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A recent video provides, apparently for the first time, a view of a Russian tactical fighter launching glide bombs fitted with range-extending wing kits. These wing kits first came to light earlier this year but have so far only been seen on a few occasions, either attached to aircraft or in the form of scattered wreckage. In the meantime, these weapons, which allow pilots to stay further away from potential threats, have been highlighted by Ukrainian officials as a significant headache for the country’s air defenses.
The US Army claims to have demonstrated the operational capability of its new land-based missile launcher with the recent successful launch of a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile. This follows a test launch of an SM-6 multirole missile earlier this year from what is officially known as the Typhon Weapon System. The service currently has a Typhon-equipped Medium Range Capability battery, which has four trailer-based launchers and other support equipment.
Sometimes, social media can be a really good thing. Small pastry shops, creative crafters and inspired authors don’t always get the attention that their work deserves. When Shawn Warner self-published his young adult murder mystery novel, Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor, in November 2022, the book did not meet with much success. However, after the TikTok creator posted a video of Warner’s book signing on his page, sales went through the roof.
Warner served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne (facebook.com/shawn.warner.
A recent review of the Defense Department’s security programs, policies and procedures is leading to 14 new directives that aim to streamline how the Pentagon handles classified national security information, according to a new memo from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
In April, Austin ordered Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie to lead the 45-day review after multiple classified documents were published and widely shared online. U.S.
This week, US Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft flew from California to Australia for the first time for regional training and operations. Four aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) departed from Corps Air Station from Miramar, California. They arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown, New South Wales.
The fighters flew a total of approximately 7,800 miles, making four stops en route.
Top secret folder file – stock photo. (Getty Images).
The Pentagon plans to reinforce existing policies on access to classified information in the aftermath of a massive data leak for which a junior enlisted airman has been arrested.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved the findings of a 45-day review into all security programs, policies, and procedures regarding classified information that he ordered in April following the arrest of Airman 1st Class Jack Douglas Teixeira.
The new ECRS Mk2 radar will complement the Typhoons, improving air and ground detection and tracking and adding electronic warfare capability.
BAE Systems and Leonardo UK have been awarded a five-year, £870 million contract to upgrade the radar capabilities of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon multi-role fighter, which will install the Common European Radar System ( ECRS) Mk2.
A series of announcements made in 2022 saw an investment of £2.35bn in upgrades for the RAF’s Typhoon fleet.
The German V-2 was the first large-scale liquid propellant rocket and long-range ballistic missile. First launched in 1942, the V-2’s first operational employment was in September 1944 against Paris. Germany went on to fire V-2s at other major cities like London, Antwerp and Liège. The final V-2s were launched on March 27, 1945. In that time, over 3,100 V-2s were fired, with an estimated 9,000 civilians and military personnel killed. Tragically, the greatest victims of the V-2 were its builders.
The aftermath of a V-2 strike on Antwerp that hit an Allied convoy (U.S.
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Ukraine is looking into cheaper ways to destroy Russian suicide drones that continue to obliterate and terrorise the country.
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The Coast Guard’s cyber unit is petitioning the Department of Defense to become part of the Pentagon’s cyber army.
The maritime force – which, while a uniformed service, falls under the Department of Homeland Security – is working with DOD staff to finalize the submission of a request package for formal recognition as a member of the cyber mission force.
The cyber mission force is the 133 offensive and defensive cyber teams that conduct operations for U.S. Cyber Command. Each of the services are responsible for providing a set amount of teams to Cybercom.
It sure seems the American armed forces are woke…and stupid, under OBiden leadership.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet issued a ‘Happy Fourth’ message on Twitter, and used images of a Russian ship and Su-27 fighter jets.
Veterans should have had enough by now to demand change.
Are you involved? Get off the golf course, if not for your own honor, for your grandkids sake.
