Nato troops and the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) have commenced live-fire training in Estonia as part of the annual exercise Spring Storm. The exercise is divided into two parts, field and live-firing exercises. The field exercise took place from 25-30 April. The live-firing training started on 1 May and will run until 8 May. Led …

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Personnel from the UK’s Armed Forces have set up almost 100 mobile Covid-19 testing facilities in the last week designed to bolster the UK’s ability to test for the virus. Working with wider government and the NHS, the armed forces operated testing centres have the capacity to test thousands of people for the virus. In …

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Russia’s Ministry of Defence has revealed that over 3,000 cases of Covid-19 have been detected across the countries armed forces. Over 1,200 active service personnel have been confirmed to have Covid-19 with the rest of the cases spread across civilian personnel and in educational facilities.

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4 May US Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) developers have supported the design of 3D-printed ventilator. The laboratory partnered with civilian partners to produce low-cost, 3D printed emergency ventilators. Known as Illinois RapidVent, the handheld gas ventilator can be used for soldiers in battle. It took less than a week to develop the device, which is …

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Boeing has announced a $25bn bond deal that aims to ensure cash flow during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic without tapping into federal assistance. The deal comes after the embattled aeroplane and defence company posted a Q1 loss of $641m and reported it had burnt through $4.3bn in cash. Boeing said it was pleased with the …

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The Royal Air Force Museum, National Army Museum and National Museum of the Royal Navy have joined together to host a Virtual VE Day 75 Festival commemorating 75 years since VE Day. The museums had originally planned events to celebrate the anniversary pre-Covid-19 but moved to a virtual event to mark the day. The Virtual …

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US military services are using the Joint Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange (JAMMEX) tool to make Covid-19 related critical items. The tool is currently under development by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in partnership with the National Institute of Health and the military services. Using the additive manufacturing tool, users can download and print models …

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Northrop Grumman’s Q1 finances have remained steady despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, reporting sales increases across the board and net earnings of $868m. The results come as defence contractors Airbus and Boeing reported sweeping losses, largely due to their stagnant commercial operations. Across the sector, defence operations have stayed relatively steady, with Boeing …

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33 days after publishing a call for innovative ambulance cleaning technology, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) have trialled novel technology to reduce the time it takes to sanitise ambulances. Dstl scientists tested 12 approaches, some of which cut sanitising down from one hour to as little …

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30 April US technology-focused defence contractor Parsons is supporting the rapid deployment of Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System (CCDS) in the US. The decontamination technology is designed to disinfect millions of N-95 masks and other personal protective equipment. Currently, a hydrogen peroxide mist is being used to decontaminate masks. According to Parsons, each CCDS unit …

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