Americas
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Aug- 2021 -5 August
US Approves Javelin Missile Sale to Georgia in Deal Worth $30 Million
The US State Department has approved the sale of 82 anti-tank Javelin FGM-148 missiles to Georgia in a $30 million deal.
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4 August
US National Guard Soldiers Train With New Compact Sniper Rifle
A group of Virginia and Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers recently trained with their new M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles.
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4 August
SEALs Had ‘Character and Ethics’ Issues: Navy Admiral
The US Navy’s elite SEALs warfighting unit had a problem with “character and ethics,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday admitted.
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4 August
US Army Developing System to Enable Soldier-Robot Dialogue
US Army researchers are developing an algorithm-based learning system to enable robots to communicate with soldiers during operations.
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4 August
Emerging Tech to Change War, General Urges US to Be Ready
The rise of new technologies is changing the fundamentals of warfare. If America doesn’t keep up, it may suffer heavily in the next major conflict, Mark Milley warned.
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4 August
USAF Tests Directed Energy Weapon in Wind Tunnel
The US Air Force wants to add directed-energy weapons to its fighters and has conducted a wind tunnel test to assess how changing airflows influence a DE system’s beam quality and effectiveness.
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3 August
US Military to Conduct Clinical Trial of Anti-Aging Pill Next Year
The US Special Operations Forces Command plans to conduct clinical trials of an oral anti-aging drug next year.
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3 August
USAF Research Lab Seeks ‘Hammer’ for THOR Drone Killer
The US Air Force Research Laboratory is looking for partners to develop a counter electronics weapon system to strengthen defenses against drone attacks.
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3 August
Naval Ops Chief Calls Out Defense Industry ‘Lobbying’
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday called out defense companies for their lobbying and slow bureaucracy.
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3 August
US Navy Tests Upgraded Extended Range Anti-Radiation Missile
The US Navy has live-tested an AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for the first time.
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