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- www.navytimes.com USS Tarawa sent to ocean floor in Rim of the Pacific exercise
Two decommissioned U.S. Navy vessels were sent to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in live-fire sinking drills.
- www.twz.com Ukraine Situation Report: Large Two-Pronged Drone Attack Struck Russian Refinery, Airbase
Ukraine continues to step up its long-range drone campaign against critical energy infrastructure and military airfields inside Russia.
- www.airforcetimes.com Russia says it scrambled figther jets to intercept B-52 bombers
Moscow's defense ministry claimed U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft approached the Russian border over the Barents Sea before changing course.
- www.twz.com New Carrier-Based Version Of The Gambit Family Of Combat Drones Is In The Works
Gambit 5 is part of a broader uncrewed naval aviation vision that General Atomics is pitching to the United Kingdom and other customers.
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1968 Operational Hot Climate Survival Kit Used by Special Forces in Vietnam Review by Steve1989MRE
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- www.armytimes.com Delivery of AM General’s first Joint Light Tactical Vehicles delayed
The initial Joint Light Tactical Vehicles from AM General are delayed by six months as production shifts from Oshkosh Defense and improvements are made.
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US Marine Corps MARPAT Clones by China, Yemen, The DRC and Guinea-Bissau
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Evolution of Airborne Armour, video by The Tank Museum
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- www.armytimes.com Iranian proxies attack US base in Iraq for the first time in months
No U.S. injuries were reported in Tuesday's attack on al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq, the Pentagon said. But it's the first such attack since April.
- www.twz.com Laser Dazzlers For Defending Tanks Against Marauding Drones Are An Untapped Countermeasure
Advanced laser dazzlers mounted on armored vehicles could automatically blind incoming drones during their vulnerable terminal attack runs.
- www.navytimes.com Navy missile intercepts target using Army’s new missile defense radar
The Navy's SM-6 missile intercepted a target in a test during Valiant Shield using the Army's new missile defense radar and battle command system.
- www.twz.com Ukraine Situation Report: Bloody Battle For Key Fishing Village May Soon Be Over
The fight for the small fishing village of Krynky has raged since October with heavy losses by both sides.
- www.twz.com Railgun Ammo-Firing Air Defense Artillery Cannon Plans Laid Out By Army
The Army plans to field a highly mobile 155mm cannon firing hyper-velocity projectiles to provide a lower-cost air and missile defense.
- www.twz.com Ukraine's FPV Drone Obstacle Course Teaches How To Chase Vehicles, Fly Into Windows
Weaving through tank hatches and chasing down trucks is harder than it looks and realistic training is key.
- www.twz.com Ukraine’s FrankenSAM Air Defense Concept Could Be Used To Protect USAF Bases
Rapidly developed to meet an urgent Ukrainian requirement, the FrankenSAM concept is now being eyed for the U.S. military. Rapidly developed to meet an urgent Ukrainian requirement, the FrankenSAM concept is now being eyed for the U.S. Air Force.
- www.armytimes.com Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Confederate train raid
Pvt. Philip Shadrach and Pvt. George Wilson infiltrated Confederate territory during the Civil War, stole a train, and destroyed the enemy railroad system.
- www.armytimes.com This Medal of Honor recipient’s heroism didn’t end with his war
A new book examines how Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez overcame racial discrimination and became a decorated soldier and advocate for veterans.
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USMC reactivates East Coast helicopter squadron it closed in 2022
www.marinecorpstimes.com Corps reactivates East Coast helicopter squadron it closed in 2022The Marine Corps shut down the squadron in 2022 as part of its overall force redesign.
- www.airforcetimes.com Air Force Ospreys in Japan resume flight ops
Air Force Ospreys assigned to the Japan-based 353rd Special Operations Wing began flying again Tuesday, seven months a deadly crash killed eight airmen.
- www.twz.com Ukraine Situation Report: $2.2B In New Air Defense Interceptors Coming From U.S.
The new aid package includes an unspecified number of munitions for Patriot, NASAMS and HAWK air defense systems.
