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Iran upgrading air force with jets from Russia no one else wants
For the first time in more than 30 years, Iran is buying new fighter jets. Well, not new, but new to them. In addition to some fourth-generation Su-35s, Iran is buying some Mi-28 attack helicopters from Russia and training aircraft as well. The deal was first announced a year ago, but Mehdi Farahi, Iran’s deputy… -
College QB leaving school, wants to be Navy SEAL
Utah State quarterback Levi Williams just turned in one of the best performances of his collegiate career. Instead of riding that momentum into his last year of eligibility though, the USU Aggie is trading in his cleats and pads for boots and body armor. He wants to be a Navy SEAL. Williams is a Texas… -
Study claims China can down USAF’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber
The United States Air Force flew its newest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, for the first time in early November. A few weeks later, a Chinese scientist claimed China’s own stealth fighters can shoot down the B-21. The claim comes from Chen Jun, an associate professor at China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian. South China… -
Winter weather walloping Russia’s defenses in Crimea
Winter weather is walloping the Black Sea region, including Ukraine, occupied Crimea and southern Russia. The powerful storm Bettina is creating blizzard conditions inland while pounding coastlines with huge waves and hurricane force winds. The storm is serious, no doubt, but it could be just what Ukraine needs to end the so-called stalemate with Russia.… -
US Army’s new Precision Strike Missile almost ready to deploy
The U.S. Army’s Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is the gold standard for modern precision strike artillery. When it comes to staying on top, however, what works today won’t work tomorrow. So, the Army is developing a new long-range weapon called the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). Like the ATACMS they are replacing, PrSMs are ground-launched tactical… -
Why Ukraine getting one more HIMARS matters
You can always tell when soldiers in Ukraine really like weapons systems, because they usually write a song about them. There’s at least one song about Bayraktar drones, and a little ditty dropped in the summer of 2022, praising the U.S.-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). Based on the most recent U.S. aid… -
This tiny tracked vehicle can help Ukraine topple mud season
Russians call it “Rasputitsa,” or the Season of Bad Roads. In Ukraine it’s known as “Bezdorizhzhia,” or Roadlessness. They both refer to the same thing: it’s mud season in Ukraine. Days of steady rainfall turn every unpaved road, field and tree line into a quagmire of muck in which most anything will get stuck. Thankfully,… -
Sniper sets record in Ukraine, drones go thermal
Ukraine’s Security Services (SBU) said its snipers are “rewriting the rules of global sniping.” A recently published video is making the rounds on Ukrainian and Russian social media channels showing the proof. The video shows the point of view of a Ukrainian sniper targeting Russian troops at a distance of 3,800 meters — over two… -
Russia hypes nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle on ICBM
The war in Ukraine is not going Russia’s way. Ukraine has established multiple beachheads along the Dnipro River in recent weeks. At the same time, thousands of Russian soldiers died in the war’s new meat grinder, Avdiivka. As he is known to do when suffering a series of battlefield losses, Vladimir Putin is rattling his… -
US sends staggering amount of firepower to help Israel
The United States said it wants to prevent the war in Gaza from spiraling into a greater, regional conflict. To achieve this mission, the U.S. government sent a staggering amount of firepower to the Middle East. There are near daily weapons shipments to Israel, and there are enough U.S. Navy and Air Force assets in… -
Ukraine creates Dnipro beachhead, Russia reeling in Avdiivka
Ukraine’s counteroffensive may be moving slower than expected, but that doesn’t mean Ukrainians aren’t pressing the attack. Over the last month, the Armed Forces of Ukraine ferried troops and armored vehicles across the Dnipro River, south of Kherson. Now, it looks like Ukraine established a beachhead on the east bank of the river, which could… -
China’s not-so-secret base in Cambodia is bigger than we thought
The People’s Republic of China is building a naval base in Ream, Cambodia. Both governments said the Chinese navy won’t operate out of the base, but that argument doesn’t really hold water. New analysis of satellite imagery by Naval News shows the addition of a very large main pier at the Ream Naval Base, and… -
USMC makes Georgia teen with cancer an honorary Marine
Jack Lowe is a Marine. It’s the only thing he’s ever wanted to be. His parents both served in the Corps. His grandfather was a USMC pilot. Jack Lowe is a Marine. The 17-year-old lives in Georgia with his parents. Last year, as a junior in high school, doctors diagnosed him with a rare form…
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