous losses during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a US official has claimed.

4 April

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Seven Drones Shot Down Over Myanmar Capital: Junta

Myanmar security services shot down seven drones over the military-built capital Naypyidaw, the junta said, in what appeared to be a rare attack on the junta's center of power by its opponents.

4 April

Arms

Juster Domingo

Rheinmetall to Produce Undercarriages, Arms for PzH 2000 Howitzers

Rheinmetall has received a $146-million order from KNDS to supply core components for its PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers.

4 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force to Transform F-16s Into Autonomous Flight Testbeds

The US Air Force has selected three F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for the agency’s autonomous flight testing program.

4 April

Middle East

Emergency and security personnel inspect the rubble at the site of strikes which hit a building next to the Iranian embassy in Syria's capital Damascus

Staff Writer With AFP

Toll Rises to 16 in Israeli Strike on Iran’s Damascus Consulate: Monitor

A war monitor said the death toll from an Israeli air strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus this week had risen to 16.

4 April

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Houthi Attack Kills 11 Loyalists in Southern Yemen: Official

A surprise Houthi attack killed 11 fighters loyal to the Yemeni government in the country's south, a spokesperson for the southern forces said, in a rare flareup.

4 April

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Venezuela Says US Building ‘Secret’ Bases in Disputed Guyana Region

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the US of building "secret military bases" in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims as its territory.

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