Americas
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Dec- 2020 -11 December
US Flies Two B-52s Over Gulf in Message for Iran
The United States deployed two B-52 long-range bombers over the Gulf on Thursday in a show of force directed at Iran as Washington moves to cut its ground-level military presence in the region.
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10 December
Russian Navy to Join Drills With NATO States for First Time in Decade
Russia's navy on Thursday said it will join a military exercise next year that will become its first joint drill with NATO countries in a decade.
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10 December
US Army Researcher Proposes Model for Quieter Small Drones
A researcher with the US Army has presented a model for the development of quieter drones using high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics.
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10 December
US Senators Fail to Block Trump Sale of F-35 Jets, Drones to UAE
Democrats failed to block the United States from selling top-of-the-line fighter-jets to the United Arab Emirates, with most senators dismissing fears that President Trump was setting off a dangerous arms race.
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9 December
US Army Sacks Commanders Over Texas Base Crime Wave
The US Army announced it was removing or suspending 14 commanders and unit leaders at Fort Hood after a slate of murders and sex crimes at the Texas base.
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7 December
Two Recent Accidents Ground US Navy Scout Helicopter Drones
The US Navy has grounded its fleet of MQ-8C Fire Scouts after two of the unmanned helicopters were involved in separate accidents within a week.
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4 December
US Army-Funded Research Could Allow Battlefield Telepathy
A US Army-funded research breakthrough in separating brain signals that influence actions from behavior raised hopes of developing technology that will allow soldiers to silently communicate during operations.
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4 December
US Army Develops More Efficient, Self-Adjusting Turbine Engine Design
Researchers from the US Army and two American universities have developed a new turbine engine design with improved performance through automatic, in-air adjustment of its rotor blades.
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4 December
Eyeing China, Top US General Sees Tech Revolution on Battlefield
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said the US military has to fully embrace robotics and artificial intelligence if it is to maintain superiority over China.
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Nov- 2020 -30 November
US Air Force Awards Drone Defeating Radar System Contract to Black Sage
The US Air Force has purchased a counter-drone radar system from Black Sage Technologies to combat enemy Unmanned Aerial System threats.
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