It makes sense that solutions which have had great success in the commercial industry are found to be valuable for defence,’’ Mr Kashi said. Halo is patented platform designed specifically for drone flights beyond the visual line of sight, capable of integrating LTE, 5G, and satellite communications and is being adopted in the latest drone products in Europe, the United States, Australia, and other regions. Elsight CEO Yoav Amitai said during the second quarter of 2024, the company continued to receive orders from the defence and homeland security sectors.
https://www.suasnews.com/2024/08/asx-listed-elsights-revenue-rises-as-military-experts-turn-to-its-best-in-class-halo-drone-connectivity-solution/
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Liberating Crimea would be easier than retaking Donbas due to the peninsula’s strategic features, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said in comments reported by Forbes Ukraine on Aug. Budanov said that the Isthmus of Perekop, narrow strip of land connecting Crimea to Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast and currently fully in Russian hands, is the region’s key vulnerability. T492,Kyivu0026#39;s forces have been mainly on the defensive in recent months, however.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/military-perspective-crimea-easier-retake-061202495.html
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The Pioneer UAV system performs wide variety of reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment missions. The low radar cross section, low infrared signature and remote control versatility provides degree of cover for the aircraft. Grenada, Lebanon, and Libya identified need for an on-call, inexpensive, unmanned, over-the-horizon targeting, reconnaissance, and battle damage assessment (BDA) capability for local commanders.
https://www.military.com/equipment/rq-2a-pioneer
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If the user is from there, we set two localStorage items. targets the ‘groups’ value, turns it into an array, removes the first element of the array. Neither Vance nor Walz has falsely claimed to have received an award for valor (or even Bronze Star for meritorious service), and neither has falsely claimed to be combat veteran.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/12/opinion/walz-vance-military-service-stolen-valor/
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President Joe Biden marks the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2024, the same day he announced program to help spouses without legal status.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2024/08/27/lawsuit-has-no-legal-ground-to-stop-bidens-parole-in-place-program-for-families/
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Arizona, Oregon and California, he’s an alumnus of the Defense Language Institute, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Arizona State University. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-12-27/christmas-eve-recall-dui-82nd-airborne-immediate-response-force-4098601.html
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former Army sergeant and his family were awarded more than $10 million Monday, July 1, 2024, after an arbitration panel agreed the moldy home that they leased at Fort Cavazos in Texas caused lifelong health problems for their son. The American Arbitration Association panel of three lawyers determined Fort Hood Family Housing, now known as Cavalry Family Housing, and its parent company Lendlease showed “lack of care or concern for families living in military housing.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-03/fort-cavazos-army-mold-housing-lawsuit-14378550.html
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If convicted, Goudreau and Alvarez face five years in prison for conspiracy, 10 years for smuggling, 20 years for violations of export control laws, and 10 years for each violation of the National Firearms Act and unlawful possession of machine gun. Pierce and GDP Tuning and Gorilla Diesel Performance “tuned” and “deleted” hundreds of vehicles at the Gorilla Diesel Performance auto repair shop in Rexburg, Idaho, from about 2016 to 2020, according to court documents. Goudreau with violating the National Firearms Act and unlawful possession of machine guns, the DOJ said.
https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/24/08/40139399/financial-crime-weekly-florida-duo-busted-for-smuggling-military-equipment-into-colombia-d
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Temokun described this development as dangerous precedent, emphasising that it is ill-conceived and will not withstand scrutiny. In statement released on Thursday, Temokun reminded authorities that court orders cannot silence the cries of hungry and desperate people. He now listed the Inspector-General of Police, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services, Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (who was listed as Director General, instead of Commandant General) the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief Air Staff and the Chief of Naval Staff as the 6th to the 12th Defendants.
https://saharareporters.com/2024/08/01/protests-belong-streets-not-stadiums-lawyer-temokun-knocks-wike-governors-over-court
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This appeal follows deadly attack by gunmen on the Anguwan Mai-Giro community on Wednesday, resulting in the loss of 13 lives in the council. The Acting Governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has appealed to the military to redeploy its personnel to Allawa and other adjoining communities in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. This appeal follows deadly attack by gunmen on the Anguwan Mai-Giro community on Wednesday, resulting in the loss of 13 lives in the council.
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/niger-govt-appeals-for-military-presence-in-allawa-after-deadly-gunmen-attack/ar-AA1pn4jL
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MNA) – The US military announced that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its accompanying destroyers have arrived in the Middle East, increasing the number of US carriers in the region.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/220010/US-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-Middle-East-Military
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handful of countries have provided Israel with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weaponry and military equipment since October, although the details of many transfers remain shrouded in secrecy. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-04-12/analysis-israel-military-biggest-suppliers-13540067.html
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Soldiers were warned not to drink the water, and the incident caused security alert at NATO’s nearby Geilenkirchen base.
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3052000-german-military-base-security-breach-tap-water-warning-issued
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Nancy is an Italy-based reporter for Stars and Stripes who writes about military health, legal and social issues. Army before graduating from the University of Arizona, she previously worked at The Anchorage Daily News and The Seattle Times.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/wilkerson-had-affair-that-produced-a-child-air-force-confirms-1.migrated
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According to Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy for Sudan, the proposed peace talks regarding the ongoing conflict in Sudan will proceed as planned on Wednesday, even though the Sudanese military has not confirmed its participation. The talks, brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia, have already secured the go-ahead of the Rapid Support Forces, the other party in the conflict. Beyond those, the talks are expected to have observers from the UN, African Union, Egypt, and the UAE in attendance.
https://iafrica.com/us-confirms-sudan-peace-talks-will-proceed-despite-militarys-absence/
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The PenFed Foundation, non-profit that helps provide financial opportunities to service members and veterans, is matching the first $25,000 in donations.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/2024/08/20/army-widow-to-honor-memory-of-late-soldier-husband-with-epic-150k-run/
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Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines. Two Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, one of which is seen here, escort pair of Tu-95 Bear bombers in international airspace north of Norway on Feb.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-03-04/marine-veteran-syracuse-cop-coerced-sex-rehab-avoid-conviction-9355032.html
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro greets guests after receiving from the National Electoral Council, CNE, certificate declaring him the winner of the presidential election, during ceremony at CNE headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22, 2018.
https://www.courthousenews.com/top-venezuela-military-brass-vow-to-back-maduro-amid-unrest/
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Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) acting director Russell Bailey (left) and General Sem Sovanny, director-general of the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces (NPMEC), shake hands during their meeting on August in Phnom Penh. He emphasised that the restoration and strengthening of Cambodian-US relations, especially in military cooperation, is priority for modernising Cambodia’s military..
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apcss-pledges-training-for-senior-cambodian-military-officers
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