When audiences think of some of the greatest films of all time, names such as In the Heat of the Night, Rocky, Chariots of Fire, Driving Miss Daisy and Kramer vs. Kramer are in the mix. All of these films have two things in common, or potentially more. The two top ones are that the films won Oscars, sometimes many, and military veterans directed them. Norman Jewison, John Avildsen, Robert Benton, Hugh Hudson and Bruce Beresford served before their time behind the camera. They all directed other stand-out films as well.
U.S. Navy installations are named for their geographic location. From Naval Station Norfolk to Naval Air Station Lemoore, the base’s name tells you where it is. This is in contrast to Army and Air Force installations which are generally named after soldiers and airmen. However, one Navy base bears the name of a naval officer; a British naval officer.
Ault Field is the primary portion of NAS Whidbey Island (U.S. Navy)
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, sometimes referred to as “Whidbey” or “The Rock,” was commissioned in 1942.
The new ASW frigates for the Dutch and Belgian navies will start entering service from 2029. (Damen Naval )
Netherlands-based RH Marine is the first Dutch supplier to receive a contract in support of the Dutch-Belgian anti-submarine warfare frigate (ASWF) programme.
Under a deal signed with Damen Naval on 4 July, RH Marine will equip the four new ASW frigates with its integrated mission management system (IMMS), integrated navigation bridge system (INBS), and integrated platform management system (IPMS).
The Netherlands ordered three Improved Ribbon Bridge systems from GDELS – Bridge Systems on 30 June. (GDELS)
The Netherlands signed a contract for three new bridging systems with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) – Bridge Systems on 30 June, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website the same day. A GDELS spokesperson told
Janes
on 5 July that the systems are Improved Ribbon Bridges (IRBs) and will be produced in Kaiserslautern, southwestern Germany, but he declined to give the contract value.
The NG7 ULMG has been developed based on customer feedback that sought a lighter machine gun with full rifle calibre. (IWI Ltd)
Israel Weapon Industries’ (IWI’s) new Negev 7 Ultra Light Machine Gun (NG7 ULMG) has been developed based on customer feedback that called for a lighter-weight, full rifle calibre machine gun, Janes has learnt.
Speaking to Janes, Ronen Hamudot, executive vice-president of SK Group – owner of IWI – said the design puts greater emphasis on portability and mobility. The weapon has already been supplied to an unnamed European special forces unit.
Martin, CBS N.
Columbia, South Carolina — The recruits are up before dawn at Fort Jackson, an Army base in South Carolina.
But this is not your father’s boot camp….
Stavridis, Bloomberg
A struggle to entice even the most surefire candidates — the children of veterans — puts the future of the all-volunteer force in doubt.
Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven
The Army is now innovating new ways to make grenades both more lethal and safer.
Christi Siver, Strategy Bridge
Glen Segell, JAMS
Introduction
The roles and deployment of the United States Marine Corps are dynamic.
Increased narco-terrorism and border disputes drive Peru’s defence spending, while foreign partnerships offer opportunities for market entry.
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Mauritanian General visits Nato headquarters to discuss opportunities to enhance developments in the Sahel region.
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The 2023 spring storm iteration saw around 1,500 UK troops participating in a pan-Nato exercise to improve interoperability in the Baltics.
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Australia will likely use the AH-64E Apaches with its Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Docks. In this photo, a US Army AH-64E lands on HMAS
Canberra
during a training activity at Sydney in February 2023.
(Commonwealth of Australia)
The Australian government has announced plans to redeploy the army’s 1st Aviation Regiment to Townsville and support the unit with infrastructural improvements at the new site.
The 1st Aviation Regiment is set to be equipped with the 29 new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ordered by Canberra in 2023.
As western allies donate critical air defences to Ukraine, Zelenksyy claims its systems do not go far enough to prevent Russian strikes.
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After a bit of a lull, officials, experts and commentators in Russia are again talking up the possibility, if not the imperative, of Russia using nuclear weapons against Ukraine or countries in the NATO alliance. In response to this latest wave of commentary and Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons is “real.” All of this was just before an armed rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group cast further doubt on the command and control of the Russian military.
