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22 August

VBS4 is a virtual desktop simulation for collective tactical and mission rehearsal, with support for over 100 training use cases.

BAE Systems to Upgrade New Zealand Military’s Virtual Simulator

The New Zealand Defence Force has contracted BAE Systems to upgrade its VBS4 virtual desktop trainer to the latest configuration.

22 August

Rojoef Manuel

Virginia Firm to Support International US Army Training Capabilities

V2X has received a $3.7-billion task order to support the global Warfighter-Training Readiness Solutions of the US Army.

22 August

Soldiers with the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division test a Freeze-Dried Plasma kit as part of combat casualty care training during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, April 2, 2023. FDP is one of several human and canine blood products currently under development by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland. USAMMDA’s Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management team partners with both U.S. Department of Defense and non-DOD industry development partners to develop and deliver blood products for possible future use by the military Joint-Forces. (U.S. Army Courtesy Photo/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

FDA Clears Freeze-Dried Plasma Transfusion Powder for Military Emergency Use

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized octaplasLG Powder blood for tactical emergency use to treat excessive bleeding.

21 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Swedish Firm Wins Pentagon’s Hearing Protection Headset Contract

INVISIO has clinched a $16.6 million contract to deliver communication and hearing protection solutions to the US Department of Defense.

20 August

A Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA (SM-2 Blk IIIA) interceptor is launched from the USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) off the coast of Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of Vigilant Wyvern/Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48, a joint test of the U.S. Navy Program Executive Officer Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency conducted October 25, 2023.

Ronald Watkins

X-Bow Hypersonic Booster Passes Preliminary Design Review

X-Bow Systems announced that it has completed the preliminary design review of its solid fuel hypersonic booster rocket engine.

20 August

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Jacob Lunce, 580th Software Engineering Squadron technical specialist, discusses the new Special Mission Display Processor at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, July 30, 2024, that will function on the C-130J aircraft. The deployed SMPD launched in July 2024 and will enhance avionics capabilities and improve mission situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Launches New Avionics Display for Super Hercules Airlifter

The US Air Force has introduced a new Special Mission Display Processor for the C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft in Georgia.

20 August

The Boeing MQ-25 T1 test asset transfers fuel to a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet on June 4, marking the first time in history that an unmanned aircraft has refueled another aircraft.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Installs World’s First Carrier-Based Drone Control Center

The world’s first carrier-based drone control center has been installed aboard USS George HW Bush (CVN 77).

19 August

Rojoef Manuel

Hypori to Extend BYOD Support for US Army

Cybersecurity provider Hypori has secured a $12-million contract to extend bring-your-own-device support for the US Army.

19 August

Rojoef Manuel

SAIC to Provide Engineering Services for US Navy EW Programs

SAIC has signed engineering contracts worth $58.2 million to support the US Navy’s electronic warfare programs.

19 August

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Matthew Watts with Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni, and a native of California, wraps gauze on a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 11, 2024. The exercise was performed to rehearse emergency response procedures and enhance both readiness and efficiency when responding to mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Raymond Tong)

Rojoef Manuel

New York Biotech Firm’s Anti-Bleed Gel for Soldiers Receives FDA Clearance

Cresilon Inc. has received a US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Traumagel external bleeding solution for warfighters.

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