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Oct- 2023 -

3 October

Arms

US Army soldier with the Chemical Corps points his rifle while wearing a protective gas mask.

Pentagon Releases Strategy to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction

The US Department of Defense has issued an unclassified paper incorporating critical approaches to mitigate weapons of mass destruction.

2 October

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Wins $1.2B Trident II Submarine Ballistic Missile Deal for US, UK

Lockheed Martin has clinched a $1.2-billion contract to produce Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles for the US and the UK.

2 October

Arms

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, supporting 3rd Infantry Division, demonstrate M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operations to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Estonia allies during a live-fire exercise at Estonian Central Training Area, Estonia, Sept. 27, 2023. The 3rd Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Salazar Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army, NATO Battle Group Demonstrate HIMARS in Estonia

The US Army and NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group have conducted a live-fire demonstration of the M142 HIMARS in Estonia.

1 October

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Africa Interested in Making Ukrainian Weapons: Kyiv

African countries are interested in not just buying weapons from Kyiv but manufacturing them, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

Sep- 2023 -

29 September

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Thailand Trials New, Domestically-Made CS/AH2 Light Howitzer

Thailand’s Defense Technology Institute has announced the successful trial of its new, 105-millimeter CS/AH2 light howitzer prototype.

28 September

DOD Contracts

Commonly Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS)

Joe Saballa

US Army Buys Additional 409 CROWS Remote Weapon Stations

The US Army has ordered additional Commonly Remotely Operated Weapon Stations from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

27 September

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

US DoD Establishes $75M ‘Munitions Campus’ Pilot

The US Department of Defense has awarded ACMI a $75-million contract to establish a munitions research and development ecosystem.

27 September

Arms

An inert Joint Direct Attack Munition QuickStrike Extended Range mine is attached to a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, in early March, 2023

Rojoef Manuel

BL Harbert to Develop Weapons Generation Complex for US Air Force

The US Navy has awarded BL Harbert a contract to construct a weapons generation complex at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

27 September

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Northrop Clinches $705M F-35 Air-to-Ground Missile Deal

Northrop Grumman has received a $705-million contract to supply new air-to-ground missiles for US Air Force F-35 combat jets.

26 September

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Missile Fragments Found in Moldova After Russian Strikes on Ukraine

Fragments of a missile were found in a village in Moldova after a major Russian aerial attack on neighboring Ukraine overnight.

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