Russia’s newest Ptitselov (Fowler) short-range air defense (AD) system will receive an advanced artificial intelligence control unit that will allow the weapon to optically distinguish hostile fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and attack them, according to the Izvestia newspaper.

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Various new-type logistic equipment and materials deployed by the Chinese army (PLA) provides an all-round guarantee for the training and living of front-line service members, Liu Jianwei, Sun Xingwei and Yang Renwei report on China Military Online.

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According to pictures released by the Twitter account of the French army procurement agency (DGA) on December 11, 2020, the DGA continues the tests with the Jaguar EBRC (Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance et de Combat - Reconnaissance and Combat Armored Vehicle) including all-terrain trials and weapon firing tests using the 40mm cannon.

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ADASI, a producer of military autonomous systems based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a subdivision of EDGE, an advanced defense technology group that develop, design and manufacture a wide range of military defense and security products in the field of land, Air and Navy, has developed the Garmoosha or Garmousha, the next-generation of first UAE-made light unmanned VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft system (UAS) helicopter design.

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technologyChinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) border defense troops in Ngari, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, recently received a type of exoskeleton suit that enables them to conduct tasks in harsh, high altitude environments more efficiently, state media reported, echoed by Chinese army's website China Military.

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Tenexium is a new French company dedicated in the supply of armored protection solutions. Its product range is based on an original composite that can be adapted to a wide range of applications with a cost-effectiveness ratio that makes it possible to broadly extend the spectrum of effective ballistic protection. Its T-Liner is an additional armoring solution designed to significantly increase crew protection and survivability in civilian as well as military armored vehicles.

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Researchers develop algorithms to enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight. U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory reports.

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Trust in autonomous systems to do what they are designed to do, and meant to do, is paramount before these systems can be confidently employed as an operational capability. Javier Chagoya, United States Navy, explains : in an era of Great Power Competition, where those who can field autonomous capabilities the fastest will have a distinct advantage, researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are exploring many of the fundamentals of autonomous systems, especially in the trust and confidence arena.

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The Matador and Marauder 4x4 armored vehicle produced by the South African company Paramount Group are now combat-proven after the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Azeri Defence Magazine reported that the vehicles demonstrated good performance during the five-day war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in April 2016, in an explosion at an ammunition depot in Gilazi, Azerbaijan in 2017, as well as during Azeri military operations launched on the 27th of September 2020 as part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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According to information published on the Facebook account of the Ukrainian State Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment Testing and Certification on December 1, 2020, the new Ukrainian-made Camel 4x4 UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle has successfully passed a series of trial qualification tests.

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Northrop Grumman announced on November 30 that it successfully completed multiple rounds of tests on its Solid Fuel Ramjet (SFRJ) tactical engine configuration – a technology to enable long range precision fires, one of the U.S. Army’s key priorities.

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According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on November 26, 2020, Russia’s aerospace forces conducted another successful test of a new ballistic missile of the Russian missile defense system at the Sary-Shagan firing range in Kazakhstan, the Russian defense ministry said on Thursday, November 26, 2020.

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On Thursday 19th November, a procurement contract for the German Boxers’ Driver Vision System (DVS) was signed. This sets the stage for converting the previously limited road traffic permit into an unlimited permit.

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Northrop Grumman, in collaboration with the Air Force Association’s Schriever Chapter #147, is sponsoring the 6th Annual Schriever Space Futures Forum, a live virtual event, which will include a celebration of 50 years of successful operations of the Defense Support Program (DSP).

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According to a drawing published on Internet, Russia plans to develop the T-17, an anti-tank tracked armored vehicle based on the Armata MBT (Main Battle Tank) platform. The vehicle could be replaced the BMP-3 KHRIZANTEMA-S, an anti-tank vehicle based on the BMP-3 chassis.

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