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The recent construction of a trench at the Army's Fort Moore comes amid the extensive use of trenches in actual combat in Ukraine.
Russia

Trench Warfare In Ukraine Casts Old School Army Training In Different Light

The Army's trench warfare training may have seemed archaic in the past, but the war in Ukraine is serving as the latest reminder otherwise.

Russia says it sunk a target ship in the Black Sea.
Russian Navy

Ominous Russian Anti-Ship Missile Drill Sinks Ex-Ukrainian Corvette

Days after issuing a warning to ships in the Black Sea, Russia staged a demonstration of its anti-ship capabilities.

KA-52 Ukraine Russia
Helicopters

Enhanced Version Of Russia’s Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Appears

The new version of the primary attack helicopter Russia is using in Ukraine is notably different from the prototype Ka-52Ms seen before.

Cluster munitions ukraine artillery
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Cluster Munitions Hit The Battlefield

The White House and Pentagon say Ukraine is now using donated cluster munitions and they are already making a difference.

Ukraine issued a Black Sea warning a day after Russia did.
Mediterranean

Ukraine Issues Its Own Ominous Black Sea Shipping Warning

The Ukrainian warning about Black Sea shipping follows one from Russia issued Wednesday and comes as Odesa and Mykolaiv were struck again.

Orca Navy boeing
U.S. Navy

Our First Glimpse Of The Navy’s Orca Unmanned Submarine At Sea

Built by Boeing, the 85-foot unmanned submarine was accompanied by a pod of dolphins as it conducted underwater testing.

Ukraine analysis
Russia

A Sobering Analysis Of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive From The Front

A military analyst just returned from touring the Ukraine front and has offered his blunt take on how the counteroffensive is really going.

Amphibious assault ship navy planning
U.S. Navy

Navy’s New 381-Hull Fleet Plan Recommits To Big Amphibious Warfare Ships

After announcing a "strategic pause" in buying more amphibious warfare ships, the Navy looks to have reversed course, but questions remain.

Magnus LTA 20-1
Canada

This Alien-Looking Airship Design Used A Propulsion Method Unlike Any Other

Designed to lift heavy loads in and out of nearly anywhere, the LTA 20-1 airship was exotic in pretty much every way.

Russian Wing kit bomb
Russia

The Truth About Russia’s Mysterious Winged Glide Bombs

Russia’s wing kits for ‘dumb’ bombs are makeshift devices with numerous shortcomings but they do feature satellite guidance.

Flight tracking military aircraft
U.S. Homeland

Tracking U.S. Military Aircraft Online Could Become Much Harder

Senators want the military to use uniform practices to make online flight tracking, especially of senior officials' planes, more challenging.

Ukraine says 60,000 tons of grain in a Russian barrage near Odesa.
Russia

Russia Directly Targets Ukrainian Grain In Reprisal Airstrikes

The port city of Odesa was struck by another missile and drone barrage as Russia now threatens Black Sea shipping.

The U.S. has promised Ukraine more Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Pentagon Promises More Bradleys, Strykers

With Ukrainian personnel and equipment losses mounting, the U.S. defense secretary has promised more Bradleys and Strykers will be delivered.

The Senate Armed Services Committee has called for a review of how the North American Aerospace Defense Command conducts airspace defense.
U.S. Homeland

Review Of NORAD’s Procedures, Mission Demanded From Senate

The Senate Armed Services Committee has demanded a review of “aerospace warning and control mission and procedures.”

CAPTURED RUSSIAN T-72
Russia

Captured Russian Weapons Being Studied By UK

Disclosures about U.K. foreign materiel exploitation come as the government announces its future priorities for the armed forces.

Memorial dedicated to the history of stealth technology
U.S. Air Force

Memorial To Those That Pioneered Stealth Technology Unveiled

The memorial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base honors the people and the programs that developed revolutionary stealth technology.

A U.S. national has reportedly deliberately crossed over into North Korea, prompting questions about a possible defection.
North Korea

U.S. Service Member In North Korea After “Willfully” Crossing Border (Updated)

An American has crossed over into the North as Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine is visiting the south for the first time in decades.

A space plane design is seen being tested in what China says is the most powerful wind tunnel in the world in new video.
China

China’s New Mach 30 Wind Tunnel Tests Space Plane Mothership Design

Chinese officials say the new JF-22 is the most powerful in the world and will support tests of various hypersonic systems.

Russia Kharkiv offensive
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Massive Russian Buildup Near Kharkiv

Ukrainian military leaders say that Russia has assembled 100,000 troops in the east for an attack to draw reserves from the counteroffensive.

US Air Force C-32A and B aircraft are losing their serial numbers as part of a new operational security initiative.
Air Force One

Air Force C-32 Jets Are Going Incognito Under New Security Policy (Updated)

C-32As and Bs are joining other Air Force types now flying without serial numbers and other individually identifying markings.