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6 March

US Navy Receives Stealth Sub Detector Sonar

Thales subsidiary Advanced Acoustic Concepts has delivered the first CAPTAS-4 variable-depth sonar for the US Navy's Constellation-class guided-missile frigates.

6 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Third Abrams Loss Near Avdiivka in a Week Fuels Russian Propaganda

The Russian armed forces reportedly knocked off another M1 Abrams tank in Ukraine this week, bringing the toll to three.

6 March

An artist's rendering of the WGS-12 satellite floating up in space. The satellite is on the left side of the image, with Earth serving as the background on the right side of the picture.

Juster Domingo

Boeing to Produce Comms Satellite for US Space Force

The US Space Force has awarded Boeing $440-million to build a satellite for the Wideband Global Satellite Communications constellation.

6 March

Joe Saballa

US Military Deploys AI to Aid Air Strikes in Middle East

The US military has confirmed its deployment of artificial intelligence in the Middle East to aid its combat operations.

6 March

Spc. Tanner James Peake, a company commander’s loader on the Abrams tank with B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, wears virtual reality goggles while manning a replicated belt-fed, gas-operated M240 Machine Gun chambered in 7.62 mm as he helps the Army test the Synthetic Training Environment system, as part of the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer, at Fort Cavazos, Texas. (Mr. Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command public affairs officer)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Tests Virtual Simulation Environment for Indoor Military Training

The US Army has begun testing new virtual synthetic training environments for indoor military training in Texas.

5 March

Staff Writer With AFP

US Forces Down Drones, Missile Fired From Yemen at Warship

The US military said its forces shot down three drones and a missile fired toward a destroyer in the Red Sea.

5 March

Argentina's Mi-171E helicopter, H-95, is seen flying above a green plains. An orange cable with what appears to be a hook contraption on its end dangles from its body. The helicopter is painted orange on its upper half and outside the cockpit, and gray on its lower half. Its body has many writings and decals on it, including "H-95" and "Fuerza Aérea Argentina" painted in black and all caps. Below, on the ground, an individual wearing an orange high-vis jacket and black pants appear to be looking up the aircraft. Close to him, on the foreground, are dozens of orange container barrels.

Juster Domingo

Argentina Sends Russian-Made Helicopters to Ukraine

Argentina has sent two Mi-171E helicopters originally received from Russia following approval by President Javier Milei.

5 March

Juster Domingo

Ukraine, US Companies to Boost Defense Tech Startups in New Program

Ukrainian and US companies have launched the Military Innovation Technology Solutions Program to invest in small tech companies.

5 March

USS Kingsville (LCS 36) Independence-class littoral combat ship

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Delivers Kingsville Littoral Combat Ship to US Navy

The US Navy has taken delivery of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) from Austal USA.

5 March

USS New Jersey (SSN 796) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine

Rojoef Manuel

HII Completes Initial Sea Trials of New Jersey Nuclear Submarine

HII has concluded the initial sea trials for the US Navy’s upcoming Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796).

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