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May- 2023 -

2 May

Airman 1st Class Caleb Strout, 17th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron flight medicine admin technician, supplies a simulated casualty with oxygen during a training exercise at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. Aug. 16, 2022. The Medic Rodeo is designed to test the skills of Air Force medical technicians in both deployed and home installation environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Heimbuch)

USAF Expands New Medical Training for Future Battlefield Operations

The US Air Force is expanding its newly-developed Medic-X initiative to train medical personnel for dynamic future battlefields.

Apr- 2023 -

28 April

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

GigXR to Develop ‘Extended Reality’ Casualty Care Training for US Air Force

GigXR has received a contract to develop an “extended reality” simulation training module for the US Air Force 354th Medical Group in Eielsen, Alaska.

24 April

Exercises

Commando Helicopter Force training with Wildcat helicopter at the Arctic Circle during Exercise Clockwork

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Marines Helicopter Force Completes Arctic Aerial Support Training

The UK Royal Marines Commando Helicopter Force has completed aerial assistance training in extreme Arctic Circle weather conditions.

19 April

Technology

Paratroopers have demonstrated the firepower that they could bring to bear during combat missions as the British Armys global response force. As the culmination of a course in support weapons skills, paratroopers staged a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain. A fast-moving scenario saw an advancing force of enemy armoured vehicles engaged and defeated with Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles, 81mm mortar, Grenade Machine Guns, Heavy Machine Guns and General Purpose Machine Guns. Paratroopers opened fire from both ground positions and while moving in RWMIK patrol vehicles. The five-week-long Support Weapons Cadres trained soldiers from Colchester-based 2nd and 3rd Battalions The Parachute Regiment to serve in their units specialist Machine gun, Mortar and Anti-tanks platoons. Soldiers were taught the practical skills to fire and maintain weapons in the field, and how to use firepower in different tactical scenarios.

Rojoef Manuel

Cubic Awarded Effect Simulator Support Contract for British Army

Cubic Defence UK has been contracted to continue supporting the British Army’s Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES) training system.

19 April

Asia Pacific

Members of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Manoeuvre Support Platoon, provide direct fire support with .50 Cal machineguns during the final Battlegroup Samichon assault at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber on 20 July. *** Local Caption *** The Talisman Saber series of exercises is the principal Australian and United States Military Training activity focused on the planning and conduct of mid-intensity high end war fighting. Exercise Talisman Saber is the largest combined, joint military exercise undertaken by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and provides invaluable experience to ADF personnel to improve combat training, readiness and interoperability, exposing participants to a wide spectrum of military capabilities and training experiences. The biennial exercise was conducted for the seventh time in 2017, involving more than 30,000 US and Australian participants, operating in the maritime, land and air environments.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia, US to Host ‘Largest-Ever’ Bilateral Exercise

Australia and the US will hold their largest bilateral exercise, with approximately 30,000 military personnel expected to participate.

18 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Sends 200 Troops to Train Taiwanese Soldiers: Report

The US government has sent around 200 soldiers to Taiwan to provide military training amid increasing tensions with China.

10 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing, CAE to Expand Poseidon Aircraft Training for Canada, Germany, Norway

Boeing and aerospace simulation provider CAE have signed an agreement to expand P-8 Poseidon training in Canada, Germany, and Norway.

10 April

War

Ukrainian artillery troops take aim and prepare to fire. Photographer: Corporal Rob Kane ©MoD Crown Copyright 2022

Rojoef Manuel

Ukrainian Soldiers Finalize AS90 Howitzer Training in England

A second batch of Ukrainian warfighters has completed AS90 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer training in the UK.

4 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Deploys MQ-9A for US Marine Corps Drone Training

General Atomics has deployed its MQ-9A Reaper drone to support the US Marine Corps in training exercises in California.

4 April

Air

A German Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas flies in formation with four Finnish F/A-18 fighters.

Rojoef Manuel

NATO Fighter Jets Fly in ‘Large-Scale’ Joint Training Over Baltics

More than 20 fighter jets from NATO allies and partners joined a “large-scale” training exercise over Baltic airspace.

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