News US Army trials 3D printed concrete for battlefield structures A team from the University of Nevada, Reno is researching 3D printing capability for the US Army to help it build bridges and other infrastructure needed in conflict zones faster…
News US Air Force begins construction of facility to research and test spacecraft The US Air Force’s Research Laboratory (AFRL) has broken ground on an $8.7m facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that will research and test “re-entry vehicles” that operate in space before…
News Lithuania builds base for 4,000 German troops amid Ukraine invasion Lithuania this week started building a 170-hectare military base to house some 4,000 combat-ready German troops about 20km from the border with Belarus, Russia’s close ally. The move comes in…
News Mexico cancels road repair tenders and calls in the army Mexico’s transport ministry has cancelled 559 highway maintenance tenders and asked the army to take on the work instead, newspaper El Economista reports. The cancellation on 6 February appears to…
News CPB Contractors to outfit Australia’s new ‘Army Capital’ CPB Contractors has won a US$241m (A$370m) contract to help turn the Royal Australian Air Force’s Townsville base in northern Queensland into the country’s new “Army Capital”. The upgrade is…
News CPB wins Australian air base jobs Australia’s Department of Defence has picked Cimic Group’s CPB Contractors for the early contractor involvement development phase for upgrades at air force bases Curtin and Learmonth in Western Australia. The…