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Denmark will provide an undisclosed number of EH101 helicopters as its main contribution to a multinational task force to bolster security in the Sahel, Shephard has learned. ...
Deliveries of the US Army’s Sub Compact Weapon (SCW) are under way, following the selection of the APC9K weapon (pictured). Casca Long, a spokesperson for ...
Rafael continues to offer its Spike family of antitank guided missiles as a weapons upgrade for various types of utility helicopter. Spike variants already arm ...
NATO has extended its contract for the AN-19/2 Mine Detecting Set from Schiebel, to include an extra 900 units on top of the 1,700 units ...
At the recent SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV, Sig Sauer displayed its new Suppressed Upper Receiver Group (SURG). Shephard obtained exclusive video footage of the new system. The ...
During a Patrol Craft Officer Coastal (PCOC) graduation field training exercise for the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS), Victor Arroyo, patrol craft officer ...
24th April 2019
Special mission units from around the World came together at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) to participate in the latest iteration ...
18th April 2019
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking industry support to expand its mass biometric enrollment capabilities. Command interest in the expanded capabilities was expressed ...
17th April 2019
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded Gentex a USD $95m contract to provide operators with a next-generation modular integrated communications helmet (MICH) under ...
12th April 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Iceni Labs a £248,000 contract to support the evaluation of the SafeScan Tactical handheld human presence detection ...
6th April 2019
In a keynote address at the March 2019 Global SOF Foundation US Symposium in Tampa Bay, FL, Vice Admiral Tim Szymanski, Deputy Commander, USSOCOM, highlighted ...
4th April 2019
Airbus Defence and Space continues to certify a series of mission capabilities for the A400M tactical transport aircraft designed to further enhance the platform’s support ...
4th April 2019
Safran Electronics & Defense has unveiled a new version of its JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars featuring embedded long range sniper (TELD) function, the company ...
4th April 2019
The French Special Operations Command (COS) has designed its very own next-generation tactical flight suit for air crew members, service officials have disclosed to Shephard. ...
4th April 2019
French special operations forces must be equipped with the cutting-edge technology necessary to defeat increasingly creative and intelligent adversaries, Minister of the Armed Forces Florence ...
2nd April 2019
The latest NATO Special Operations Forces Commander’s Conference was hosted by the Irish Defence Forces’ Army Ranger Wing (ARW) in Dublin between 25-27 March.Organized by ...
25th March 2019
Airbus Helicopters has confirmed that it has offered its H145M military helicopter in response to the Australian government’s request for information for a four-tonne class, ...
23rd March 2019
Seeking to maintain the tactical advantage over near peer and high capability adversaries, the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has disclosed its Capability and ...
22nd March 2019
Danish special operations forces are due to receive non-magnetic dry suit technology to support combat diving missions at increased depths, an official solicitation has disclosed.According ...
22nd March 2019
Sarcos Robotics has received a contract from the US Special Operations Command to deliver a pre-production version of its Guardian XO full-body, autonomously powered robotic ...
21st March 2019
A US Air Force 20th Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey aircraft has carried out tactical air-refuelling missions with a KC-10 Extender aircraft from 6th Air ...
15th March 2019
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is exploring a potential upgrade to the plank systems used to tactically configure its A/MH-6M “Little Bird” Special Operations ...
14th March 2019
The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) is considering the “accelerated recruitment” of civilians in order to diversify specialists skill sets across the organization. The ...
11th March 2019
The USAF Life Cycle Management Center, IS&R; & Special Operations Forces Directorate, Special Warfare Branch, is looking for new tandem airdrop technologies and capabilities that ...
8th March 2019
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have successfully conducted initial testing of an enhanced variant of the Dynetics ...
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