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  Boeing UK Apache and Chinook Support Contract
  Babcock Awarded RAF LAFT Contract Extension
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  INEOS Grenadiers Enter RNLI Service
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  Fincantieri Delivers Support Vessel ‘Tritone’ to Italian Navy
  Lockheed Martin Awarded C-130J MATS Contract
  Indra Showcases Submarine Technologies at UDT in London
  Eurosatory 2026 Press Conference
  SAHA 2026 at the Istanbul Expo Center in May
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  Allied Carriers Set Sail for NEPTUNE STRIKE
  US and Allied Forces SWORD26 Exercises
  STEADFAST DART 26 ~ Live Fire Demonstration
  NATO Alliance Exercise STEADFAST DART 26
  NATO Exercise STEADFAST DART 2026 Begins
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  Qatar Emiri Air Defence Forces Equipment
  EUMAM Ukrainian Tank Crew Training in Germany
  Leopard 1A5DK and 1A5DK1 Tanks for Ukraine
  No Grip and Grin or Most Wanted Images Please
  Hanwha Egyptian K9 Artillery Battery Vehicles – Album
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  Maverick Meal Packages from Poland
  Ameriqual and Wornick Awarded Five-Year UGR-A Contracts
  CCAR Now Available to US Military Service Branches
  FR 84 ~ Spanish Ración Individual de Combate
  FR 83 ~ The Last Bundeswehr Einmannpackung?
Footwear
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  AKU SENTINEL GTX MID ~ First Impressions
  GORE-TEX Footwear Concept Study Unveiled
  HAIX BLACK EAGLE EVO GTX Duty Boots
  Meindl EXTRAGUARD Combat Boots ~ A Brief Update
  In Brief ~ HAIX ExtraGuard Combat and Patrol Boots
Gormley’s Gear
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  Danner N45 Mid GTX Shoes
  Sweden Nordic Arctic Summit 2026 ~ Part Four
  BioLite Charge 100W Max Portable Charger
  Sweden Nordic Arctic Summit 2026 ~ Part Three
  Tilley T5 Adventurer Hat
Special Forces
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  Belgian Special Operations Regiment in the United States
  14 AWD Event 5 – THE KING’S CHALLENGE
  14 AWD Event 4 – STEEL ARROW in Brief
  14 AWD Event 3 – LAST CHANCE in Detail
  Germany Orders 49 of the Defenture MAMMOTH for KSK
Land Rovers & Similar
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  UK LMV Contenders Catch-up
  UK Light Mobility Vehicle Project Lumbers On
  New Land Rover Defender in Government Roles
  UK LMV Market Interest Day Announced
  Team LionStrike Possible UK LMV Candidates ~ Part One
Kit & Camo
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  Qatar Armed Forces M2015 Pattern
  Direct Action Presents the Core Assaulter Setup
  Avon Protection Launches EXOSKIN-S2 CBRN Suit
  PenCott GreenZone Camouflage Fabrics Return
  Arktis Launches Vulcan Jacket V2 in PenCott GreenZone
Space & Aero
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  BAE Systems Introduces Ascent Spacecraft
  Artemis II Orion Safely Returns Astronauts to Earth
  Boeing Powered NASA SLS Lifts Off
  Lockheed Martin-Built Orion Spacecraft Launched
  Artemis II Lift-Off for the Moon
AI-EW-Cyber
- AI-EW-Cyber
  L3Harris Demonstrates Autonomous Electronic Warfare
  Indra Signs New Type 212CD Contract with Kongsberg
  Varjo and VRAI Announce Strategic Partnership
  Tiberius Aerospace GRAIL Announcement
  Dstl AI-Powered Drones Identify Explosive Ordnance
Indices
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  Rations ~ US Meal Ready to Eat Story
  Rations ~ UK Operational Ration Pack Index
  Combat Boot Index 3
  Combat Boot Index 2
  Combat Boot Index 1

BAE Systems Introduces Ascent Spacecraft

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AeroVironment Introduces MAYHEM 10

Defence Equipment

New Sikorsky Armed Black Hawk Helicopter Kits

Defence Equipment

Boeing UK Apache and Chinook Support Contract

L3Harris Demonstrates Autonomous Electronic Warfare

UK News

UK News

Boeing UK Apache and Chinook Support Contract

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Babcock Awarded RAF LAFT Contract Extension

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UK Operations

RAF Regiment Gunners Become Drone Aces

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HMS Dragon Finally Departs for Mediterranean

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Defence Equipment

Defence Equipment

AeroVironment Introduces MAYHEM 10

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New Sikorsky Armed Black Hawk Helicopter Kits

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World Defence News

Fincantieri Delivers Support Vessel ‘Tritone’ to Italian Navy

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Lockheed Martin Awarded C-130J MATS Contract

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Special Forces

Belgian Special Operations Regiment in the United States

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14 AWD Event 5 – THE KING’S CHALLENGE

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Exercise News

Exercise News Videos

Allied Carriers Set Sail for NEPTUNE STRIKE

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US and Allied Forces SWORD26 Exercises

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AI - EW - Cyber

L3Harris Demonstrates Autonomous Electronic Warfare

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Indra Signs New Type 212CD Contract with Kongsberg

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Space and Aerospace

BAE Systems Introduces Ascent Spacecraft

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Artemis II Orion Safely Returns Astronauts to Earth

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Rations

Rations

Maverick Meal Packages from Poland

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Ameriqual and Wornick Awarded Five-Year UGR-A Contracts

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Footwear

Footwear

AKU SENTINEL GTX MID ~ First Impressions

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GORE-TEX Footwear Concept Study Unveiled

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Kit & Camo

Kit & Camo

Qatar Armed Forces M2015 Pattern

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Direct Action Presents the Core Assaulter Setup

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Land Rovers

Land Rovers & Similar

UK LMV Contenders Catch-up

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UK Light Mobility Vehicle Project Lumbers On

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Gormley's Gear

Danner N45 Mid GTX Shoes

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Sweden Nordic Arctic Summit 2026 ~ Part Four

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Reviews

Reviews

Extendible TrailSpoon From Jetboil

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YDS Travel and Laptop Bag

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Features

Features

Qatar Emiri Air Defence Forces Equipment

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EUMAM Ukrainian Tank Crew Training in Germany

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Videos

Exercise News Videos

Allied Carriers Set Sail for NEPTUNE STRIKE

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Airbus Bird of Prey Drone Interceptor

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