Americas
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May- 2021 -6 May
Canadian Military to Acquire Armed Drones Worth Up to $5 Billion
Canada will issue a formal request for bids to purchase armed military drones worth up to $5 billion in the fall, Royal Canadian Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Al Meinzinger told The Canadian Press.
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6 May
USAF Skyborg Autonomous Drone Completes Maiden Flight
The US Air Force test flew an unmanned aerial vehicle last month carrying a hardware/software autonomy suite for the first time, the service said.
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6 May
US Air Force Aborts Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch
A test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California has been aborted before its launch.
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5 May
Lockheed Martin Wins $663.7M Hellfire Missile Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $663.7 million updated contract from the Pentagon for Hellfire II missile production.
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5 May
Washington Weighs Risk of Defending Taiwan Against China
US President Joe Biden is expected to announce his strategy toward China soon, and calls are growing for him to make a clear public commitment to defend Taiwan militarily in the event of Chinese aggression.
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5 May
US Space Force Chief Scientist Says Human Augmentation ‘Imperative’
Human augmentation should be embraced by the West to keep up with the competition, a US Space Force chief scientist said.
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4 May
US Air Force Unveils Robot Jet Washer for F-16s
The US Air Force has unveiled an automated cleaning system to deep clean F-16 fighter jets, capable of cleaning the entire plane in an hour instead of up to two days.
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4 May
Australian Navy Conducts Test-Fire of ESSM Missile
The Royal Australian Navy has successfully conducted a test firing of its Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile for the first time from the Hobart-class Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Sydney.
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3 May
US Navy’s NMESIS Successfully Destroys Target at Sea During Test
The US Marine Corps successfully scored a direct hit against a surface target at sea during the inaugural test of the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from Point Mugu Sea Range in California.
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Apr- 2021 -29 April
US Army Footage of New Night Vision Goggles ‘Video Game-Like’
The US Army shared footage of how the battlefield will appear as viewed through its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars, showing glowing figures likened to those in the popular video game Halo.
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