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Pentagon Revives Fifth-Gen Aerial Target Project

The US Department of Defense has awarded Advanced Technology International a $77-million contract to develop Fifth Generation Aerial Target prototypes.

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Collins Aerospace to Produce Electric Generator for Abrams Tank

The US Army has awarded Collins Aerospace a $24-million contract to produce electric generators to power the Abrams M1A2 main battle tank.

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BAE to Deliver Signal Processing Solution for DARPA

DARPA has awarded BAE Systems a contract to support signal processing and computation development for the US Department of Defense.

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Australia Tests Laser-Equipped Drone to Map Amphibious Landings

The Australian Defence Force has trialed a drone-based laser-firing sensor to map beaches and the seabed for amphibious landings.

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Ukraine Says Forces Recaptured Three Square Km Near Bakhmut

Ukrainian forces have recaptured a clutch of territory around the eastern war-battered town of Bakhmut but made no major advances on the southern front, the deputy defense minister said.

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Pilatus PC-21 Trainer Aircraft to Receive Canadian Avionics

Pilatus Aircraft has awarded Canadian firm CMC Electronics a contract to supply avionics for its PC-21 next-generation pilot trainers.

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Babcock, Polish Armaments Group to Launch Joint Venture

Babcock and the Polish Armaments Group have signed a framework agreement to establish a shipbuilding and equipment support joint venture.

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Saab Begins Mast Production for Finland’s Future Pohjanmaa Corvettes

Saab has conducted a cutting ceremony in Karlskrona for the first of four masts of the Finnish Navy’s future Pohjanmaa-class corvettes.

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8 Fighters Killed in Russian Strikes on Rebel-Held Northwest Syria: Monitor

At least eight fighters were killed in Russian air strikes targeting a rebel base in Syria's northwest, a war monitor said.

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Five Burkina Faso Police Officers, 40 ‘Terrorists’ Die in Clashes

Five Burkinabe police officers have died in an attack in the center-east of Burkina Faso, with at least 40 of the attackers "neutralized" when the authorities launched a counter-attack, the army said.

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