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US Navy’s Extended-Range AARGM to Enter Production

The US Navy approved the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for production after being cleared by the Milestone C review.

The National Guard Should Boost Retention With AI

Making full use of data analytics and artificial intelligence would be cost-effective in increasing the National Guard's retention, which is necessary to ensure ongoing security.

New Group of Rebels Quits Syria’s Daraa Under Truce

A second group of rebel fighters left the southern Syrian city of Daraa under a Russian-brokered truce aimed at ending the region's worst fighting in years.

Islamic State Suicide Bombers Kill Scores at Kabul Airport

Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport, killing scores of people including 13 US troops.

German Military Orders $24.7M Surveillance Balloon to Protect Niger Base

The German military has ordered a $24.7 million Rheinmetall-made tethered balloon-based area reconnaissance system to help protect a forward operating base in Niger.

US Navy Unmanned Minesweeping Tests Successful

The US Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System has completed its initial operational test and evaluation.

Russia Unveils Visual-Optical Blinding Weapon ‘Lyutik-N’

Russia unveiled its new non-lethal neutralizing weapons system, the Lyutik-N visual-optical interference blinding station.

China May Have Tested New Electromagnetic Weapon: Report

China may have successfully brought down a drone using a potent electromagnetic pulse in what could be its first demonstration of a new advanced weapon.

USAF Tests 2,000-Pound Dialable Effects Munition

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has demonstrated the customized detonation of an aircraft-launched munition.

South Korea Approves $3.07 Billion Frigate Program

The South Korean government has approved a $3.07 billion program to build six advanced frigates.

US DoD to Work on Project for Digital Copy of Gas Turbines

The US Department of Defense has awarded a winning proposal for a supercomputing project that will focus on the research and development of large-scale integrated simulations of gas turbine engines.

Russia to Supply Weapons to Afghanistan’s Neighbors

Russia has received new orders for arms and helicopters from Central Asian republics bordering Afghanistan. 

USAF Remotely Retargets Cargo Aircraft-Launched Missiles

The US Air Force has demonstrated its air-to-surface standoff missile-equipped Palletized Weapon System by remotely retargeting simulated missiles aboard a cargo aircraft.

Anti-Taliban Resistance Spreading in Afghanistan: Massoud Brother

Resistance to the Taliban has spread extensively across Afghanistan and the hardline Islamists will be unable to crush it, the brother of famed commander Ahmad Shah Massoud said.

16 Soldiers Killed in Jihadist-Hit Southeast Niger

An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger's jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16 soldiers and wounded nine others.

US Army Using Controversial Facial Recognition AI: Report

The US Army has a contract with the controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI to use its algorithm for crime detection and prevention.