Day: February 2, 2024

#CIA Creative Writing Class
“One officer raised their hand and asked about establishing voice in first versus third person. Another asked about revision techniques. Another about the shift from writing alone to working with an editor…” https://t.co/5yrNUyS9NH

— IndyNet (@indynetco) February 2, 2024

Ex-CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years for giving secrets to WikiLeaks. #security #cia https://t.co/35e8wzGXRE

— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) February 2, 2024

The electronic cabinet of a conscript will make it much easier to organize a system of selection for the army according to a person’s specialty. It will also reduce the number of errors regarding the draft of people who are not subject to mobilization.

Employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant who refused to work for the enemy but did not leave Enerhodar are being pressured by Russians.

The Russian occupiers do not stop their energy terror. Critical infrastructure facilities remain a priority for them.

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<p class=”text-body text-muted small”>Iron Fist Light Decoupled system mounted on the Lance turret of the 8×8 Rheinmetall Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle. (Elbit Systems)</p>
<p>The US Army is a step closer to awarding General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems a sole source contract to upgrade Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) with Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection system (APS), following a pre-solicitation notice published on 18 January.</p>
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The announcement proposed an eight year, firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery contract worth an undisclosed sum, for the “B-Kit Iron Fist Protection System” in support of Project
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Manager Mounted Armored Vehicle (PM MAV).
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A spokesperson for the US Army confirmed to
<em>Janes </em>
it does not yet have a sole source production contract in place for Iron Fist APSs for Bradley IFVs. “Any pending contractual actions are pre-decisional in nature and will not be disclosed at this time,” the spokesperson said.
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Speaking to
<em>Janes</em>
, defence sources suggested the contract could equip up to nine US Army brigades with the Iron Fist APS, with priority given to brigades operating in Europe, given the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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<p>This means up to 1,242 Bradley IFVs could feature the ‘second-generation’ Iron Fist APS, which is designed to protect armoured vehicles from incoming rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank munitions.</p>
<p>The US Army has been considering the integration of APS technology onboard the Bradley IFV since 2016. Evaluation of Elbit’s Iron Fist suffered from “some challenges” during initial testing in 2018, according to service officials.</p>
<p>However, more recent tests conducted at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in 2022 resulted in Iron Fist successfully neutralising “70%” of threats, officials added.</p>

Indeed, it looks increasingly likely that the Congress will go for a stand-alone bill on support for Ukraine.
Then, Trump will have to show his true colors. If he comes out against aid for Ukraine, he shows that he is Putin’s lap-dog & not an independent US politician. https://t.co/wIbS0D1Mp9

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) February 1, 2024