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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/01/europe/ukraine-winter-war-intl/index.html
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Ukraine will soon face its second winter at war, and the bold campaigns of a year ago that saw significant gains in Kharkiv and Kherson seem a distant memory.
The Ukrainian military is now waging a war of intense attrition against stubborn and larger Russian forces along a front...
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Ukraine will soon face its second winter at war, and the bold campaigns of a year ago that saw significant gains in Kharkiv and Kherson seem a distant memory.
The Ukrainian military is now waging a war of intense attrition against stubborn and larger Russian forces along a front...
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https://news.usni.org/2023/07/12/chinese-military-aircraft-ships-make-provocative-passes-near-taiwan
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Around 30 People's Liberation Army Navy aircraft flew over the median line in the Taiwan Strait and into the island's air defense identification zone on Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said. Since 7 a.local time, Taiwan's Armed Forces identified a total of 30 aircraft consisting of unmanned aerial vehicles, Chengdu J-10 multi-mission aircraft, Shenyang J-16 fighters and Xian H-6 bombers, by 6 a.local time, according to the MND.
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http://christiannewswire.com/news/8316088126.html
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Coffeyville Journal (February 29, 2020). Use of Department of the Air Force imagery does not constitute product or organizational endorsement of any kind (click on image for higher resolution). SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- As a 4th of July celebration, residents remember how their home town of Coffeyville, Kansas, a very special rural town, became the home of a very special hymn, 'Creator of the Universe' (The Space Force Hymn).
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https://news.sky.com/story/pentagon-aware-of-reports-us-warship-and-other-vessels-attacked-in-red-sea-13022065
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The US says three commercial ships have been attacked by missiles in the Red Sea - with one of its destroyers shooting down armed drones as it went to help.The Bahamas-flagged Unity Explorer, owned by a British company, was one of the vessels targeted in the drone and missile assault on Sunday...
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240526/russian-armed-forces-liberate-the-village-of-berestovoye-in-kharkov-region-1118641822.html
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Units of the Zapad (West) group of Russian troops have taken control over the village of Berestovoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "As a result of successful combat operations, units of the Zapad group of troops liberated the village of Berestovoe in the Kharkov region," the ministry said.
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https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/philippine-military-demands-return-equipment-of-seized-by-china-during-maritime-clash/
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The head of the Philippine armed forces has demanded that China return firearms and other equipment seized by the China Coast Guard (CCG) during a violent confrontation at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea this week, which the military described as an "act of piracy."
The incident occurred...
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https://www.wired.com/story/russia-un-resolution-space-nuclear-weapons-satellites/
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Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have reaffirmed a nearly 50-year-old ban on placing weapons of mass destruction into orbit, two months after reports Russia has plans to do just that.Russia's vote against the resolution was no surprise. As one of the...
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https://theconversation.com/south-africas-military-is-expected-to-do-more-than-ever-with-tighter-budgets-how-the-force-has-declined-over-30-years-219343
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The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It's as old as the country's constitutional democracy, the result of a negotiated political settlement that ended apartheid. The defence force consists of the army, air force, navy, and military health service.
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https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/call-of-duty-is-getting-in-the-gundam-robot
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The classic anime series Gundam examines the traumatic experience of war, particularly the unalterable effect it has on those young soldiers forced to participate in the horrors of fighting for their life while taking the lives of others using weapons of inhuman strength and devastation. Which...
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https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2023/11/11/hezbollah-says-it-is-introducing-new-weapons-in-ongoing-battles-with-israeli-troops
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BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group said Saturday his fighters have introduced new weapons, including a missile with a heavy warhead in the ongoing fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border, adding that they will keep using the tense frontier to pressure Israel. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also blasted the United States over the Israel-Hamas war, saying it is the only country that can stop Israel's wide offensive on the Gaza Strip but doesn't do so.
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https://www.newstrail.com/air-defense-system-market-growth-improvement-highly-witness-raytheon-thales-bae/
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Newstrail
The Global Air Defense System Market study with 132+ market data Tables, Pie charts & Figures is now released by HTF MI. The research assessment of the Market is designed to analyse futuristic trends, growth factors, industry opinions, and industry-validated market facts to forecast till 2029. The market Study is segmented by key a region that is accelerating the marketization.
