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3 December

Ukraine Builds ‘National AI’ Brain Using Google’s Gemma Framework

Ukraine has begun developing a sovereign “AI brain” for both military and civilian use, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign models and retain control over sensitive data.

3 December

Giulia Bernacchi

ICEYE Satellite to Become Portugal Air Force’s First Directly Owned Spacecraft

The Portuguese Air Force has signed a contract with ICEYE to purchase a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite.

3 December

Giulia Bernacchi

Spanish Army Taps Saab for Advanced Simulation Training Package

Saab has received an order from the Spanish Army for Individual Duel Simulation systems and support services for live training.

3 December

UK soldiers in full combat gear carry a casualty on a stretcher across grassy terrain during a blast-response training scenario

Ethan M. Encarnacion

UK Builds ‘World-First’ Mobile Quantum Brain Scanner to Study Blast Effects on Troops

British scientists have figured out a way to study how blasts affect troops, creating a mobile quantum brain scanner they described as a world first.

3 December

Brazil's Gripen E aircraft firing a Meteor missile.

Christine Casimiro

Brazil Conducts First Meteor Missile Firings From Gripen E

Brazil has successfully fired the Meteor beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile from its Gripen E fighter aircraft for the first time, marking a major leap in the country’s regional air defense deterrence.

3 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Denmark Starts Work on Rocket Fuel Facility for Ukraine

Danish and Ukrainian officials have marked the start of construction of a facility that will supply rocket fuel to Ukraine, believed to be the first such scheme in a NATO nation.

3 December

Machine gun ammunition is seen stacked at a supply point as Soldiers assigned to the 95th Chemical Company, “Arctic Dragons”, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare to execute a gunnery live-fire exercise with M1135 Stryker Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 5, 2017. The gunnery tested Soldier’s proficiency with identifying, engaging, and eliminating hostile targets while increasing combat effectiveness. The Styker NBCRV provides Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical detection and surveillance for battlefield visualization, and situational awareness to increase unit combat power. The core of the NBCRV is its on-board integrated NBC sensor suite, and integrated meteorological system. An NBC positive overpressure system minimizes cross-contamination of samples and detection instruments, provides crew protection, and allows extended operation at Mission Oriented Protective Posture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)

Staff Writer With AFP

German Army Says Ammunition Shipment Stolen From Delivery Truck

A shipment of ammunition bound for the German armed forces was stolen last week from a contractor's truck, an army spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.

2 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Hit by ‘External Explosions’ Off Dakar

An oil tanker was struck off the coast of Dakar by four external explosions last week after it left Russia, AFP learned from the Turkish shipowner and Senegalese port authorities, as experts questioned whether geopolitics were involved.

2 December