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As troop numbers stagnate and Russia’s threat looms, Berlin is betting on a voluntary service model to rebuild the military — but time is running out.
A Russian mechanized attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast could be the vanguard of a new offensive.
Handheld counter-drone devices headed to deploying US Marine units
The handheld device will likely go to Marine Expeditionary Units and Marine Littoral Regiments first.
If the effort works to drastically reduce the tank's modernization timeline, it could be applied to other efforts, the Army's chief tech officer said.
The president was previously forced to abandon plans for a procession in Washington, D.C., due to its colossal price tag.
Just some North Korea shit, nothing to see here. Move along.
Lockheed Martin has secured a contract worth up to US$4.94 billion from the U.S. Army to produce Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), which are set to replace the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The missiles, designed to be compatible with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a tr...
Hanwha Aerospace has secured a $253m contract to supply components to assemble an additional 100 K9 Vajra-T SPHs for the Indian Army.
Defense expert Yan Matveev reveals Ukraine's new high-risk tactics: abandoning heavy armor to save soldiers and secure fast territorial gains.
Top commander Christopher Cavoli also says Kyiv’s forces have shored up defensive positions.
The soldiers, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle went missing a week ago, the Army said.
British Way of War
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The Soviet-era R-73 dogfight missile is fast becoming established as a weapon of choice for Ukrainian extemporized surface-to-air missile systems. The Soviet-era R-73 dogfight missile is fast becoming established as a weapon of choice for Ukrainian extemporized surface-to-air missile systems.
The Army's new process conducts reviews to identify old requirements that should be taken off the books.
The best-known of Ukraine’s so-called ‘FrankenSAMs’ puts RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles on a Soviet-era Buk-M1 ground-based air defense system. The best-known of Ukraine’s so-called ‘FrankenSAMs’ puts RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles on a Soviet-era Buk-M1 ground-based air defense system.
An M2 Bradley recently fired a new weapon from its TOW anti-tank missile launcher during a major U.S. Army test exercise.
The Army wants to cut down on redundant and excess equipment that its soldiers carry into battle, hoping that none carry more than 55 pounds.
The office is often referred to as the Pentagon’s internal think tank and strategizes for possible future conflicts
Nothing says strong military like not planning for future conflicts
PLAN's new amphibious landing support vessels
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It’s a very obvious solution once you take a look at what a lot of their coastline looks like. Elevated armor delivery. Skip the beach. Dump ‘em’ straight on the coastal roads. Makes a shocking amount of sense. Definitely much more specific of a use case than the more general purpose landing support vessels that the USN/USMC employs, but for their primary missions and targets in the next decade, this is exactly the hardware that will significantly increase the CCP’s chances.
This is the an evolution of the combined arms amphibious assault tactics that the US has refined for the better part of a century. For heavily built up targets - specifically those that need to be assaulted and captured quickly for any reasonable chance of success (read: Taiwan + establishing a foothold on the island), this is PERFECT. This basically lets you dump 1000 tanks and a ton of IADS and 100k infantrymen in like, an hour.
That’s a paradigm shift right there.
Trump has vowed to ‘take back’ the Panama Canal
“If you’re excited about these changes, just wait til you see what I do to your balls.”
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