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missile launched from an unmanned vehicle

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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29 April

Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binoculars

Joe Saballa

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.

29 April

Colombian police raid a coca field in Tumaco, Colombia following the state's Defense Minister's statement that the military will step up an offensive against drug trafficking gangs responsible for clearing thousands of hectares of protected national parks for coca plantations

Staff Writer With AFP

Eight Venezuelan Soldiers Killed in Clashes on Colombian Border: Army

Eight Venezuelan soldiers have been killed in clashes with armed groups operating on the Colombian border, doubling the toll since an offensive against the combatants started in March, the defense ministry in Caracas said.

28 April

Sailors charge the battery of an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston

Marianne Besas

Fire Scout Crashes Into USS Charleston and Disappears Into Sea

An unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston after it took off from the vessel on Monday.

28 April

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:27 a.m. Pacific Time, Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Tong Ong

New DoD Missile Defense Program to Cost $17.7 Billion

The Pentagon’s new ballistic defense missile program, Next Generation Interceptor, is estimated to cost $17.7 billion.

28 April

Coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) cruises in the southern Arabian Gulf, January 27, 2018.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Navy Fired Warning Shots on Iran Boats in Gulf: Pentagon

A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the navy said.

27 April