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24 February

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Pictured: Peregrine Rotary Wing UAV, Schiebel S-100 Camcopter operating during REPMUS 22 REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation & Prototyping augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems) is a Portuguese Maritime Operational Experimentation Exercise, which takes place annually. It was established as simply REP in 2004 and grown year on year. In 2014 NATO CMRE were invited to take part for the first time and then an invitation was issued in early 2019 for NATOs Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative (MUSI) to take part, which they did later that year and again in 2021 and this year. (2020 did not occur because of the global pandemic) providing a significant boost to the scope and scale of REPMUS. REPMUS is a testing ground designed to allow a large-scale experimentation where NATO navies can collaborate with each other and with Academia and Industry to develop and test unmanned system capabilities, to build interoperability & interchangeability and to develop operational concepts, tactics, techniques and procedures.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Navy Peregrine Helicopter Drone Conducts First Operation in Middle East

The Royal Navy has used its S-100 Peregrine rotary-wing unmanned aerial system for the first time in the Middle East.

20 February

Air

Aircraft air refueling during US Central Command (CENTCOM) Bomber Task Force Mission.

Giulia Bernacchi

CENTCOM Conducts Bomber Task Force Mission in Middle East

The US Central Command has conducted a Bomber Task Force Mission in the Middle East to enhance its operational capabilities in the region.

19 February

Middle East

Giulia Bernacchi

Galvion to Deliver 35,000 Batlskin Helmets to Middle Eastern Customers

Galvion has received multiple orders to deliver 35,000 Batlskin helmet systems for several Middle Eastern customers.

16 February

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Shipment of ‘Heavy’ US Bombs Arrives in Israel: Defense Ministry

Israel's defense ministry announced that a shipment of "heavy" US-made bombs arrived overnight in Israel.

16 February

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Blocked Iran Planes After US Warnings: Security Source

Lebanon denied permission for Iranian flights to land in Beirut twice this week after the US warned Israel might shoot the planes down.

16 February

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Official Media Report Israeli Drone Strike in South

Lebanese official media said an Israeli drone struck the country's south, without reporting casualties, days before a deadline in a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

15 February

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Hamas Says Expects Talks on Gaza Truce Phase Two to Begin ‘Early Next Week’

Hamas expects indirect negotiations with Israel for the second phase of an ongoing truce in Gaza to begin "early next week."

14 February

Middle East

Aftermath of an Israeli strike in Basta, Central Beirut.

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Says Refuses Israeli Demand to Stay in Five Southern Locations

Beirut rejects Israel's demand to stay in five southern locations after next week's ceasefire implementation deadline.

12 February

Air

A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran on September 27, 2017.

Giulia Bernacchi

Iran to Unveil Domestically Developed Supersonic Cruise Missile

The Iranian military has announced that the country will unveil a new indigenous supersonic cruise missile next month, state media reported.

12 February

Middle East

Giulia Bernacchi

Iran Showcases Upgraded Bavar-373 Air Defense System During Drills

Iran unveiled an upgraded version of its domestically-developed Bavar-373 air defense missile system during the “Eqtedar” military drills.

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