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Pictured are Soldiers deployed on Exercise Army Cyber Spartan taking part in creating traffic for the network in order to enable the Blue and Red teams taking part in the exercise to complete their tasks. Exercise Army Cyber Spartan 5 (ACS5) is an offensive and defensive cyber exercise on a live network with the aim to attract the widest talent. Ex. ACS5 welcomes participation from across the Field Army, with units invited to form Blue teams consisting of 10 people each with up to 30 Blue Teams in total. The Blue Teams are the exercising troops and are defending and administering representatives systems and services in a military context, whilst ensuring continued access to user. The Red Team are the opposing force (OPFOR) and their role is to attempt a series of exploits to gain access to information or disrupt normal service operation. These are the actions that the Blue Team are defending against.

QinetiQ Team Wins UK Military Mission Data Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded QinetiQ-led consortium a contract to provide data solutions for British military systems.

18 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Netherlands Set to Boost Push for Patriot Missile Defenses in Ukraine

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he intends to join German-US efforts to arm Ukraine with sophisticated Patriot air-defense systems.

18 January

Royal Australian Navy aircrew from the 808 Squadron, stand beside their MRH90 Taipan helicopter in Wollongong, Australia

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia to Scrap French-Built Military Helicopters

Australia announced it would scrap its fleet of French-made military helicopters, despite last-ditch lobbying by Paris to save the contract.

17 January

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Sees ‘Moral Imperative’ of Ukraine Tanks as US Teases New Aid

Britain says its breakthrough decision to provide tanks to Ukraine to fight Russia was a "moral imperative," as the US hints that more military aid is coming.

17 January

Rojoef Manuel

EDA Launches Automatic Target Recognition Project for EU Militaries

The European Defence Agency has launched a project to enhance the target recognition capabilities of partner militaries.

17 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Scholz Pressed by EU Partners Over Leopard Tanks for Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced increased pressure from several EU partners to authorize the export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

17 January

Joe Saballa

France Exploring ‘Largely-Ignored’ Higher Airspace

The French military is exploring ways to take advantage of a “largely-ignored” region in higher airspace to prepare for future battles.

17 January

MBDA carrying out the first firing of an MMP missile from an ARQUUS Sabre special forces vehicle

Rojoef Manuel

France Orders 200 Akeron Anti-Tank Missiles

France and MBDA have signed a contract to deliver 200 Akeron MP network-enabled anti-tank guided missiles for the French Armed Forces.

17 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Estonia Buys a Dozen Additional K9 Howitzers

The Estonian government has signed a $38.9 million contract to procure 12 additional K9 Thunder howitzers from Hanwha Defense.

17 January

Joe Saballa

British Army Concerned About Modernization Due to Ukraine War: Official

The ongoing war in Ukraine is reportedly making the British Army feel “very uncomfortable” with some aspects of its modernization drive.

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