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https://247wallst.com/investing/2023/12/18/the-evolution-of-the-standard-issue-us-army-sidearm-over-nearly-250-years/
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The American military has issued a variety of sidearms since the Revolutionary War. Guns were chosen for their reliability, durability, and lethality. These early weapons were, quite often, privately owned. As the officers were typically more affluent, they were able to afford the pricier...
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https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/787_372715.html
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The U.Army issued a white paper titled "Army Force Structure Transformation" on Feb. 27. The transformation reflects the systemic changes in the security environment in the world and in Northeast Asia over the past two decades. At the same time, the transformation is to have a significant impact on the security cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United States.
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https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/03/14/how-the-uss-black-cemeteries-are-being-made-visible-once-more
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At the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, the location of a Black cemetery has been confirmed through a non-intrusive archaeological survey. So far, 121 potential graves have been identified, with the survey, which involves ground-penetrating radar, still ongoing.In 2019, Rodney...
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20231205/watch-cutting-edge-russian-drones-wipe-out-ukrainian-manpower-1115387116.html
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Units equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the Russian Airborne Forces have destroyed a group of Ukrainian soldiers near Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the special military operation zone, Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) told reporters on Tuesday. The MoD said that "after launching an FPV [first-person view] drone, an operator directed the UAV to the Ukrainian army's positions." "Upon tracking a target, the operator, using VR [virtual reality] glasses, began approaching it as his assistant corrected the drone's flight, conducting its precise guidance to the object.
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https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2023/11/mil-231116-dod04.htm
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The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced the launch of "Digital On-Demand" today, an initiative to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge by providing access to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Horizon's library of learning resources for the DoD enterprise.
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/19/spacex_paired_with_northrop_grumman/
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SpaceX is understood to be working with aerospace and defense biz Northrop Grumman on a spy satellite program that provides the US military with improved intelligence imagery. Reports surfaced last month that the Musk-owned space launch company was building a network of spy satellites as part of a classified contract with an unnamed US intelligence agency.
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https://www.newser.com/story/340581/space-force-is-looking-into-setting-up-hotline-with-china.html
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World. The commander of the US Space Force says the newest branch of the military is stepping up its activities in Asia and is considering establishing a hotline with its counterpart in China. Gen. Chance Saltzman said Monday that Space Force has discussed "opening up a line of communication to make sure that if there is a crisis, we know who we can contact," but there have not been talks with the Chinese side yet, Reuters reports.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/top-naval-commanders-to-review-maritime-security-scenario-at-delhi-conclave/article67267502.ece
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Top commanders of the Navy will carry out a comprehensive review of India's maritime security challenges and ways to enhance tri-services synergy at a three-day conclave beginning on Monday amid China's burgeoning military posturing in the Indian Ocean region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Gen.
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https://www.westernjournal.com/ap-confrontation-near-disputed-shoal-south-china-sea-chinese-coast-guard-ship-engages-supply-boat/
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Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons Saturday in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing injuries to its navy crew members and heavy damage to the wooden vessel, Philippine officials said.
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http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20230921.aspx
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All British infantry are to receive the new L403A1 assault rifle if the various special forces units receiving it find its performance equal or superior to current assault rifles used by British troops. L403A1 is not a radical new design, but one that utilizes features found useful by troops and with unpopular features eliminated or modified into something acceptable.
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https://theleader.info/2023/08/17/princess-leonor-begins-military-journey-to-san-javier/
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Princess Leonor began her three years of military training this week, that will prepare her after passing through the academies of the Army, the Air and Space Force and the Navy to become in the future, once she is Queen, the Captain General of the Armed Forces, as dictated by the Constitution. "This is an important moment in my life and I feel very excited and convinced to continue learning and giving my best spirit to strengthen the values with which I have grown," she said, citing among them "respect for others, effort, excellence, search for knowledge, temperance, discipline, perseverance".
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/view/809794/?sc=rssn
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Newswise — The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland — in cooperation with the U.Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.Navy — played a critical role in the successful execution of Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23). The Feb. 8 test — also known as Stellar Sisyphus — demonstrated sensor tracking and communications link capabilities of the Aegis Weapon System, a cornerstone of naval missile defense for which APL has served as the technical direction agent for many years.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13114947/Satellite-spying-people-experts-worried-privacy.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
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Published: 12:59 EST, 23 February 2024 | Updated: 13:24 EST, 23 February 2024 Privacy experts are sounding the alarm on a new satellite capable of spying on your every move that is set to launch in 2025.The satellite, created by startup company Albedo, is so high quality it can zoom in on people...
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20230828/china-singapore-to-hold-joint-military-drills---defense-ministry-1112943222.html
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"In accordance with the annual plan and the bilateral agreement, the China-Singapore joint ground forces exercise Cooperation 2023 will be held in Singapore from late August to mid-September," the ministry stated on WeChat. During the exercise, sniper fire as well as melee combat techniques, jumping from helicopters, hostage rescue operations will be practiced.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/23/china-philippines-escalate-rhetoric-in-south-china-sea-collision-row?traffic_source=rss
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China, Philippines escalate rhetoric in South China Sea collision row Beijing and Manila officials talk of 'intentional' and deliberately 'provocative' manoeuvres in collision incidents.The Philippines has accused Chinese coastguard vessels of "intentionally" colliding with its vessels on a...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3243141/china-not-targeting-australias-pacific-island-ties-says-senior-communist-party-official
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China-Australia relations Learn more In speech in Sydney, Liu Jianchao says the two countries could work together on regional development Liu rejects suggestions that a Chinese warship acted unprofessionally in an encounter with an Australian frigate earlier this month China-Australia relations Kandy Wong.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/navy-to-commission-mh-60r-seahawk-helicopters-on-march-6-in-kochi/article67910908.ece
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The Indian Navy will commission the newly inducted MH 60R Seahawk (a maritime variant of the Blackhawk helicopter) multi-role helicopter on March 6 at INS Garuda, the naval air station in Kochi. This will mark a pivotal moment in India's defence modernisation journey. The Seahawks squadron will be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INAS 334.
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https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/12/08/us-army-receives-first-long-range-precision-strike-missiles/
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has taken delivery of the first Precision Strike Missiles that will begin replacing the legacy Army Tactical Missile System, according to a Dec. 8 service announcement."The delivery of the Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 Early Operational Capability missiles...
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https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/mattresses/military-sleep-method-vs-navy-SEAL-sleep-technique
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When choosing the best sleep technique for falling asleep fast, it usually comes down to the Military Sleep Method vs the Navy SEAL sleep technique. Both are often recommended by experts and both claim to help you fall asleep in two minutes (with regular practice), but which technique is better for daytime naps and which is best for nighttime sleep? .
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https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/19/umbra-silicon-valley-outsider/
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Umbra co-founder Gabe Dominocielo's last name is roughly translated from the Latin as "lord of the skies." It's a fitting title for the head of a satellite imagery company — but in a recent interview with TechCrunch, he joked that his last name should be "unit economics." "Space isn't my background," he said.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/up-ats-arrests-former-contractual-army-employee-on-espionage-charges/article67349474.ece
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The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man in Lucknow for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and passing on information about India's military installations to the handlers across the border. Shailesh Kumar alias Shailendra Singh Chauhan is working as a porter on a contractual basis in the Indian Army in Arunachal Pradesh for the past eight or nine months.
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https://www.rt.com/news/580555-us-bases-china-malware/
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The US government is searching for a malicious computer code it believes Chinese hackers have been able to plant inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supply at US military bases at home and abroad, American officials have told the New York Times (NYT). The perpetrators were "probably working for the People's Liberation Army," the paper's Saturday article said.