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B-2

B-2 Spirits Just Sent A Very Ominous Message To Iran

The B-2's strike on Houthi weapons bunkers was about sending a dire message that only the stealth bomber could send.

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has unveiled a new Mission Command On The Move (MCOTM) concept and its supporting hardware centered on a hybrid-electric Stryker-based vehicle.
Stryker

Command Center Stryker Teamed With Uncrewed Ground Vehicle ‘Wingmen’ A Sign Of Things To Come

Mission Command On The Move Stryker envisioned working with two types of re-configurable drone vehicles to move command and control and manned-unmanned teaming forward.

Directed-Energy Counter-Drone Stryker

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Here’s What Leonardo DRS’ Laser-Equipped Counter-Drone Stryker Armored Vehicle Is Capable Of

Branded Content: How the new Stryker drone-killer could add a critical new layer to mobile air defense for the U.S. Army.

The U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) tiltrotor is shaping up to be significantly different from the V-280 Valor from which it is derived, from its drive train to its fuselage design to the configuration of the seats inside the main cabin.
FLRAA

Army’s Future Vertical Lift Tiltrotor Will Differ Significantly From V-280 Valor It’s Based On

We just got a clearer picture of the changes to the V-280 Valor design that the Army wants for its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

P550 aerovironment drone can fly 5 hours on a single charge.
Unmanned

Aerovironment’s New P550 Flies Five Hours On A Charge, Drops Two-Pound Guided Bombs

The all-electric P550 drone, which is modular and can take off and land vertically, aims for a win in the Army’s Long-Range Reconnaissance competition.

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Shield AI Looks To Unleash Its Hivemind Autonomy Software On Multiple Platforms

Branded Content: Mission autonomy stands to unlock capabilities never realized before and Shield AI says its Hivemind software can make it happen.

An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires its 120mm cannon during Exercise Gauntlet Strike, at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria.
M1 Abrams

Australia To Send M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine (Updated)

With the majority of Ukraine’s U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams having been lost in combat, the announcement is very welcome news for Kyiv.

The U.S. Army is already interested in scaling down its new Typhon ground-based missile system, if possible, to help make it easier to deploy and operate.
U.S. Army

Army Looking To Shrink Typhon Missile System After Lessons Learned From First Deployment

Typhon, which can fire Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles, currently makes use of large tractor-trailer launchers.

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FLRAA

Army Already Preparing For V-280 Valor To Dramatically Transform Air Assaults

The V-280 will "deliver one Brigade Combat Team in one period of darkness, over 500 miles, arriving behind enemy lines, and be able to conduct sustained combat operations.”

Thousands of North Korean troops are training to help Russia fight Ukraine.
Around The Globe

Thousands Of North Korean Troops To Help Russia Fight Ukraine: Reports

North Korean troops would help Russia make up for mounting losses, but just how effective they could be remains to be seen.

Oshkosh Defense Medium Caliber Weapon System on a Stryker

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Oshkosh Talks Its 30mm Cannon-Wielding Medium Caliber Weapon System On The Army’s New Strykers

Branded Content: Deliveries of Oshkosh’s Medium Caliber Weapon System are on track for fielding with first Stryker Brigade Combat Team in early 2025.

.Two major defense players from Italy and Germany have teamed up to build tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles, initially for the Italian Army, but potentially also for other customers, as armored warfare makes a resurgence in Europe and elsewhere.
Around The Globe

Joint German-Italian Battle Tank Venture Could Shake Up European Armor Landscape

German and Italian manufacturers are teaming up to provide Italy with new KF51 Panther main battle tanks and KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles.

U.S. President Donald Trump derided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's offer to buy 10 Patriot air defense systems.
MIM-104 Patriot

New Patriot Missile Interceptor Axed By Army

The Army is now looking at improving the PAC-3 MSE interceptor and using new networks to make better use of its strained Patriot force.

China has revealed a new tiltrotor drone concept, the Zhang Ying UR6000, that has clear military potential, despite initially being pitched for civilian missions.
Future Vertical Lift

China’s Large Tiltrotor Drone Breaks Cover

The UR6000 appears to be China's first foray into the large tiltrotor segment and such a craft could have significant military applications.

A new miniature electronic warfare jammer that is small and relatively low-cost enough to be a payload on loyal wingman-type drones and even expandable loitering munitions has hit the market from defense contractor Leonardo.
Airborne Electronic Warfare

BriteStorm Miniature Electronic Warfare System Can Allow Small Drones To Create Big Ghost Formations

Leonardo's BriteStorm is designed to be small and cheap enough to be installed in various drones and other platforms, even expendables ones.

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Emergency THAAD Deployment To Israel Heightens Concerns On Strain To U.S. Air Defenses

The U.S. is sending one of its prized THAAD batteries and support troops to Israel as another Iranian barrage could come in response to Israel's retaliation.

Trash-carrying balloons launched across the border by North Korea are seen floating in the sky above Seoul on October 4, 2024. Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points in years, with Pyongyang ramping up weapons tests and bombarding the South with balloons carrying rubbish, and Seoul suspending a military deal and resuming propaganda broadcasts in response.
Airships & Blimps

North Korea Sending GPS-Equipped Balloons Across The Border

The purpose for the balloons' GPS capabilities isn't clear, but none of the possibilities are good news for South Korea.

Experimental Fly-By-Wire UH-60M Black Hawk To Become Autonomy Testbed
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Experimental Fly-By-Wire UH-60M Black Hawk To Become Autonomy Testbed

Evolving autonomous resupply and other capabilities could open up new and valuable tactical opportunities for the Army's Black Hawk fleet.

USS Chosen VLS resupply at sea test off San Diego.
Indo-Pacific

Navy Just Reloaded A Vertical Launch System For The First Time While Underway At Sea

Having the ability to replenish surface combatants' vertical launch system cells while underway is seen as critical to sustaining a fight in the Pacific.

The Dallison family leave their Anderson shelter to view the wreckage caused by a nearby bomb explosion the night before, January 1, 1940. Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images.
Bunker Talk

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

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