Americas
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Jul- 2021 -19 July
US Military Tests HIMARS Long-Range Rocket Launcher in Japan
The US military recently conducted a series of live-fire tests of its advanced High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) long-range mobile rocket launcher in Japan.
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16 July
US Black Hawk Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Romania
A US Black Hawk helicopter training in Romania was forced to initiate an emergency landing in Bucharest.
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16 July
USAF Conducts Maiden Hypersonic Weapon Warhead Test
The US Air Force has detonated an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon warhead in a first-time test.
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16 July
White House Says 20,000 Afghan Interpreters Asking for US Asylum
About 20,000 Afghans who worked as interpreters for the United States during its war in Afghanistan and now fear retribution from Taliban insurgents have applied for evacuation, the White House said.
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15 July
US Army Awards BAE $62 Million Missile Warning System Contract
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $62 million contract for its next-generation 2-Color Advanced Warning System for aircraft protection.
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15 July
US Unveils Upgraded Sub-Launched Nuclear Warhead
The US unveiled the upgraded W88/Mk5 submarine-launched nuclear warhead, in which its “arming, fuzing, and firing subsystem” were replaced and a “lightning arrestor connector” was added.
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15 July
US Army Awards $600M Sustainment Contract for Next-Gen Troop Carrier
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a five-year sustainment contract for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle program.
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14 July
US Marines Test Grenade Launcher-Fired Mini-Drones
The US Marines Corps tested a multi-purpose mini-drone designed to carry a range of payloads and be fired from grenade launchers.
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14 July
Poland to Buy 250 US Abrams Tanks
Poland on Wednesday announced the purchase of 250 of the latest upgraded version of the Abrams tank from the United States.
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14 July
US Army Video Shows Classified Suicide Drone
The US Army released a video giving out a few glimpses of a classified suicide drone, showing the munition being launched, hovering, locating its target, and then swooping down like a missile and striking a target.
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