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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/01/10/usn-and-royal-navy-on-defence-as-houthis-launch-largest-attack-on-red-sea-shipping-yet/
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U.and British warships and aircraft shot down "the largest attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea to date" overnight, taking down every drone, cruise missile, and ballistic missile, preventing damage to warships and merchant shipping. Eighteen 'suicide attack' drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles, and one anti-ship ballistic missile were launched by Iran-backed Shiite Houthi fighters in Yemen towards the Red Sea overnight on the 9th of January, part of an ongoing effort to attack the economy of Western nations by destroying merchant ships and closing the crucial Red Sea route to trade.
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https://www.healio.com/news/orthopedics/20231110/aana-aossm-society-for-military-orthopaedic-surgeons-announce-200000-grant-recipient
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November 10, 2023
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https://www.dvm360.com/view/veterinary-scene-down-under-australian-animal-biotechnology-company-wins-2024-pet-care-inno-vation-prize-and-more-news
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Shining a light on the illegal wildlife trade Away from the 4 small animal veterinary practices he co-owns, Cameron Murray, BSc, BVMS, has a strong interest in wildlife conservation. Starting with his involvement with SAVE African Rhino Foundation he is now also a director of the charity...
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https://news.yahoo.com/days-instead-months-defence-ministry-170735064.html
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Ukraine's Defence Ministry, for the first time, has approved new models of drones under a simplified procedure, which was approved by the Cabinet of Ministry the other day, and shortened the relevant terms to a few days instead of months.Source: This was announced by Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy...
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/synthetaic-claims-synthetic-data-is-as-good-as-the-real-thing-when-it-comes-to-ai/
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Techcrunch
Remember the Chinese "spy" balloon from 2023? If not, here's a refresher: about a year ago, a high-altitude balloon originating from China flew across American airspace largely undetected. Later spotted — and shot down — by the U.Air Force, the balloon proved difficult for curious civilian lookers-on to trace back to its origin — until AI firms like Synthetaic showed it could be done with satellite imagery.
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https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasa-center-boosted-yf-12-supersonic-engine-research/
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Supersonic flight became a reality in October 1947, when the Bell X-1 rocket plane broke the sound barrier. NASA's Lewis Research Center in Cleveland (now, NASA Glenn), which had served as the agency's aeropropulsion leader since it was established in the 1940s, subsequently helped NASA advance...
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https://www.army-technology.com/news/boeing-delivers-first-us-army-block-ii-chinook-helicopter/
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Boeing has modernised the first of the US Army's 465 CH-47F 'Chinook' transport helicopters to the latest Block II configuration earlier this week (1 July 2024).
The Chinook is a tandem rotary wing helicopter that can perform various heavy-lift duties, including medical evacuation, aircraft...
The Chinook is a tandem rotary wing helicopter that can perform various heavy-lift duties, including medical evacuation, aircraft...
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https://executivebiz.com/2023/11/decision-lens-to-provide-process-optimization-software-for-afrl-directorate/
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for the laboratory's Digital Capabilities Directorate. Decision Lens said Wednesday its software will be utilized to assist DCD in optimizing its processes for prioritizing the portfolio of digital capabilities. The software, equipped with an intake engine, streamlines tasks by eliminating manual processes and offers additional functionalities such as a decision science-based data framework and what-if analysis.
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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-dress-code-camouflage-shortage/
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Marine unit leaders can now let their troops wear desert-pattern camouflage uniforms instead of the woodland-pattern one.
The announcement came on Thursday, Sept. 28, courtesy of an Instagram video from the new Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps...
The announcement came on Thursday, Sept. 28, courtesy of an Instagram video from the new Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13056355/AI-nuclear-attack-military-war-simulations.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
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Published: 11:52 EST, 7 February 2024 | Updated: 12:43 EST, 7 February 2024 Industry experts have been sounding the alarm over AI sparking deadly wars - and a new study may have validated those fears.Researchers simulated war scenarios using five AI programs including ChatGPT and Meta's AI...
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29804315/us-militarys-sea-monster-plane-soviet-union/
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THE US military has revealed incredible plans to develop a futuristic "Sea Monster" plane based on Soviet Union technology from the Cold War era. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Pentagon's right arm, is building a ground-effect vehicle (GEV) expected to dominate the skies...