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Feb- 2024 -

22 February

UK Sends First Challenger 3 Tank Prototype to Germany for Trials

The British Army has sent the first pre-production model of its new Challenger 3 main battle tank to Germany to undergo trials.

19 February

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Army Fires Swedish Archer Mobile Howitzer for First Time

British Army soldiers have, for the first time, fired the Swedish-made Archer wheeled artillery system procured last year.

14 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Receives Three Autonomous Electric Cargo Aircraft

Aerospace company Pyka has delivered its first three Pelican large-scale autonomous electric cargo aircraft to the US Air Force.

13 February

Sea

USS Kingsville (LCS 36) Independence-class littoral combat ship

Rojoef Manuel

Future USS Kingsville Completes Acceptance Trials

Austal USA has completed the acceptance trials of the US Navy’s future USS Kingsville littoral combat ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

12 February

Technology

Personnel testing virtual reality medical trauma simulator for soldiers

Rojoef Manuel

Latvia Finalizes Test on VR Trauma Simulator for EU Militaries

The Latvian Ministry of Defence has conducted the final demonstration of its Virtual Reality Trauma Simulator project in Ādaži.

7 February

Technology

A Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment (TORVICE) trial was held in South Australia in late 2023. The live trial involved personnel from Australia, the US and UK testing autonomous ground vehicles in a contested electronic warfare environment. TORVICE is part of Australia's commitment to AUKUS Pillar II Advanced Capabilities.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia, UK, US Demo AI in Autonomous Military Systems

The Australian military has partnered with the UK and the US to showcase the operability of autonomous assets with artificial intelligence.

5 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army’s Upgraded IVAS Next-Gen Goggles Complete Squad-Level Testing

The US Army has completed squad-level assessments for the latest, upgraded version of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System.

5 February

Sea

USS San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29)

Rojoef Manuel

Ingalls Completes Builder’s Trials of 13th San Antonio Transport Dock

Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder’s trials for the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, the USS Richard M. McCool Jr.

Jan- 2024 -

31 January

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Collins Tests F-35 Fighter Jet Cooling System Replacement

Collins Aerospace has tested an 80-kilowatt cooling system as part of an F-35 aircraft power and thermal capability replacement effort.

31 January

Air

Gabriele Di Francesco, Xwing safety pilot, prepares for takeoff in N101XW, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that flies autonomously, at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, has awarded Xwing two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in March 2023 to conduct autonomous flight trials and optimize the technology for future missions and a Phase Three in December 2023 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

Rojoef Manuel

AFWERX Demos Cessna 208B Aircraft for Autonomous Transport

US Air Force innovation arm AFWERX has completed an autonomous logistics demonstration of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in California.

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