29 June The Royal Air Force (RAF) has started delivering the UK-aid funded medical supplies to Africa to support their fight against Covid-19. A C-17 transport aircraft carrying a field hospital took off from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, for Accra, Ghana, on Saturday. It is the first in a series RAF flights funded by the …

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26 June US Army Japan has confirmed that a new member of its community was confirmed Covid-19 positive. American military newspaper Stars and Stripes quoted US Army Japan spokesman Elias Chelala saying that after landing at Narita International Airport in Chiba prefecture, the person was tested and was taken to Camp Zama. It’s unknown if …

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25 June The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is set to deploy nearly 1,000 personnel to increase its support to Victoria to help it contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The move comes following a request from the Victorian government. Up to 850 members of the ADF will offer support to hotel quarantine monitoring, while around 200 personnel …

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Biotechnology company INOVIO has been awarded $71m funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for its Covid-19 vaccine delivery device. The grant will support the large-scale production of INOVIO’s proprietary intradermal DNA delivery smart device CELLECTRA 3PSP and the procurement of CELLECTRA 2000 devices. These devices are designed to deliver the company’s INO-4800 vaccine …

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23 June The US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) team said the programme remains on schedule despite a 50% reduction in staff, two and a half weeks delay and other restrictions due to Covid-19 pandemic. The programme has successfully completed testing in less than two months with two contractors’ L3Harris and Northrop Grumman, …

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22 June The US Department of Defense (DOD) has announced five Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III actions to strengthen the domestic industrial base and protect jobs in the region hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of $187m in funds will be distributed to Austal USA, W International, Weber Metals, American Woolen Company …

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19 June NATO defence ministers have discussed the response to a possible second Covid-19 wave during a three-day virtual meeting in Brussels. A new operation plan has been agreed to support allies and partners. As part of this, a stockpile of medical equipment and supplies will be set up. Additionally, a new fund will be …

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18 June The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has successfully adapted two transport aircraft for carrying medical patients and staff at no additional cost. BAe146 Mk.3 aircraft was selected for aeromedical evacuation (aeromed) capability because of its smaller size and footprint. It took two months for personnel from 32 (The Royal) Squadron at RAF Northolt …

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17 June New Zealand’s Armed Forces have been ordered to take charge of overseeing the entire Covid-19 quarantine process of new arrivals. This development follows after two women who returned from the UK were allowed to leave a managed isolation facility in the country without being tested for Covid-19. The two arrivals, who left quarantine …

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16 June The US Army is set to hold its first virtual hiring campaign with an aim to hire 10,000 new soldiers to serve in 150 different occupations. The three-day event will be held from 30 June to 2 July. It is a first all-Army nationwide recruiting effort. Individuals will be encouraged to explore the …

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