- www.twz.com USAF F-35As To Be Based In Japan Replacing Wild Weasel F-16s
The USAF is also moving ahead with plans to forward-deploy F-15EXs to Japan as the Marines make changes to their F-35 units in the country.
- www.twz.com Recalling The Nazis' Bizarre Piggyback Bombers 80 Years After They Went To War
In the last months of the war, Germany flew missions using manned fighters attached to unmanned explosive-packed bombers. In the last months of the war, Germany flew several missions using manned fighters to guide unmanned bombers full of explosives.
- www.twz.com Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Strikes Airbase In Drone-Directed Missile Attack
While both sides confirm that an attack took place at the Mirgorod Air Base in central Ukraine, the extent of the damage is in dispute.
- www.twz.com Ukraine May Have Lost An M270 MLRS For The First Time
The M270s have been a bane to Russian war efforts and were reportedly involved in a recent deadly ballistic missile strike on Crimea.
- www.twz.com 160th SOAR Night Stalkers Testing Arctic, Desert Vinyl Camo Wraps As Global Missions Evolve
Wrapping rather than painting could help the 160th SOAR conceal its helicopters for operations in different locales faster and at lower cost.
- www.armytimes.com Extended range version of Army guided rocket enters production
Lockheed is cutting the Army's Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System's extended range version into its production line in Camden, Arkansas.
- www.armytimes.com Texas Congressman defends military record amid combat badge scandal
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls has apparently stopped wearing a Combat Infantryman Badge that the Army revoked and removed from his service record last year.
- www.twz.com The Army's New M10 Booker: Deploy Fast And Carry A Big Gun
The M10 Booker isn't a smaller M1 Abrams, it's meant to be used in a fundamentally different role than that of a main battle tank, which we breakdown in detail in our latest feature video.
- www.armytimes.com National Guard soldiers field-test Next Generation Squad Weapons
Soldiers in a National Guard unit this month became the first Guard troops to field-test the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon systems.
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Ukraine Used ATACMS Missiles To Strike Unique Cold War-Era Space Communications Station
www.twz.com Ukraine Used Prized ATACMS Missiles To Strike Unique Cold War-Era Space Communications StationThe NIP-16 space communications and tracking facility is an intriguing target for a Ukrainian ATACMS strike that may point to its new purpose.
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Breaking Down Russia’s Vacuum Bomb, the U.S.'s M10 Booker and More | WSJ Equipped
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- cepa.org Glide Bombs: The Russian Wonder Weapon?
Ukraine is finding it hard to counter Russian glide bombs, which have become simple but devastating weapons.
- www.navytimes.com Codename Nemo: How nine men captured a Nazi sub and shortened WWII
The U.S. antisubmarine task force captured the Nazi submarine along with its crew, technology, encryption codes and a working Enigma cipher machine.
- www.twz.com Humvee-Mounted Low-Recoil 105mm Howitzer To Make Combat Debut In Ukraine
The Hawkeye howitzer offers Ukraine a new shoot-and-scoot artillery option, but this real-world combat testing could have impacts elsewhere.
- www.navytimes.com A US carrier has repelled Houthi attacks for months. Will it hold up?
The Pentagon is wrestling over when the Eisenhower and its strike group should return home. And if they do return — what can replace them?
- www.twz.com South Korean Arms For Ukraine Would Be A Huge Deal And Putin Knows It
There are signs that South Korea might overturn its ban on weapons deliveries to Ukraine, which has prompted a dark warning from Putin.
- www.twz.com Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Now Launching Kalibr Cruise Missiles From The Sea Of Azov
Russia moved cruise missile-firing warships from the Black Sea into the confines of the Sea of Azov in an effort to protect them against Ukrainian attacks.
- www.twz.com Ukraine Captures Its First Russian Turtle Tank
Videos and images of the captured contraption show the do-it-yourself work that went into covering the tank with scrap armor.
- www.twz.com Old Leopard Tanks Can Be Reborn As Air Defense Systems With Skyranger 35 Turret
Integrating the Skyranger automatic cannon system on old Leopard 1 tanks could speed critical drone-busting air defenses to Ukraine.