Defense
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202307160071.html
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Allafrica
President Bola Tinubu yesterday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, took a tough stance against the growing coup attempt in African countries, calling on the continent's leaders to respect democracy and the rule of law in order to ensure political stability. Tinubu's position is contained in his statement at a high-level event organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of fifth mid-year African Union (AU) coordination meeting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBGCjvQHAG4
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Georgetown University Center for Security Studies
GU Law Professor Rosa Brooks discusses her new book "How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon".
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/russian-oil-facilities-hit-drone-attacks-511148
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Marinelink
Russia energy infrastructure has been hit by drone attacks and fires in the past month, adding to uncertainty in global oil and gas markets already rocked by the conflict in the Middle East. Russia and Ukraine have targeted each other's energy infrastructure in strikes designed to disrupt supply lines and logistics and to demoralise their opponent as they try to get the edge in a nearly two-year-old war that shows no sign of ending.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5f-Bt3DXfU
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VICE News
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-NewsAmphibious warfare is treacherous; moving a military force from sea to land can turn mistake...
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ukraine-claims-it-has-sunk-another-russian-warship-in-the-black-sea-using-high-tech-sea-drones/article67917232.ece
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Thehindu
Ukraine claimed on March 5 it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv's forces continue to take aim at targets deep behind the war's front line. Russian authorities did not confirm the claim. The Ukrainian military intelligence agency said a special operations unit destroyed the large patrol ship Sergey Kotov overnight.
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https://futurism.com/exoskeleton-super-soldiers-military
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Futurism
Lockheed Martin is developing a strap-on exoskeleton suit, called ONYX, with the goal of creating "super-soldiers" for the U.S. military.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20231206/pantsir-russias-air-defense-system-gets-upgrades-making-it-leaner-meaner-fighting-machine-1115431506.html
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Sputnikglobe
The firm has been working overtime to ramp up supplies to provide troops with the much-needed tools to provide air cover against Ukrainian drone, ballistic and cruise missile attacks. Rostec, High Precision Systems' parent, said in a statement on Tuesday that the new Pantsir differs from the base model, with modifications based on the experiences gained by air defense troops operating in the special military operation in Ukraine.
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https://www.rediff.com/news/report/with-facial-recognition-cctvs-and-anti-drone-systems-r-day-security-goes-hi-tech/20230814.htm
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Rediff
Delhi has been wrapped in a security blanket for Tuesday's 77th Independence Day celebrations, with more than 10,000 personnel manning the area in and around the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation, the police said. IMAGE: Paramilitary personnel stand guard outside Red Fort, venue of the prime minister's address to the nation on Independence Day, New Delhi, August 14, 2023.
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https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/indias-defence-budgeting-and-the-point-of-deterrence/article67659048.ece
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Thehindu
The Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) programme of the Indian Air Force (IAF) earned the sobriquet of being the 'mother of all procurements' due its cost, pegged at around $10 billion in 2007. A decade later, the purchase of 36 Rafale jets was of limited value because the requirement was for 126 aircraft.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2gvha4CipY
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Vox
Terrorist groups are destabilizing countries all over the continent.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIslamist terrorist groups have found a new ...
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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/houthi-rebels-suspected-attack-damaged-belize-flagged-ship-107333052
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Abcnews
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has forced the crew to abandon the ship, authorities said Monday. Another ship reportedly came...
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https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Solestial_receives_NASA_SBIR_Ignite_contracts_for_next_generation_solar_array_999.html
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Solardaily
Solestial, Inc. has been awarded $849,954 for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research ("SBIR") contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA"). The winning proposal titled, "Next Generation Silicon Based Solar Arrays for Space Stations and Other Permanent Space Infrastructure," comes on the heels of a $149,987 Phase I contract in January 2023.
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https://newatlas.com/diamene-graphene-diamond-armor/52683/
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New Atlas
While bullet-proof body armor does tend to be thick and heavy, that may no longer be the case if research being conducted at The City University of New York bears fruit. Scientists there have determined that two layers of stacked graphene can harden to a diamond-like consistency upon impact.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20230921/us-deploys-drone-ships-for-first-time-near-china-1113570236.html
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Sputnikglobe
Prototype unmanned ships arrived at a port near Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday to participate in naval exercises designed to test war and reconnaissance capabilities amidst worries over China's growing naval fleet. The vessels arrived in Yokosuka as part of Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.an exercise designed to test drone use in the region.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-would-take-the-brunt-of-an-attack-on-u-s-nuclear-missile-silos/
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Scientificamerican
This article is part of "The New Nuclear Age," a special report on a $1.5-trillion effort to remake the American nuclear arsenal. ast March the U.Air Force released a two-volume, 3,000-plus-page report detailing the environmental impact of its plans to replace all 400 "Minuteman" land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with new "Sentinel" missiles by the mid-2030s.
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/2/france-and-philippines-eye-security-pact-to-allow-/
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Washingtontimes
MANILA, Philippines — France and the Philippines are condiering a defense pact that would allow them to send military forces to each other's territory for joint exercises, the Philippine defense chief said Saturday after holding talks with his French counterpart. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said in a joint press conference with French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu that they were seeking authorization from their heads of state to begin negotiations.
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https://www.nextgov.com/defense/2023/10/army-headsets-latest-version-clears-hurdle-service-wishlist-remains-long/391050/
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Nextgov
Soldiers who tried out the latest prototype of the U.S. Army's futuristic infantry headset called it much improved over an earlier, heavier version. But the Army's wishlist of capabilities for a soldier headset remains long and ambitious. From August 18 to 24, soldiers at Fort Drum, New York,...
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https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2024/03/11/us-space-force-budget-request-dips-as-china-threat-increases/
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C4isrnet
The U.S. Space Force's $29.4 billion fiscal year 2025 budget request is $600 million lower than what it asked for in FY24 — a dip that follows three years of steady growth for the fledgling service.Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters March 8 that the smaller budget request - which...
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kieran-cox-marine-noise-pollution-canadian-armed-forces-live-fire-training-b-c-1.7049695?cmp=rss
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Cbc
A B.C. scientist wants the Canadian Armed Forces to do more to protect wildlife from the noise of live-fire training.In a study published by Marine Policy this month, Kieran Cox with Simon Fraser University reviews a report commissioned by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to determine and mitigate...
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/view/809794/?sc=rssn
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Newswise
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://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-pistol-training/
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Taskandpurpose
The Marine Corps may soon change how it grades the shooting in its Combat Pistol Program, giving more points to lethal shots and devaluing non-lethal shots, Corps officials said.
"We're not asking everyone to be able to shoot a pistol at MARSOC [U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command]-level...
"We're not asking everyone to be able to shoot a pistol at MARSOC [U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command]-level...
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-issues-blistering-attacks-germany-nato-breakfast-germany/story?id=56504193
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ABC