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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.

The An-225, known as Mryia, taking off from Ukraine.
Russia

$800M Needed To Build A New An-225 Mriya Cargo Jet Zelensky Says

Oleksandr Halunenko, the An-225's first pilot, says doing so won't be easy and will end up a very different aircraft.

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China

China-India Border Crisis Has Quietly Resulted In Victory For Beijing

Since the China-India border crisis last erupted, Beijing has secured its territorial claim by installing massive military infrastructure.

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian ‘Terminator’ Fighting Vehicles Sent To Front
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian ‘Terminator’ Fighting Vehicles Sent To Front

BMP-T Terminator fighting vehicles have been deployed to partake in the Donbas offensive as stiff resistance has stalled major progress for Russian forces.

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U.S. Navy

Navy Ships Swarmed By Drones, Not UFOs, Defense Officials Confirm

Defense officials confirmed in a recent hearing that it was drones that swarmed Navy ships off California and it even happened again off another coast.

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

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

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Russian servicemen stand guard at the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Says Mariupol Steel Plant Standoff Is Over

After nearly three months of fighting, Russia looks to have finally captured Mariupol, but its progress in other areas isn't exactly promising.

Army Tests Uncrewed M113 Armed With Laser-Guided Rocket Launcher
Rocket And Grenade Launchers

Army Tests Uncrewed M113 Armed With Laser-Guided Rocket Launcher

Outfitting surplus M113s with autonomous brains and weapons could be a cost-effective route to fielding robotic combat vehicles.

Air Force’s Black Flag Test Exercise Goes International With Focus On China
Air Combat Exercises

Air Force’s Black Flag Test Exercise Goes International With Focus On China

The latest iteration of Black Flag included pushing Australia's E-7 radar jet to its limit and preparing to take on China in a high-end fight.

A picture showing the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov inside a new drydock at the 35th Shipyard in Murmansk overlaid on a satellite image of the drydock.
Russia

Russia’s Cursed Aircraft Carrier Is Finally In A Drydock That Can’t Sink

The carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has been sidelined for more than three years after the floating drydock it was inside accidentally sunk.

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun
Machine Guns

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun

The MH-6 Little Bird is a ridiculously capable little platform and now it has the ability to provide its own high-volume suppressive fire.