Can NATO’s Air Power Overwhelm the Russian Air Force?
Experts and commentators have expressed the belief that, given its current capabilities, NATO’s air fleet could potentially overpower the Russian Air Force in a large-scale military conflict.
Some even suggest that the assistance provided by NATO, including the F-16A/B aircraft to Ukraine, could effectively neutralize the Russian Aerospace Forces. However, is this assessment entirely accurate?
Assessing the Numbers: NATO vs.
In the realm of maritime security, few entities have garnered as much attention and admiration as the Chinese Coast Guard. Over the past decade, this organization has rapidly grown in strength and reputation, leaving other countries in awe of its capabilities. Let’s delve into the journey of the Chinese Coast Guard and explore how it has emerged as a true force to be reckoned with.
The Unprecedented Growth
The Chinese Coast Guard currently operates through 20 detachments, which are further divided into North, East, and South Coast Guard Bureaus.
Does Zelenskiy need a ‘Gulf of Tonkin’ incident?
KYIV – President Zelenskyi has just posted a video in which he warns about an upcoming explosion at the Zaporizzhya Nuclear Power Station.
Here is the direct speech from the President of Ukraine:
“As for the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The whole world must now realize that common security depends entirely on global attention to the actions of the occupiers at the plant. Russia must clearly realize that the world sees what scenarios terrorists are preparing for, and the world is ready to respond.
Russia’s Kalashnikov Group is currently Russia’s largest arms dealer. Its various AK-style automatic rifles are famous all over the world. Among them, five automatic rifles designed with 5.56mm NATO standard ammunition are used for foreign markets. Let’s take a look at them.
1. AK-19 automatic rifle
AK-19
The AK-19 automatic rifle is an assault rifle based on the 5.45mm AK-12 automatic rifle, using NATO standard 5.56mm ammunition. AK-19 is an assault rifle developed by Russia for foreign markets. The weight of the gun body is 3.8 kg.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in a conference call with Russian Armed Forces officials, has highlighted the need for rapid modernization of the A-50 Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS).
According to RIA Novosti, Shoigu said: “Two issues are under consideration. The first concerns the fulfillment by the Taganrog Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex, named after GM Beriev, of the state contract for repairing and modernizing A-50 aircraft.
These flying radars are used in special military operations.
A-10 is revered as a lifesaving “flying tank” able to support soldiers in a close-in ground fight under enemy fire.
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By Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military Modernization
The A-10 warthog has earned a permanent place in history.
The aircraft is revered as a lifesaving “flying tank” able to support soldiers in a close-in ground fight under enemy fire. Despite the emotional allegiance the aircraft inspires, it might at last be flying into the sunset.
In what could be seen as a defining moment for the A-10, U.S.
Russia has claimed that it has shot down and intercepted several Ukrainian drones over Moscow early Tuesday morning in what it has described as a “terrorist attack”.
Four of the drones were destroyed by air defenses, and the fifth was intercepted and went down, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. There were no victims or damage as a result of the “terrorist attack,” he said.
The fifth UAV was intercepted using electronic warfare and crashed in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region.
Jens Stoltenberg has announced the extension for another year of his mandate as Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
The NATO member states have extended this Tuesday the mandate of the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg as Secretary General of the Alliance for another year so that he will continue to lead the transatlantic organization until October 1, 2024.
“Honored by the decision of the NATO allies to extend my term as Secretary General until October 1, 2024,” Stoltenberg wrote on his Twitter social network profile.
With the creation of the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA), the [Australian] Government has taken the next step towards building nuclear-powered submarines with conventional weapons.
With its official creation today, the ASA will be responsible for managing and supervising the nuclear-powered submarine program.
The Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead as the Agency’s inaugural Director General.
A Russian-made Su-30 fighter jet crashed in mountainous northern Venezuela while training on the eve of the country’s independence day. A pilot died in the accident.
