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Russia

Captured Russian Weapons Are Packed With U.S. Microchips

Ukraine intelligence showed us lists of mostly U.S.-made microchips it says were found on captured or destroyed Russian military equipment.

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China

China Launches Drone Ship That Acts As A Mothership For More Drones

China's new drone ship is officially designed for ocean research, but has obvious value for the country's military.

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U.S. Navy

Remembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying Airships

Parasite fighters operating from airships sounds like science fiction, but it was reality for the U.S. Navy in the 1930s.

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Russia

Terrifying TOS-1A Thermobaric Artillery Strike Recorded In Ukraine

Video of a Russian strike in Ukraine provides a horrifying look at the TOS-1A thermobaric artillery system in action.

U.S. Soldiers launch rockets from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), at Daecheon, South Korea, Sept. 21, 2017.
NATO

The Reality Of What HIMARS Rocket Artillery Systems Can And Can’t Do For Ukraine (Updated)

American rocket launchers are not a ‘silver bullet’ and they come with different levels of capabilities depending on the ammo provided.

Clips from a video that is said to show an apparent missile launch, possibly from a submarine, in the South China Sea, as seen from a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 airliner.
China

Mysterious South China Sea Missile Launch Claimed To Be Caught By Airliner (Updated)

Video taken from an airliner appears to show the launch of a missile from a ship or a submarine in the South China Sea.

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Russia

Russia Deploys 50-Year-Old T-62 Tanks To Ukraine

With rumors of operable modern tanks shortages swirling, Russia has dipped into its stockpile of antiquated T-62s and sent them to Ukraine.

Inside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied Mariupol
Russia

Inside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied Mariupol

With Ukrainian troops besieged in a massive steel plant and under constant fire from Russian forces, helicopter crews sprung into action.

New Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five Years
A-10

New Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five Years

The re-winging program is happening as the USAF strangles the A-10 force in other ways in hopes of finally grounding the type by 2028.

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Eastern Europe

Romania Orders Its Grounded MiG-21 Lancers Back Into The Air

After grounding its MiG-21 LanceR fleet indefinitely, Romania has reactivated it to provide air policing capacity while its Air Force converts to F-16s.

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Switchblade

Watch This Switchblade Suicide Drone Attack A Russian Tank In Ukraine

The drone camera footage is among the first recorded instances of an AeroVironment Switchblade loitering munition being employed by Ukrainian forces.

Ukrainian servicemen are seen in the trenches as fighting against Russian troops continues near to the Cherkaske City, on eastern Ukraine, May 3, 2022.
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Forces Break Through In Parts Of Donbas

Three months into the invasion, Russian forces look set to secure roughly half of the Donbas region, but continue to face stiff resistance.

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Swarms

28-Drone Swarm Just Led The Way For A Simulated Air Assault Mission

Army proves large numbers of highly networked drones can be controlled by one operator aboard a helicopter or from the ground.

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People

63-Year-Old Retired Russian Fighter Pilot Shot Down In Su-25 Over Ukraine

Like Top Gun's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, retired Russian Maj. Gen. Kanamat Botashev was a hot dog who broke the rules.

A screengrab from a video of the damaged USS Connecticut arriving in San Diego in December 2021 following the underwater collision two months earlier.
Seawolf Class

The Story Of How The Submarine USS Connecticut Crashed

This is the how USS Connecticut ended up impacting a seamount, which required the crew to fight to keep the badly damaged submarine from sinking.

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Russia

Futuristic Belgian F2000 Rifles Have Been Spotted In Ukrainian Hands

Photo evidence suggests that F2000 assault rifles have been donated to Ukraine, although by who exactly remains a mystery.

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023
B-21

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023

By all accounts, the B-21 remains on budget and within schedule limitations, but delays could quickly mount up as it begins flight testing.

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Assault Rifles

Sig’s Rattler Will Be U.S. Special Operators’ New Tiny Rifle

Introducing the Rattler chambered in .300 Blackout gives SOF troops a good combination of rifle and round for covert missions in tight spots.

A screengrab from a video of the damaged USS Connecticut arriving in San Diego in December 2021 following the underwater collision two months earlier.
Seawolf Class

Navy Releases Report On Submarine USS Connecticut’s Underwater Crash

The Navy says preventable missteps by multiple personnel led to Connecticut hitting an underwater seamount, causing extensive damage.

A Danish Navy shore-launched Harpoon missile launcher.
Northern Europe

Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles Headed To Ukraine From Denmark

Shore-launched Harpoon missiles will bolster Ukraine's ability to put Russian ships at risk, but they cannot break a blockade on their own.