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Feb- 2024 -

5 February

Sea

USS San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29)

Ingalls Completes Builder’s Trials of 13th San Antonio Transport Dock

Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder’s trials for the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, the USS Richard M. McCool Jr.

Jan- 2024 -

31 January

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Collins Tests F-35 Fighter Jet Cooling System Replacement

Collins Aerospace has tested an 80-kilowatt cooling system as part of an F-35 aircraft power and thermal capability replacement effort.

31 January

Air

Gabriele Di Francesco, Xwing safety pilot, prepares for takeoff in N101XW, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that flies autonomously, at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, has awarded Xwing two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in March 2023 to conduct autonomous flight trials and optimize the technology for future missions and a Phase Three in December 2023 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

Rojoef Manuel

AFWERX Demos Cessna 208B Aircraft for Autonomous Transport

US Air Force innovation arm AFWERX has completed an autonomous logistics demonstration of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in California.

30 January

Arms

CHIMERA successfully completed a three-week field test in New Mexico, showcasing the system’s ability to defeat airborne threats at the speed of light. (Photo courtesy of AFRL)

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon, AFRL Complete Field Test of CHIMERA Air Base Defense System

Raytheon and the AFRL have concluded a three-week test of the Counter-Electronic High-Power Microwave Extended-Range Air Base Defense weapon.

29 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Gray Eagle 25M Completes Maiden Flight

General Atomics has completed the first flight of its Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system in El Mirage, California.

26 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Leidos, US Army Demo Anti-Small Drone Solution at Fort Sill

Leidos and the US Army demonstrated a counter-drone system during the service’s recent Maneuver and Fires Integrated Experiment at Fort Sill.

24 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

General Dynamics Completes Tests of USMC’s New Reconnaissance Vehicle

General Dynamics has announced the completion of prototype trials for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle designed for the US Marine Corps.

22 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Army Tests Ajax Infantry Vehicles in Extreme Cold

The British Army has announced the successful testing of its new Ajax armored fighting vehicles in extreme cold weather conditions.

18 January

Arms

Artist's illustration of the Sentinel. Photo: L3Harris/Northrop Grumman

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman Completes Stage Two Motor Test of Sentinel ICBM

Northrop Grumman has completed the live-fire test of a Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile stage two solid rocket motor in Tennessee.

15 January

Arms

Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona - U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Systems Command, fire a Stinger Missile from a Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, December 13, 2023. The MADIS Mk1, pictured, and Mk2 form a complementary pair and will be the basic building block of the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalions’ ground-based air defense capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Virginia Guffey)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marine Corps Tests MADIS Air Defense System in Arizona

The US Marine Corps has tested the low-rate initial production model of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System in Arizona.

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