Covid-19: Is this the end of the arms fair?
As the spread of coronavirus continues to disrupt business and travel, events are being postponed and cancelled around the globe. Grant Turnbull asks defence companies about…
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Future military rifles: alternative small arms technologies
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Under armour: the US Army’s new soldier protection system
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Quantum leap: atomic sensing for the military
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