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27 April

U.S. Marine Corps launches Switchblade 300.

AeroVironment Receives More Funding for US Army Switchblade 300 Suicide Drones

The US Army has awarded AeroVironment $64.6 million in additional funding for the procurement of Switchblade 300 “suicide drones.”

27 April

Airmen from the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron depart F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, for the first operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicle mission supporting maintenance at a launch facility near Harrisburg, Nebraska, April 24, 2023. This is the first step in modernizing the security forces vehicle fleet to provide more lethality and security for the nuclear enterprise. (Air Force photo by Joseph Coslett Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

USAF Conducts First Nuclear Security Operation With Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

The US has carried out its inaugural operational mission with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for nuclear facility maintenance in Nebraska.

27 April

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Biden, Yoon Warn North Korea of Nuclear Response to Any Attack

US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the "end" of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal.

26 April

US HIMARS fires during a littoral live fire event

Staff Writer With AFP

US, Philippine Troops Fire Rockets at Ship in Largest-Ever Drills

US and Philippine troops fired a salvo of rockets at a warship representing an enemy vessel in the disputed South China Sea, in the final exercise of the allies' largest-ever military drills.

26 April

Soldiers from the Czech Republic provide security during a route clearance mission in the Baraki Barak district of Logar province, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

Czechs Seek to Boost Security With New US Defense Deal

The Czech government approved a defense cooperation deal with the United States in a bid to boost its security as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues.

26 April

Rojoef Manuel

Albany Engineered Composites to Support US Army Hypersonic Development

The US Army has awarded Albany Engineered Composites a $4 million contract to support the service’s hypersonic development.

25 April

Joe Saballa

Raytheon Introduces RAIVEN Next-Gen Threat Identification System

Raytheon Technologies has unveiled its next-generation electro-optical intelligent-sensing capability designed to detect threats faster and more accurately.

25 April