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Aug- 2024 -

9 August

Elbit to Supply Iron Fist APS to European Country in $130M Deal

Elbit Systems was awarded $130M to supply Iron Fist Active Protection System to BAE for European country's CV90 infantry fighting vehicle.

9 August

Technology

Ronald Watkins

Israeli Firm Unveils ‘Groundbreaking’ Military Battery System

Israeli Epsilor Electric Fuel Ltd. has unveiled its new Military High Voltage Battery System based on the company’s NATO standard 6T battery.

9 August

Land

Aerial image of the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt

Rojoef Manuel

Canada to Build Armed Forces Accommodation Center on Vancouver Island

The Canadian Department of Defence will open high-rise accommodation for warfighters at the Esquimalt base on Vancouver Island.

9 August

Cyber

Beginning in 2015, Marines conducting civil-military operations will have the ability to collect, process, analyze and share information using software from a smartphone. The mobile application, called MARCIMS, was developed by Marine Corps Systems Command and through science and technology funding from the Office of Naval Research.

Rojoef Manuel

Virginia Firm to Provide Virtual Environment Software for US Air Force

Reston-based Hypori has signed a $4.1-million contract to supply virtual environment infrastructure for the US Air Force’s remote workspace.

9 August

Air

The M/V Monarch Countess slips below the surface after an operational demonstration in July in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate at Eglin AFB operates an ongoing Maritime Weapon Program in partnership with the U.S. Navy to develop anti-ship lethality with air-launched weapons. (Courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force, Navy Demo QUICKSINK Ship-Killer With B-2 Stealth Bomber

The US Air Force and Navy have tested a QUICKSINK live-fire anti-ship attack with a B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico.

9 August

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing Invests in British Columbia for Canadian Poseidon Aircraft Program

Boeing has made a $44.4 million investment in the British Columbian aerospace sector to support Ottawa’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft program.

9 August

Middle East

A Syrian soldier gestures during the evacuation of insurgents from a rebel-held area of Aleppo toward rebel-held territory in the west of Aleppo province

Staff Writer With AFP

Fighting in East Syria Kills 11 Civilians: War Monitor

Bombardment by pro-Iranian groups supporting the Syrian government killed 11 civilians in an eastern village under the control of Kurdish-led forces, a war monitor said.

9 August

Middle East

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Warns IS Afghanistan Branch Growing in Strength

A UN counter-terrorism official warned that the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch poses the greatest external terrorist threat to Europe as it boosts its organizational strength.

9 August

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US F-22 Stealth Warplanes Arrive in Middle East

Advanced American F-22 stealth warplanes arrived in the Middle East as Washington boosts its forces in the region ahead of an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel.

9 August

Europe