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13 April

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

DARPA self-repairing concrete development project

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Launches Self-Repairing Concrete Development Project

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a self-healing building material development project.

12 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Israel to Send Greece Spike Anti-Tank Systems for $400 Million

Israel has signed a $400 million deal with Greece to provide Spike anti-tank systems.

11 April

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean during acceptance trials April 21, 2016

Ronald Watkins

Leonardo Announces Next-Gen Naval Power Conversion Technology

Leonardo DRS has introduced its next-generation power conversion technology to provide “available and reliable electrical power” for US Navy ships.

10 April

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Awards Leonardo $1B Columbia Sub Propulsion Contract

The US Navy has awarded Leonardo a more than $1-billion contract to provide integrated electric propulsion components for the future Columbia-class submarine.

10 April