The UAE-based company ADASI, a subdivision of EDGE, presents at IDEX 2021 International Land Defense Exhibition a new range of loitering munitions also called kamikaze drones, based on a quadcopter design UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). The QX-1 is the smallest member of the QX family.

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After Project Convergence started as an idea, the series of exercises first held last year are now a mature experimentation path for the U.S. Army’s modernization efforts, such as long-range precision fires, an Army Futures Command leader said last month. Joseph Lacdan, Army News Service, reports on U.S. Army’s website.

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According to pictures released by the official website of China MoD (Ministry of Defense), the PZH-11, a new upgraded version of the PZH-10 tracked armored 122mm MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) is now in service with the Chinese army.

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Chinese company Zhongtian Feilong recently conducted a test flight for its newly developed airborne swarm carrier, an unmanned aerial mother ship that can carry multiple smaller drones and release them in the air for missions like reconnaissance and attack. Liu Xuanzun reports on Global Times.

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During a breaching training exercise that was held on March 22, 2021, the Chinese army has used new tracked and wheeled engineer armored vehicles including Type 08 or VN1 in AVLB (Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge) configuration as well as tracked engineer vehicles based on Type 77 and Type 08 amphibious IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) chassis.

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The Soviet collapse left some early warning radars outside Russia. Some radars were pulled down or exploded, such as Daryal in Latvia and uncompleted Daryal-U in Krasnoyarsk. It created major gaps in the radar field, the Military-Industrial Courier writes.

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The Soviet collapse left some early warning radars outside Russia. Some radars were pulled down or exploded, such as Daryal in Latvia and uncompleted Daryal-U in Krasnoyarsk. It created major gaps in the radar field, the Military-Industrial Courier writes.

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U.S. Army researchers collaborated with academic partners from the University of Central Florida to improve additive manufacturing. This partnership may help deliver extremely lightweight components to future soldiers. The research team published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Materialia.

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From Korea to Afghanistan, the lives of American soldiers depend on functioning equipment in inhospitably frigid environments, and nowhere else in the world can provide extreme cold weather testing like the U.S. Army’s Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC) at Fort Greely, Alaska. Mark Schauer reports on U.S. Army's website.

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The U.S. Army is learning more about small satellites with the launch of its newest technology demonstrator. Jason Cutshaw (USASMDC) reports.

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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has started to use virtual reality (VR) technologies in training as it allows officers and soldiers to gain enhanced combat capability more efficiently, Liu Xuanzun reports on Global Times.

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In Ukraine, it was proposed to convert part of the outdated 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers into infantry fighting vehicles, called "Kevlar-E". It is planned to dismantle the turret with its 122mm gun and equipment in the stern in favor of a full-fledged troop compartment for 6 people. The crew consists of 3 military personnel. Dmitry Lemeshko reports on Vestnik-RM.ru.

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At IDEX 2021, the land defense exhibition that was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UAE-based company Streit Group has unveiled a new generation of 4x4 MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle called Dhabi.

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After a successful live-fire test of the U.S. Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) limited-capacity autoloader at Yuma Proving Ground in June 2019, the Picatinny engineers who developed it have refined a faster autoloader and have succeeded in conducting its initial trials here, December 15-22, 2020. Timothy L. Rider, Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs, reports.

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According to information released by the Israeli Ministry of Defense on March 14, 2021, the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (R&D) from the Israeli Ministry of Defense, the IDF’s (Israeli Defense Forces) Ground Forces and Elbit Systems reveal the new laser and GPS guided mortar ammunition named “Iron Sting”.

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