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15 March

Participants testified that the Radiosystem 570 and situational image worked well and that it makes them both faster and more dangerous in combat.

Sweden Tests New Battle Management System

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has demonstrated a new battle management system for the Swedish Armed Forces.

15 March

Joe Saballa

JPL Snake-Like Robot Could Be Used for Tunnel Warfare

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory's snake-like robot designed to scout terrain unreachable by tracked or wheeled platforms could change the nature of tunnel warfare.

15 March

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.

Rojoef Manuel

UK to Build Electromagnetic Environment Hub for ‘Freedom of Maneuver and Action’

The UK has announced an $8.5 million investment to construct an electromagnetic environment hub for the British military.

15 March

Rojoef Manuel

CMC to Equip Sikorsky Helicopters With Tactical Flight Management Systems

CMC Electronics has signed a multi-year contract to supply several Sikorsky helicopters with tactical flight management systems.

14 March

HMAS Warramunga sails into Sydney Harbour to berth at her new home port of Fleet Base East in Sydney. *** Local Caption *** HMAS Warramunga arrived in Sydney at the ships new home port of Fleet Base East, having been previously home ported at Fleet Base West, Garden Island, Rockingham, West Australia. The ships company in Warramunga recently completed a hull swap from HMAS Parramatta to enable Parramatta to undergo a capability upgrade in West Australia. When complete, Parramatta will be equipped with one of the most advanced, sovereign air search radar capabilities in the world.

Rojoef Manuel

Thales, Orbis to Enhance Royal Australian Navy Maritime Sustainment Capabilities

Thales has teamed with Orbis to enhance the Royal Australian Navy’s maritime sustainment operations in Fleet Base East, Sydney.

14 March

Rojoef Manuel

RAF to Receive Flight Simulator for Upgraded Shadow Mk2 Training

UK has procured a complete flight simulator system to prepare the Royal Air Force for its future Shadow Mk1 fleet.

13 March

Inder Singh Bisht

US Air Force Developing Next-Gen Agile Missile

The US Air Force Research Laboratory is developing a next-generation missile concept with a rapidly pivoting forebody.

10 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Persistent to Upgrade USAF Nuclear Missile Base Security Networking

The US Air Force has contracted Persistent Systems to establish seamless networking at the country’s three strategic missile bases.

10 March

1st Lt. Anton King, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, poses for a photo wearing an HGU-55/P helmet fitted with Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker and day visor Feb. 11, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The helmet provides A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots a central interface for everything they need, from oxygen supply to communications to flight instruments. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Hayden Legg) (This image was manipulated by merging two photos in Adobe Photoshop.)

Rojoef Manuel

F-35 Next-Gen Helmet-Mounted Microdisplay Step Closer to Production

Wearable solutions provider Kopin has achieved a "major milestone" in the production qualification of its Organic Light-Emitting Diode technology for F-35 helmet-mounted display systems.

10 March