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Japan Lines Up Contenders for Its New Armored Personnel Carrier

September 24, 2019October 17, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. On September 10, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) under the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had selected the three …

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U.S. Army Awards Contract for M-SHORAD Directed Energy Stryker Prototypes

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract for the rapid prototyping and fielding of a mobile directed energy weapon. The prototype system will consist of 50-kilowatt lasers mounted on a …