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Americas
US Army Set to Make Quantum Leap With Ultra-Short Pulse Laser Technology
The US Army has begun soliciting developers to build a laser weapon system that emits an ultra-short burst of highly intense energy to destroy targets.
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US Special Forces to Soon Operate Hand-Launched, Signal-Jamming Drones
US Army Special Operations Command has acquired an undisclosed number of hand-launched drones capable of blocking enemy electronic signals in “contested areas.”
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Americas
Lockheed Martin Awarded US Army Vehicle Protection System Contract
Lockheed Martin will supply up to 20 Modular Active Protection System base kits to US Army combat vehicles under a contract totaling up to $30 million.
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USAF: Raytheon Counter-Drone Laser System Tested Last Year
The United States Air Force has announced that it last year tested a counter-drone laser weapon system built by Raytheon intended to protect overseas air force bases from small drone and drone swarm threats.
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Europe
UK to Allow Sacked LGBT Military Personnel to Regain Lost Medals
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that military personnel discharged from service because of their sexual orientation can now apply for the restoration of their medals if they were stripped of them at departure.
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Europe
NATO: Surveillance Drone Fleet Mission-Ready
NATO has announced that a fleet of five Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix high-altitude long-endurance drones are now ready for operations.
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Georgian Aircraft Manufacturer Announces Country’s First Combat Drone
A Georgian aircraft manufacturer announced that the company is developing the country’s first home-grown reconnaissance and strike drone.
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Europe
UK Ran Cyber Op to Cripple ISIS Communications: Services Chiefs
UK intelligence and military chiefs revealed details of a classified cyber operation they ran to weaken ISIS in 2016-17.
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Armenian-Made Kamikaze Drones Undergoing Tests
Armenia is testing an unspecified number of kamikaze or suicide drones, the country's Minister of High Tech Industry revealed at a press conference.
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Pentagon Seeks Air-Launched Drone With Air-to-Air Missiles
DARPA has contracted three defense firms to work on the preliminary design of an air-launched armed drone system capable of firing multiple air-to-air missiles.
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