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Tanks for Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Battle Over Tanks For Kyiv Could Culminate Soon

The pressure to provide Ukraine with modern tanks has been building and now it seems like the logjam on Kyiv's request could burst.

USP HK
Sidearms

HK’s Iconic USP Pistol, Made Famous By Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Turns 30

After serving around the globe and starring in films, television shows, and video games for three decades, the USP is still in production.

Israel Aerospace Industries Point Blank loitering munition bought by U.S. Defense Department
Israel

Israeli X-Wing-Looking Loitering Munition To Be Tested By U.S. Special Ops

Dubbed Point Blank, Israel Aerospace Industries will develop and deliver the deadly drones to the U.S. military for evaluation.

Pantsir Air Defense Systems Appear On Moscow Rooftops
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)

Pantsir Air Defense Systems Appear On Moscow Rooftops

New air defenses on top of Russia's Ministry of Defense headquarters and another building likely point to concerns about Ukrainian strikes.

CV-90 Ukraine
Armored Vehicles

This Is The CV90 Fighting Vehicle Sweden Is Sending To Ukraine

As well as self-propelled artillery, Sweden has committed to sending around 50 advanced infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.

Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle confiscated by TSA
Civil Aviation

The Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Confiscated By TSA Was All Legal

While TSA was quick to show off the confiscated recoilless rifle, the weapon was demilitarized, declared, and perfectly legal to fly with.

Leopard 2 tanks
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Germany And U.S. Play Chicken Over Tanks For Kyiv

Germany won't allow its Leopard 2 tanks to go to Ukraine unless the U.S. sends Abrams tanks first, which isn't happening any time soon.

New Nuke-Sniffing Jet Flies Off South America On First International Mission
South America

New Nuke-Sniffing Jet Flies Off South America On First International Mission

The Air Force's first WC-135R Constant Phoenix collected air samples off South America's eastern coast to establish baseline atmospheric radiation conditions.

CHINESE TAILLESS FIGHTER
China

Tailless Warplane Concept May Provide Clues To China’s Future Fighter Ambitions

Not for the first time, an apparent concept showing a stealthy tailless future fighter has emerged in China.

F-35B Austere Operations STOVL
U.S. Marine Corps

Inside How The Marine’s Island-Hopping F-35B Playbook Is Being Written

F-35Bs operating from remote landing areas that could be destroyed soon after they takeoff is one way the Marines look to counter China.

DARPA’s New X-Plane Aims To Maneuver With Nothing But Bursts Of Air
Unmanned

DARPA’s New X-Plane Aims To Maneuver With Nothing But Bursts Of Air

Being able to eliminate traditional moving control surfaces could fundamentally change how planes, especially stealthy ones, are designed.

Error, Malfunction, Sabotage Investigated As Possible Fatal Ukrainian Helicopter Crash Causes (Updated)
Russia

Error, Malfunction, Sabotage Investigated As Possible Fatal Ukrainian Helicopter Crash Causes (Updated)

The Airbus H225M helicopter crashed in the town of Brovary, near Kyiv, with Ukraine's Interior Minister onboard.

Maryinka
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: The Urban Hellscape That Is Maryinka

The pulverized city of Maryinka in Donetsk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces are still holding on, has been a battleground for nearly a decade.

Army Wants Supersonic Cruise Missile Interceptor For Its New Air Defense System
U.S. Army

Army Wants Supersonic Cruise Missile Interceptor For Its New Air Defense System

The Army wants Enduring Shield to knock down cruise missiles, drones, and artillery rockets, and will pair it first with AIM-9X Sidewinders.

Mi-28 Missile
Russia

Russia’s Mi-28NM Attack Helicopter Seen Using New Anti-Armor Missile In Ukraine

Recent imagery also shows the advanced Mi-28NM variant of the Havoc attack helicopter, which is apparently only in limited use so far.

Kh-22 Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Says It Has No Defense Against Russia’s Kh-22 Missiles

Russia's horrific Kh-22 missile attack on a Dnipro apartment complex highlights the need for better air defense systems, Ukraine says.

Meet The Tanks And Other Armor The U.K. Is Sending To Ukraine
Ukraine

Meet The Tanks And Other Armor The U.K. Is Sending To Ukraine

Challenger 2 tanks, Bulldog APCs, and AS-90 self-propelled howitzers will bolster Ukraine's mechanized capabilities with more modern assets.

Navy exploring modifications that would turn ESBs into drone motherships
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Huge Expeditionary Sea Bases Could Become Drone Motherships

Among the proposed modifications is a rotary launch-and-recovery system for large unmanned underwater vehicles and a drone flight deck.

POSEIDON TORPEDO production
Russia

Russia Has Built Its First Production Batch Of Poseidon Nuclear Torpedoes: Report

The Poseidon ultra long-range nuclear-powered, nuclear warhead-equipped torpedo is one of Russia's so-called 'super weapons.'

Challenger 2 tank
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Movement To Give Kyiv Western Tanks Gains Steam

An announcement is anticipated about British Challenger 2 tanks heading to Ukraine while French AMX-10 RC armored vehicles will soon arrive.