Americas
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Aug- 2021 -13 August
US Army Tests High-Energy Laser Weapon on Stryker Combat Vehicles
The US Army tested its first high-energy laser weapon prototype on Stryker armored fighting vehicles during a “combat shoot-off" at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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13 August
Ukrainian Armed Forces Visits USAF for Joint Training
Ukrainian Armed Forces representatives met with the US Air Force recently to gain expertise and strengthen the military partnership between the two countries.
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13 August
US Army Awards $99M Contract to Oshkosh for Stryker Upgrades
The United States Army recently awarded a $99 million contract to Oshkosh Defense to upgrade an additional Stryker Brigade Combat Team with the 30 mm Medium Caliber Weapon System.
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13 August
‘Strategic’ US Military Exercise Held in Niger
US troops have conducted a "strategic" exercise in Niger, the commander of the US regional force commander said.
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12 August
US Air Force Test Launches Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California this week.
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12 August
US, Israel Army Engineers Test New Runway Damage Repair Technologies
The US Army and Air Force conducted training with engineers from the Israeli Air Force to test new runway damage repair technologies.
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12 August
US Army Allots $1M for AH-64 Autonomous Refueling System
RE2 Robotics landed a $1 million contract from the US Army to develop an autonomous refueling system for the AH-64 Apache helicopter.
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12 August
US Air Force Conducts Maiden IRST-Cued AMRAAM Test Launch
The US Air Force test-fired a live Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) using an Infrared Search-and-Track system for the first time.
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11 August
US Navy Plans Upgrades to Fly E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes Until 2040s
The US Navy has planned upgrades to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye command-and-control aircraft for at least another 30 years.
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11 August
BAE Announces Upgraded Aircraft-Launched Laser-Guided Munition
BAE Systems announced an upgraded Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) that provides a 30 percent greater range.
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