“I regret to inform you that during the practice maneuvers (…) an aircraft of our Bolivarian Military Aviation crashed to the ground, causing the loss of the pilot, Colonel Paulino José Millán Sabino,” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro wrote on Twitter. The two crew members of the aircraft managed to eject, but one of the pilots died after hitting the ground.
Britain wants to buy the advanced Israeli-made Rampage supersonic missile, The National has revealed.
A team of Royal Air Force officers and Defense Equipment and Support technicians have reportedly visited Israel to examine the weapon, with a view to mounting it on the Typhoon fighter.
Experts believe the RAF is looking for a fast and effective missile to help increase its “lethality” and replenish its stocks after sending several of its Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine.
The Rampage is equally capable of penetrating Russian-made defense systems.
Vnukovo Airport, MoscowPublic Domain
Emerging reports indicate that explosions were heard in the New Moscow area of the Moscow region as of the morning hours (local time) on July 4.
While the exact location remains unconfirmed, explosions were reportedly recorded near the village of Valuevo. Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were allegedly shot down by Russian air defenses, reported Inkerman.
Additionally, reports indicate that flights scheduled to arrive at the Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) are being diverted to other airports nearby.
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducted a readiness exercise in alongside the U.S. Air Force to practice rapid deployment capabilities and enhance Infantry Battalion Experiment 2030 concepts in a crisis response scenario.
The REDEX was the latest in a long line of 1st MARDIV exercises to demonstrate and improve crisis response expertise and the ability to provide immediate combat power across a large geographic area.
The battalion conducted the exercise in conjunction with the U.S.
Jaws burst onto the silver screen in June of 1975 and become a historical icon for many reasons. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie became the prototype for the summer blockbuster. It grossed $476.5M in the box office on a budget of $9M. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until a friend of Spielberg’s named George Lucas made Star Wars. Jaws is about a coastal town terrorized by a great white shark during its peak summer tourism season. The town’s police chief, professional shark hunter and marine biologist must hunt down the shark with exciting thrills and special effects.
Military bases across the country have already received new names, in light of ongoing changes to remove Confederate references to federal property. They aren’t among the only entities getting the upgraded treatment. In fact, an entire list of landmarks will receive new names, thanks in part to research done by a Yale scholar.
Connor Williams, a doctoral student in history and African American studies, served as lead historian of the Naming Commission. He and seven others sat on a panel that took on the Herculean task of choosing new names for various DoD properties.
Lt. Edouard Victor Michel Isaacs was having quite the bad day on May 31, 1918. In addition to bearing a long and hard-to-spell name, he found himself suddenly quite wet as his ship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic. Instead of crying about his wet clothes and saltwater stains, he gathered a bunch of intel, made at least four escape attempts, and eventually walked to neutral Switzerland. For his actions, he received the Medal of Honor. He later served in Congress for 10 years.
SEA will build and install communications systems for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Te Kaha and Te Mana (pictured) frigates under phase two of the MoD’s Frigate Sustainment – Communications project. (Petty Officer Chris Weissenborn, New Zealand Defence Force)
UK-based Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA) has secured a contract worth GBP26 million (USD33 million) to build and install communications systems for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) two MEKO 200 ANZ Anzac frigates.
The Australian DoD has ordered an additional batch of an unknown number of Saab’s Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles with FCD 558 fire-control systems. (Saab)
Saab has received an order worth AUD56 million (USD37.2 million) from the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) to supply additional Carl-Gustaf M4 84 mm recoilless rifles, the Swedish company said on 4 July.
Without disclosing the number of M4s to be delivered, Saab said the additional batch of rifles will be equipped with FCD 558 fire-control systems (FCSs). Deliveries are scheduled in 2024–25.
Rafi Schwartz, The Week
It’s been fifty years since Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced the end of the nation’s military draft system,
Jake Smith, Havoc Journal
In another life, I lived among giants. I brushed shoulders with living legends. I lived a life on the tip of the spear.
Ike Wilson, Foreign Affairs
It’s Hard to Win Without a Plan for the Future
John A. Tirpak, A&SF Mag.
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