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Photos show Chinese warships docked at expanded naval base in Cambodia
The Chinese navy, the world’s largest by number of ships, is expanding its reach. For the first time, Chinese warships were seen docking at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia. We and countries in the region have expressed concerns about the lack of transparency on the intent, the nature, the scope of this project. Ned… -
Defense contractor Anduril unveils new AI-guided drone-hunting jet
While it shares a name with a classic cartoon character, a newly unveiled defense platform is light-years ahead of Wile E. Coyote’s nemesis. The Roadrunner and the Roadrunner-M — both built by defense contractor Anduril — are described by their makers as AI-guided, drone-hunting autonomous jets. Thirty-one-year-old Palmer Luckey — the man behind the project… -
Ukraine, low on most everything, enters ‘new phase’ of war
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said winter always brings “a new phase” to fighting, but Ukrainians are hoping this winter also brings a new phase of funding. If it wasn’t obvious already, Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive is firmly over. Now, that doesn’t mean each side won’t try to press… -
Venezuela thinks Guyana’s oil-rich land belongs to them. Will they invade?
Venezuela thinks a large part of Guyana doesn’t actually belong to the Guyanese. Tensions over the issue are mounting to the point there could be an official armed conflict between two South American countries for the first time in three decades. The tensions center on a disputed part of Guyana called Essequibo. Venezuela, a former… -
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…
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