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14 April

A student pilot flies a T-6A Texan II during a training sortie near Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

US Airman Arrested Over Pentagon Documents Leak

FBI agents arrested a 21-year-old national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets -- including about the Ukraine war.

13 April

Rojoef Manuel

Milrem Robotics Introduces Combat Ground Drones to Latin America

Milrem Robotics has introduced its THeMIS Combat and Multiscope Rescue firefighting ground drones to Latin America.

13 April

Ground-breaking ceremony for a new facility in FE Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. Photo: Conti Federal Services

Rojoef Manuel

Conti Federal Breaks Ground on New FE Warren Air Force Base Facility

Conti Federal has conducted a ground-breaking ceremony for a combined helicopter and tactical response facility in FE Warren Air Force Base.

13 April

191018-N-UN744-1259 - HAAKONSVERN NAVAL BASE, Norway (Oct. 18, 2019) - Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class, nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) work alongside Norwegian crane operators to guide an MK-48 Advanced Capability torpedo into the submarine during an ordnance onload at the Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen, Norway, Oct. 18, 2019. Minnesota, the 10th ship of the Virginia class, is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons)

Rojoef Manuel

SAIC Expands Support for US Navy MK 48 Mod 7 Torpedo Program

SAIC has received a $102.5 million contract to continue supporting the US Navy’s MK 48 Mod 7 Heavyweight Torpedo program.

13 April

Inder Singh Bisht

US Defense Industry Delegation Planning Taiwan Visit: Report

A delegation of around 25 US defense contractors reportedly plans to visit Taiwan in early May to discuss the joint production of drones and ammunition.

13 April

Ronald Watkins

General Atomics Flies Avenger Drone Using AI Aided By Using Low Earth Orbit SATCOM

General Atomics successfully conducted flight maneuvers with its MQ-20 Avenger drone using artificial intelligence aided by Low Earth Orbit satellite communication.

12 April

Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser, or AMP-HEL, mounted on an Infantry Squad Vehicle

Ronald Watkins

US Army to Mount High-Energy Laser on Infantry Squad Vehicles to Destroy Drones

The US Army has awarded BlueHalo $45.7 million to develop a high-energy laser, which it will mount on Infantry Squad Vehicles to protect them against drones.

12 April