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Tekever AR5 is designed for wide-area intelligence-gathering missions. Credit: TEKEVER/SFTI Consulting. Tekever has secured a contract to provide its AR5 uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to the Portuguese Air Force, with delivery and initial operational capability scheduled for this September.   The contract covers the provision of AR5 systems, a ground control station, and the ATLAS mission system, along with a two-phase training programme for Air Force personnel.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Initial training is set to be completed by September, coinciding with…

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Ahead of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), scheduled to take place August 30 to September 4 in Palau, Pacific Island leaders failed to reach consensus on a joint statement criticizing China’s submarine-based ballistic missile testing in the Pacific. The split reflects intensifying great-power competition and divergent threat perceptions between external powers and Pacific governments. Yet China’s growing military activities have clearly heightened concerns among forum members.  Besides missile testing, another less visible source of pressure lies in the growing normalization of Chinese naval and coast guard activity in the waters east of Taiwan, a development the PIF has yet…

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America treats biodefense too much like a public health backstop and not enough like military force protection. That must change. Thomas K. Equels, CEO of AIM ImmunoTech. As a former Army helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 300 combat missions, an instructor pilot and a TRADOC project officer, I learned that readiness is built before the threat appears. The people we send into danger need training, equipment, intelligence, planning and support before they are asked to take the risk. As CEO of AIM ImmunoTech, I know biological threats require the same mindset. The history of warfare teaches us that…

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Rendering of Strigo defence solutions. Credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin has launched Strigo, a modular suite of defence solutions intended to expedite the delivery of missile technology.   The offering includes radio-frequency (RF) sensors, missile datalinks, and seeker technologies built on a common architecture.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more According to the company, Strigo is designed for rapid reconfiguration to support a variety of missions, including air defence, missile defence, and air-to-surface operations.  To advance these modular technologies, Lockheed Martin established the…

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English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send Ukraine has sharply increased long-range drone attacks on Russia, striking oil refineries, military factories, logistics hubs and other targets hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. The growing reach of Kyiv’s drone force was demonstrated this week when Ukrainian…

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