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SMASH 2000L optical targeting system
Assault Rifles

Army Set To Buy Computerized Rifle Sights For Shooting Down Drones

Smart Shooter's new SMASH 2000L computerized gun sight could make every soldier a drone defender.

Russian Bomber Base Kamikaze Drone Ukraine
Russia

Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Attacks Bomber Base Deep In Russia (Updated)

A Ukrainian drone attacked a Russian Tu-22M bomber base, which has been a hub for strikes on Ukrainian targets, far across the border.

Pakistan Ukraine artiller
Russia

Pakistan, Ukraine, And The Race For Third-Party Ammunition

In the rush to source artillery rounds, Ukraine and its allies turned to Pakistan and an air bridge provided by military cargo planes.

Russians Flee Ukraine Lyman
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Forces Flee Offensive In Kherson

Ukraine's offensive in Kherson is really accelerating as increasingly large swathes of territory are regained from retreating Russian troops.

Our First Look At The Army’s Upgraded M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams Tank
M1 Abrams

Our First Look At The Army’s Upgraded M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams Tank

The US Army is testing a prototype M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams tank in Arizona and hopes to field the first operational examples in Fiscal Year 2025.

Harrier Taiwan
Taiwan

The Time For Taiwan To Adopt Surplus AV-8B Harriers Is Now

Circumstances have converged to make the AV-8B Harrier a relevant and urgent acquisition opportunity for an increasingly under threat Taiwan.

MQ28 Ghost Bat
MQ-28

Air Force Acquires Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone For Testing

The Air Force previously said it was eying the MQ-28 as a "risk-reduction mechanism" to support advanced crewed-uncrewed teaming developments.

South Korean F-15K
North Korea

Seoul Scrambles 30 Fighters After North Korean Jets Approach Border

A rare demonstration of North Korea airpower was met today by an “overwhelming” response from the Republic of Korea Air Force in the South.

US Special Operators Carry Out Helicopter Raid On ISIS Leader In Syria (Updated)
Special Operations

US Special Operators Carry Out Helicopter Raid On ISIS Leader In Syria (Updated)

The rare U.S. special operations raid into Syrian-government held territory killed one and captured others, according to Syrian state media.

Russians surrender to Ukrainian forces
Russia

This Video Of Russians Surrendering To Ukrainian Troops Is Intense

This increasingly common scene is likely to be repeated even more frequently as thousands of Russian conscripts deploy to Ukraine.

North Korea Fires Two More Ballistic Missiles
North Korea

North Korea Fires Two More Ballistic Missiles

The latest North Korean ballistic missile launch comes as the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier U.S.S. Ronald Reagan is operating nearby.

Ukraine Troops IFV in Kherson
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Advances Cripple Russian Efforts To Replenish Forces

More than 1,000 square kilometers of southern Ukraine have been liberated in the past five days as Russians continue to retreat.

Chinese drone dog roof
China

China Pairs Armed Robot Dogs With Drones That Can Drop Them Anywhere

A video showing a demonstration of a Chinese drone acting as a mini dropship for a robot dog armed with a machine gun has emerged online.

Next Generation AbramsX Tank Will Have Hybrid Power Plant
M1 Abrams

Next Generation AbramsX Tank Will Have Hybrid Power Plant

The next-generation Abrams tank is designed to be more fuel efficient, quieter, lighter, and have a smaller crew, among other features.

RAF E-3 sentry being converted into Navy E-6 mercury
U.S. Navy

Navy Turning British Surplus E-3 Sentry Into E-6B Doomsday Plane Trainer

A dedicated crew trainer for the U.S. Navy is now being created from a former U.K. Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry radar plane.

Why Japan Didn’t Try To Intercept The North Korean Ballistic Missile
Japan

Why Japan Didn’t Try To Intercept The North Korean Ballistic Missile

Japan can shoot down intermediate range ballistic missiles, but there are good reasons for not trying to do so under various circumstances.

HIMARS Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Sends More HIMARS To Support Offensives

Steady supplies of weapons and ammunition will help Ukraine keep pushing ahead with its already significant advances in the south and east.

South Korea airbase missile explosion during launch
North Korea

Ballistic Missile Failure Caused Explosion At South Korean Airbase (Updated)

The explosion occurred during a South Korean Hyunmoo-2 ballistic missile launch intended as a response to North Korea's own launch.

SkyRange RQ-4 RangeHawk
U.S. Air Force

How Repurposed Global Hawks Will Hugely Accelerate Hypersonic Testing

Dozens of orphaned RQ-4s will become RangeHawks under the SkyRange program to create a massively flexible, high-tempo test range complex.

USS Gerald R Ford deployment
U.S. Navy

Navy’s New USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Finally Deploys For The First Time

After years of technical issues and other delays, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier has headed out for a formal deployment in the Atlantic.