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Mar- 2024 -

14 March

Land

A DIRT Bag 6090 maintainer fabricated enclosure kit, or MFEK, is set up for an on-aircraft demonstration of a structural repair in a hangar at a Marine Corps Air Station facility in July 2022. A MFEK is a pre-fabricated walk-in enclosure that rapidly enables maintainers to perform sustainment on the Air Force’s current fleet of combat aircraft in a controlled, dust- and debris-free environment that works the same way for every maintainer, every time. The enclosure is comprised of durable, transparent panels and a lightweight, reconfigurable frame made of telescoping poles, and is scalable and reconfigurable from 54” up to 90”. AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, funded the design, development and successful flightline testing of Cornerstone Research Group’s DIRT Bag DB-6090, which will be sold alongside the smaller DIRT Bag DB-2424 model previously developed under an AFRL Small Business Innovation Research program. (U.S. Air Force photo)

US Air Force Extends Development of Aircraft Repair Tents

Cornerstone Research Group has secured a contract to extend maintainer-fabricated enclosure kit development for the US Air Force.

13 March

Sea

A uniformed French Navy personnel has his back turned against the camera as he sits in front of a computer system with three computer screens propped up on a table. The screens show what appears to be the interface of Thales' Expeditionary Portable Operations Centre (e-POC). The left screen displays a topographic map, and the middle screen shows various data through lines and graphs. The screen on the right appears to be displaying a blue-violet wallpaper.

Juster Domingo

Thales Delivers Unmanned Mine-Clearing Ops Center to French Navy

Thales has developed a mission planning, management, and analysis demonstrator for the French Navy's mine-clearing operations.

12 March

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Military Mulls Buying Hundreds of Armed Sea Drones: Report

The Taiwanese military is reportedly considering purchasing hundreds of armed sea drones to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion.

8 March

Technology

A brown M1083 army truck is seen parked in what appears to be a parking area. The six-wheel truck has two windshields and an open-trunk back.

Juster Domingo

US Army Taps Palantir to Build TITAN Next-Gen Targeting System

Palantir has signed a $178-million deal to develop a next-generation ground station targeting system for the US Army.

8 March

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Army Begins Fielding AI-Enabled ‘SMASH’ Anti-Drone Tech

The British Army has begun fielding a new military technology that utilizes artificial intelligence to take down hostile drones.

7 March

Business

Rojoef Manuel

EDGE Group, Indra to Offer Military Radars for Non-EU, NATO Users

EDGE Group and Indra have agreed to offer military radars for “untapped and fragmented” markets outside Europe and NATO.

6 March

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Singapore Army Braces for Hi-Tech Urban Warfare Training

The Singapore Army is set to utilize more cutting-edge technologies in its urban warfare training with the introduction of smart target systems.

6 March

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Developing Vehicle-Mounted 50kW Laser Weapon

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is developing a 50-kilowatt laser weapon to neutralize enemy missiles and drones.

6 March

Technology

UK soldiers taking part in Exercise Army Cyber Spartan

Rojoef Manuel

QinetiQ to Deliver Digital, IT Services for UK MoD in $1.5B Deal

London-based QinetiQ has received a contract to provide digital and information technology services for the UK Ministry of Defence.

6 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Military Deploys AI to Aid Air Strikes in Middle East

The US military has confirmed its deployment of artificial intelligence in the Middle East to aid its combat operations.

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