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Apr- 2021 -

6 April

US Army Calls for Facial Recognition Tech to Secure Bases

The US Army has issued a call for proposals to install a facial recognition security system at the entry points of all its bases.

Mar- 2021 -

30 March

The S-MET program aims at lightening Soldiers' loads by providing Infantry Battalions a robotic "mule" capability.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army to Undertake Final Testing of ‘Robotic Mule’ Unmanned Vehicle

The US Army will begin the final testing of “robotic mule” unmanned ground vehicles next month, aiming to lighten the load for infantrymen.

16 March

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Reviews Gender-Neutral Combat Fitness Test

The US Army is reviewing its gender-neutral fitness test and could revamp it to factor in the “biological differences” between men and women.

Feb- 2021 -

25 February

The Urban Training Facility at Colchester’s Merville Barracks

Inder Singh Bisht

British Paratroopers Hone Urban Warfare Skills at New Facility

The British Army recently unveiled the Urban Training Facility at Colchester, Essex, designed to prepare paratroopers for combat in complex, built-up areas.

19 February

A column of eight-wheeled Stryker combat vehicles moves along a road at Fort Benning, Georgia, September 2, 2020 during training

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Martin Awarded US Army Vehicle Protection System Contract

Lockheed Martin will supply up to 20 Modular Active Protection System base kits to US Army combat vehicles under a contract totaling up to $30 million.

Jan- 2021 -

21 January

Miko Bombeo

FBI Retrieves Armored Humvee Stolen From California National Guard

The FBI safely recovered a $120,000 armored military Humvee which was stolen from a National Guard facility in Los Angeles five days earlier.

6 January

The British Challenger 2 MBT of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment glides effortlessly across soft sand with the low evening light of the Omani landscape glinting off the desert camouflage

Inder Singh Bisht

Pixelated Camouflage to Make British Tanks 80 Percent Harder to Detect

A recent trial has shown that a new multi-colored, pixelated coating on British tanks has reduced their detection rate by 80 percent.

Dec- 2020 -

1 December

An Azerbaijani soldier takes a selfie with the national flag in Fuzuli, a liberated city, last November 26, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Azerbaijani Forces Raise Flag in Last District Handed Back by Armenia

Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.

Nov- 2020 -

27 November

Rescuers carry the body of a woman killed by shelling during the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Staff Writer With AFP

France Struggles to Retain Karabakh Sway After Armenia Defeat

President Emmanuel Macron faces a major challenge to retain France's influence over resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, needing to take account of the large Armenian minority in his country and accused by Azerbaijan of bias.

12 November