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FLRAA

Army Already Preparing For V-280 Valor To Dramatically Transform Air Assaults

The V-280 will "deliver one Brigade Combat Team in one period of darkness, over 500 miles, arriving behind enemy lines, and be able to conduct sustained combat operations.”

Around The Globe

Thousands Of North Korean Troops To Help Russia Fight Ukraine: Reports

North Korean troops would help Russia make up for mounting losses, but just how effective they could be remains to be seen.

5:44

Oshkosh Talks Its 30mm Cannon-Wielding Medium Caliber Weapon System On The Army’s New Strykers

Branded Content: Deliveries of Oshkosh’s Medium Caliber Weapon System are on track for fielding with first Stryker Brigade Combat Team in early 2025.

Around The Globe

Joint German-Italian Battle Tank Venture Could Shake Up European Armor Landscape

German and Italian manufacturers are teaming up to provide Italy with new KF51 Panther main battle tanks and KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles.

MIM-104 Patriot

New Patriot Missile Interceptor Axed By Army

The Army is now looking at improving the PAC-3 MSE interceptor and using new networks to make better use of its strained Patriot force.

Future Vertical Lift

China’s Large Tiltrotor Drone Breaks Cover

The UR6000 appears to be China's first foray into the large tiltrotor segment and such a craft could have significant military applications.

Airborne Electronic Warfare

BriteStorm Miniature Electronic Warfare System Can Allow Small Drones To Create Big Ghost Formations

Leonardo's BriteStorm is designed to be small and cheap enough to be installed in various drones and other platforms, even expendables ones.

Armies

Emergency THAAD Deployment To Israel Heightens Concerns On Strain To U.S. Air Defenses

The U.S. is sending one of its prized THAAD batteries and support troops to Israel as another Iranian barrage could come in response to Israel's retaliation.

Airships & Blimps

North Korea Sending GPS-Equipped Balloons Across The Border

The purpose for the balloons' GPS capabilities isn't clear, but none of the possibilities are good news for South Korea.

UH-60

Experimental Fly-By-Wire UH-60M Black Hawk To Become Autonomy Testbed

Evolving autonomous resupply and other capabilities could open up new and valuable tactical opportunities for the Army's Black Hawk fleet.

Indo-Pacific

Navy Just Reloaded A Vertical Launch System For The First Time While Underway At Sea

Having the ability to replenish surface combatants' vertical launch system cells while underway is seen as critical to sustaining a fight in the Pacific.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The bunker is open!

Unmanned

Drones Penetrate North Korean Air Defenses To Drop Propaganda Leaflets On Pyongyang

South Korea is not admitting responsibility for sending multiple waves of drones over the North Korean capital.

FIM-92 Stinger

Counter-Drone Stryker Armored Vehicle Armed With Lasers, Rockets, Guns Unveiled

The new Stryker aims to offer the Army another layer of highly mobile lower-tier air defense capability to help rebuff drone attacks.

French Navy

France’s Radical-Looking New Frigate Has Gone To Sea

The first of France’s Defense and Intervention Frigates is a new-generation multi-mission warship that features an inverted bow.

Sniper Rifles

Search For Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Replacement Halted By SOCOM

The Extreme Long Range Sniper Rifle was also being eyed as a replacement for .50 caliber Mk 15 bolt-action rifles in U.S. special operations inventory.

ARRW

ARRW Hypersonic Missile Program Gets New Funding Despite Signs Of Cancellation

The curious $13 million infusion of cash into the ARRW program comes amid continued questions about its future.

Loitering Munitions

Bolt-M Aims To Make Kamikaze Drone Attacks More User Friendly, Effective

In the next six months the U.S. Marine Corps will start testing the advanced quadcopter loitering munition, designed to put easy-to-use aerial firepower into the infantry's hands.

North Korea

North Korea Wading Deeper Into Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: North Korea is sending troops to assist Russia with attacks on Ukrainian cities while Ukraine strikes back against weapons storage areas.

Anti-Satellite Capabilities

Secretive X-37B Spaceplane To Use Aerobraking Maneuvers To Rapidly Change Orbit

New details about the latest X-37B mission showcase its high maneuverability and underscore long-standing questions about its capabilities.