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26 April

An image of an intercom system. The capability includes a headset with a microphone attached to it, and two items that appear to be receivers. The equipment are painted dark green and gray.

Rheinmetall to Supply Germany With 191,000 Intercom Systems

Rheinmetall has been chosen to equip Germany's armed forces with 191,000 tactical communications systems in a potential $430 million deal.

25 April

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

CACI to Provide Communications, IT Expertise for US Africa and European Command

CACI has received a contract to deliver communications and information technology expertise for the US Africa Command and European Command.

25 April

Cyber

US Army soldier demonstrates Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 and mission command

Rojoef Manuel

Virginia Company to Support US Army Communication Network in Europe

Tyto Athene has received a $168-million contract to support the US Army’s network infrastructure in Europe.

24 April

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russia’s ‘Top Secret’ EW Weapon Blamed for Flight Jamming on NATO East Flank

Russia’s alleged “top secret” electronic warfare weapon is being held responsible for multiple flight jamming incidents recently recorded across NATO’s eastern flank.

23 April

Air

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Rocket Propulsion Division, recently designed, printed, built and hot fired a first-ever, single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber additively manufactured using a process called laser powder directed energy deposition, or DED. DED is an additive manufacturing process in which the device injects metal powder into focused beams of high-power laser in highly controlled atmospheric conditions. The Hotfire of the thrust chamber is shown in the Experimental Cell 1 (EC-1) at the AFRL Rocket Lab. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Rojoef Manuel

AFRL Develops First 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has produced its first additive-manufactured rocket engine thrust chamber.

22 April

Air

Joe Saballa

DARPA Demos Aerial ‘Dogfight’ Between AI, Human-Piloted F-16s

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the successful demonstration of an aerial “dogfight” between an AI-piloted and a human-controlled F-16 fighter jet.

19 April

Cyber