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US Army soldiers test a deployable communications antenna during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 in Thailand. Photo: Eleanor Prohaska/DVIDS

Nokia Links AI Battlefield Command to Deployable 5G Networks

Nokia and NestAI are developing an integrated battlefield capability that combines deployable 5G networks with AI-powered command-and-control software for military operations in denied environments.

13 July

Americas

A US Air Force air traffic controller tests a virtual reality training system at Hurlburt Field. Photo: Airman Olivia Perkins/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Army Kicks Off AI Challenge to Bridge Engineering and Combat Training

The US Army’s Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test and Threat has launched a $450,000 innovation challenge to harness AI for automating digital engineering workflows within its planned Digital Enterprise Engineering Environment.

13 July

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Awards MBDA-Rheinmetall Contract to Develop Naval Laser Weapon

Germany has awarded a consortium of MBDA and Rheinmetall a contract to develop a high-energy laser weapon system for the German Navy.

13 July

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Starts Reactor Plant Expansion for UK, Australian Nuclear Submarines

Rolls-Royce Submarines has begun construction on a major expansion of its Raynesway facility in Derby, England, to boost nuclear reactor production for British and Australian undersea warfare programs.

13 July

Land

Light Multi-Mission Vehicle (LMV-X). Photo: STI Steyr

Rojoef Manuel

STI Steyr Bids for Austria’s $1.1B Light Military Vehicle Program

STI Steyr is competing for one of Austria's largest military vehicle procurements, offering its LMV-X and Light Tactical Vehicle platforms for a program valued at nearly $1.1 billion.

13 July

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan at the Center of Russia’s Secret Technology Supply Chain: Report

Japan has emerged as a key hub in Russia's efforts to obtain military technologies despite Western sanctions.

13 July

Space

U.S. and Philippines Army soldiers work in the Joint Operations Center during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, 31 May 2024. This iteration of JPMRC-X marks the first deployment to the Philippines, which will enable and assist the Philippines Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in building combat training center locations within the Philippines. The JPMRC-X is a Department of the Army initiative consisting of a deployable package of personnel and equipment designed to support training exercises across the Pacific. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tommie Berry)

Rojoef Manuel

Philippine Military to Establish Space Arm

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is preparing to establish a Space Center that will eventually evolve into a larger organization as it aims to field its first military satellites by 2028.

13 July

Asia Pacific