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2 August

Staff Sgt. Billy McCoy (Left) and Sgt. Micah Miller (right), explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to 722nd Ordnance Company Airborne (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, set up electronic demolition in preparation for render safe procedures (RSP) during the EOD Team of the Year (ToY) competition 15-19 May on Fort Carson, Colorado. The Team of the Year competition is where explosive ordnance disposal technicians face off in challenging scenarios and are assessed on fitness, technical and tactical skills and response capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sharifa Newton)

Massachusetts Firm to Modernize US Army BORIS Anti-Explosives Software

The US Army has contracted Scientific Systems to upgrade its Buried Object Reporting and Identification System counter-unexploded ordnance solution.

2 August

Europe

File photo of a Turkish special force soldier.

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Arrests 99 Suspected Islamic State Members

Turkey's interior minister said that 99 suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist group had been detained in recent raids across the country.

2 August

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Orders Two MH-74G Chinooks From Boeing

Boeing has signed a $115-million contract to manufacture two additional MH-74G Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the US Army.

2 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. evaluate Pivotal’s BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Trials BlackFly eVTOL Aircraft for Military Applications

The US Air Force is testing a BlackFly electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Ohio for the Agility Prime program.

2 August

Air

Joe Saballa

Japan Osprey Crash Due to Pilot’s Decision to Fly Despite Cracked Gears: USAF

The fatal V-22 Osprey crash in Japan in November 2023 was partly the result of a pilot’s poor decision-making, a US Air Force investigation concludes.

2 August

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Airstrikes on Border Hospital Near China Kill 10: Media

Myanmar military airstrikes hit a hospital in a city controlled by an ethnic minority armed group close to the China border, killing 10 people, local media reported.

2 August

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

KNDS to Modernize German Military’s Fennek Recon Vehicle

The German military’s procurement agency has contracted KNDS Deutschland to modernize the Fennek reconnaissance vehicle.

2 August

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

India to Make Armored Vehicles ‘Spoof-Proof’ With Navigation System Purchase

The Indian Army will make its armored fighting vehicles resistant to spoofing with the acquisition of advanced land navigation systems.

2 August

Africa

Military pick-up and an armored vehicle 'Bastion' of the Malian army.

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Separatists Say Killed Dozens of Wagner, Government Fighters

Separatists in northern Mali said they killed dozens of fighters from the Russian mercenary group Wagner and government troops near the Algerian border.

2 August

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Houthi Rebels Vow ‘Military Response’ After Hamas Chief Killed

The leader of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels vowed a "military response" to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an attack blamed on Israel.

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