Military Headlines - 31/1/2023

US Navy conducts anti-ice test of MQ-4C Triton

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has announced that the MQ-4C Triton test team conducted the first flight to assess the unmanned aircraft system’s ability to fly with wing ice accumulation on Jan. 25 at Patuxent River. This was the first of approximately 15 flights planned through spring 2023 that will clear Triton to fly […] The post US Navy conducts anti-ice test of MQ-4C Triton first appeared on Defence Blog.

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U.S. Army awards contracts for next-gen heavy truck

The U.S. Army has announced four Other Transaction Authority agreements to Mack Defense, Navistar Defense, Oshkosh Defense, and the American Rheinmetall Vehicles/GM Defense team totaling $24.25 million. The contractors will provide three prototypes of each variant for the Common Tactical Truck, or CTT, family of vehicles. The prototypes will represent their offering for the M915 […] The post U.S. Army awards contracts for next-gen heavy truck first appeared on Defence Blog.

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Ukraine awards contract to German company for hundred drones

The Germany-based Quantum-Systems company has announced that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has placed a second batch order of Vector systems, following an earlier order of 33 UAS of the same model in August 2022. As noted by the company, Ukraine ordered additional 105 surveillance drones. “Since then, the system was able to demonstrate […] The post Ukraine awards contract to German company for hundred drones first appeared on Defence Blog.

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