Watch: China Developed Laser-Based Anti-Drone System

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Serbia Offers Nora B-52 155mm Howitzer to UAE

A delegation of the Serbian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces were recently in the United Arab Emirates to demonstrate products and innovations of the Serbian defense industry.

Elbit Systems Fighter Mission Training Center Inaugurated in Colombia

An Elbit Systems interconnected, multi-cockpit Mission Training Center (MTC) was recently inaugurated for the Colombian Air Force. The MTC provides realistic simulated battlefield training using a variety of aircraft systems and mission scenarios and utilizes a sophisticated computer generated forces (CGF) solution to enable simultaneous participation of friendly and enemy forces.

Analysis: Global Military UAV Market to Reach $80 Billion by 2026

Teal Group's 2017 market study estimates that UAV production will increase from current worldwide military UAV production of $4.2 billion annually in 2017 to $10.3 billion in 2026, totaling $80.5 billion in the next ten years.

Satellite Images Show Upgraded US Infrastructure, Vehicle Deployment in Syria

The Already Happened website reveals satellite images showing "substantial upgrade of US infrastructures" as well as "various vehicles deployment including AH-64 Apache/Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters in Syria.

DARPA Investing in Subterranean Mapping Technology

"Subterranean warfare – whether involving human-made tunnels, underground urban infrastructure, or natural cave networks – has been an element of US military operations from World War II and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. As above-ground commercial and military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities continue to grow more capable and ubiquitous, adversaries are increasingly heading underground to circumvent detection," DARPA said in a recent publication on its website.

Budget Crisis in the British Military

According to iNews, Tobias Ellwood, the minister responsible for defense personnel and veterans, is concerned about proposed cuts to the Army which would see it lose 12,000 soldiers, leaving its full-time strength at 70,000. 

The British Defense Ministry said no decisions had been made and dismissed reports about the options being considered as "pure speculation," the report added.

Watch: Syrian Commando Force in Exercise

 

Saudi Arabia Launches Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, opened on Sunday the inaugural meeting of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), under the theme "Allied Against Terrorism." 

In Development: New Social Media Simulation Tools for Military Analysts

In recent years, social media has increasingly become more intermingled with military operations. Not only can citizens tweet about them in real time, but military analysts can now also use platforms such as Twitter to find nuggets of information about persons of interest, or gauge the political temperature of a region (what is known as Sentiment Analysis).