The US Air Force tested the new weapons system AN/TYQ-23A at Tinker Air Force Base. The 752nd Operations Support Squadron used the weapons system during a live mission after training to operate the technology. The 752nd OSS received the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module weapons system in September 2019 after beginning ...
A government case study has examined the uptake of decommissioning drones by the NDA. The use of decommissioning drones to examine nuclear infrastructure is the subject of a new government case study. The NDA (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) has been using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to analyse nuclear sites. The government describes drones ...
MBDA has been awarded by the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) a contract for the acquisition of Enforcer missile systems for the German Armed Forces. The Enforcer contract will fulfil the German requirement for a lightweight, day/night, precision-guided, shoulder-launched weapon system with an effective range of ...
The US President, Donald Trump, has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and with it, directed the establishment of the US Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces. Secretary of Defense, Mark T. Esper, said: “We are at the dawn of a new era for our Nation’s ...