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Bluebottle USV

Bluebottle USV Can Sail For Months

Australian firms Ocius Technology and Thales Australia have developed an uncrewed surface vehicle that is entirely powered by wind, solar and wave energy. The Bluebottle ...
T-54A

Navy Picks New King Air Model As Multi-Engine Trainer

Textron Aviation is supplying the aircraft component for the U. S. Navy’s Multi-Engine Training System (METS) program. The T-54A, based on the King Air 260 twin-engine ...
Ure SSM

Ure Ballistic Missile To Target N. Korean Artillery

South Korea has developed the Ure short-range tactical ballistic missile as part of an effort to counter North Korean artillery threats. Also known as the Korean Tactical ...

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Periscope Depth 09/21/23: Army Aims To Field New Hypersonic Weapon This Year Despite Test Failures

Aja Melville
21 September 2023

Ukrainian Proving Ground

High-intensity conflict in Ukraine continues to drive weapon ...
Andy Oppenheimer
20 September 2023
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