Day: June 1, 2018

Praise for troops undertaking countering poaching operation

The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has praised British Army personnel who are preparing to train park rangers in Malawi in techniques that will help them protect African elephants and for the first time, black rhinos from poachers. Mr Williamson met several personnel at West Midlands Safari Park as they prepare to deploy to East Africa next […]

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Enhanced early missile warning system installed in Japan

The US Army has partnered with Northrop Grumman to deploy enhanced Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) capabilities in Japan, bolstering battlespace awareness and missile defence. The Japanese project forms part of a wider programme of JTAGS modernisation awarded to Northrop Grumman some years previous. The system itself dates back to 1997 when it was first […]

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Lockheed Martin’s Fifth AEHF satellite completes launch environment test

Lockheed Martin has put its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite through its paces in realistic simulations of its future launch experience. The satellite completed the tests successfully and is now in system-level testing in preparation for delivery to the US Air Force in 2019. For the 39 days of Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) […]

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