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Nov- 2023 -

7 November

Arms

The StormBreaker smart weapon is a network enabled air-to-surface munition that can engage moving targets in all weather conditions using its multi-effects warhead and tri-mode seeker.

US Navy Tests StormBreaker Smart Bomb With Super Hornet

The US Navy has conducted the initial fielding of the StormBreaker weapon using F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet multirole combat aircraft.

6 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

VSR700 helicopter drone hovering above French Navy's “Provence” Aquitaine-class multi-mission frigate

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus, Naval Group Demo Helicopter Drone Interoperability With French Frigate

Airbus and Naval Group have trialed the operability of a helicopter drone aboard the French Navy Provence frigate in the Mediterranean Sea.

Oct- 2023 -

31 October

Air

BETA Technologies’ ALIA, an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, sits on the flightline after arriving at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 26, 2023. The aircraft will begin a series of test flights over the next few months with the 413th Flight Test Squadron and AFWERX’s Agility Prime at Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

BETA Delivers ALIA eVTOL to US Air Force for Military Tests

BETA Technologies has delivered an ALIA electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to the US Air Force for military tests in Florida.

27 October

Land

Joe Saballa

Australia Trains With Robotic M113AS4 Armored Personnel Carriers

The Australian Army recently showcased its robotic M113AS4 Armored Personnel Carriers equipped with integrated remote weapon systems.

27 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Raytheon’s Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor, known as KuRFS, and the Coyote® family of effectors provide the essential detect and defeat capabilities of LIDS, the Army’s go-to counter-drone solution.

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon Demos Radar, Effector With US Army Counter-Drone Solution

Raytheon has tested the interoperability of improved radar and effectors with a counter-drone solution of the US Army.

26 October

Land

Remote Piloted Vehicles (RPV) is being driven through Swindon town during the exercise to carry Ammunition and resupply troops as well as casualty extraction during LIVEX 23. LIVEX 23 is Experimentation and Trials Group activity which took place in both the urban and rural domains around the Swindon area. 2 Yorks and TDUs exercised with experimental kit and equipment initially in the urban domain, specifically the disused Debenhams store in Swindon, moving into the rural domain on 28 Sept. The Phalanx Platoons concept was trialled for the first time with new kit and equipment on a multi-phase exercise to test the concept which incorporates a systems operator into the platoon to provide situational awareness through the use of uncrewed systems. They also trialled a variety of other innovative kit including uncrewed ground vehicles one of which will be weaponised. Other new kit includes enhanced Dismounted Situational Awareness, STEED and ballistic shields.

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Trials Situational Awareness Technologies in Urban Warfare Training

The British Army has tested advanced tactical capabilities for situational awareness in an urban landscape at Swindon.

23 October

Land

Test participants from the Reconnaissance (RECCE) Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, launch a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) to conduct remote detection of biological warfare agents, while conducting stand-off scanning with the Sensor Suite Upgrade (SSU) on an M1135 variant Stryker — the Army’s high-speed, high-mobility, armored carrier. (U.S. Army photo by Tad Browning)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Trials New CBRN Sensor on M1135 Stryker Recon Vehicle

The US Army has tested a new Sensor Suite Upgrade on the M1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle in Washington.

19 October

Asia Pacific

Ship-board firing test of Japan's railgun

Joe Saballa

Japan Test-Fires Shipboard Railgun Counter-Hypersonic Weapon for First Time

Japan has successfully conducted the first-ever shipboard firing trial of its developmental railgun counter-hypersonic weapon.

18 October

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed, MDA Complete Major Prelim Design Review of Next-Gen Interceptor

Lockheed Martin and Missile Defense Agency have completed the All Up Round Preliminary Design Review of the Next Generation Interceptor.

16 October

Air

Joe Saballa

Boeing Flies Advanced Version of AH-64E Apache Helicopter for First Time

The latest and most advanced version of Boeing’s AH-64E Apache helicopter has successfully made its maiden flight.

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