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23 October

Test participants from the Reconnaissance (RECCE) Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, launch a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) to conduct remote detection of biological warfare agents, while conducting stand-off scanning with the Sensor Suite Upgrade (SSU) on an M1135 variant Stryker — the Army’s high-speed, high-mobility, armored carrier. (U.S. Army photo by Tad Browning)

US Army Trials New CBRN Sensor on M1135 Stryker Recon Vehicle

The US Army has tested a new Sensor Suite Upgrade on the M1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle in Washington.

23 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Hamas War Could Last Months, Vows It Would Be ‘Last’

Israel's defense minister said the war against Hamas could take "months" but insisted it would be the last against the Gaza militant group.

20 October

Aerial view of SM-1 nuclear reactor and plant circa the 1960s. SM-1 was the first nuclear power plant to successfully provide power to the commercial grid when it came online in April 1957. While SM-1’s reactor was initially deactivated in 1973, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of planning for the reactor’s decommissioning and dismantlement of the facility.

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum, Aptim to Decommission US Army Nuclear Facility in Alaska

The US Army has awarded Amentum and Aptim a contract to decommission and dismantle the SM-1A Reactor Facility in Fort Greely, Alaska.

20 October

Israeli troops patrol at an undisclosed location along the border with the Gaza Strip

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Rallies Troops for Invasion

Trucks stuffed with aid for Gaza should be rolling "in the next day or so," the UN said, with Palestinians desperate for supplies after relentless bombing from Israel.

20 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Kicks Off Procurement of Next-Gen Reconnaissance Vehicles

The German government is seeking proposals for the development and production of 252 next-generation reconnaissance vehicles for the army.

19 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Sweden Commissions $316M Leopard Tank Upgrades

Sweden has contracted Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to upgrade 44 Leopard 2 tanks of the Swedish Armed Forces.

18 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine Rolls Out Jam-Proof Walkie-Talkie to Counter Russian EW

Ukraine has introduced a new jam-resistant radio communication device to counter Russia’s electronic warfare.

17 October

BAE Systems' prototype of the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (CUAS) variant of the US Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is seen parked. Its hull is colored an earthy green.

Juster Domingo

BAE Unveils Counter-Drone Variant of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

BAE Systems has unveiled a prototype of the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System variant of the US Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.

17 October

Joe Saballa

Czech CV90 Combat Vehicles to Receive Saab Sight-and-Fire Control Capability

Saab has been tapped to integrate its sight-and-fire control system into CV90 combat vehicles for the Czech Republic.

17 October

Juster Domingo

UK Pushes for Mine-Detecting Drone Technologies

Scientists and engineers from the UK are conducting research to equip the armed forces with innovative drones for explosive threat detection.

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