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Russia may have started using its S-70 Okhotnik heavy attack stealth drone against Ukraine. Based on photographs of the drone flying in the Ukrainian skies published by various Kyiv channels, Turkish media have also reported that Russia may be making use of the drone in the Sumy region.
It is speculated that the drone has hit military installations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Sumy region.”
On the afternoon of June 29, the Ukrainian media reported explosions in Sumy and Kremenchuk in the Poltava region.
Serving in the military means many things, including persevering in the face of adversity and adapting to uncertainty to complete your mission.
These are critical skills in a military environment, but they’re equally important when we return to the civilian world because even though we may no longer face life-and-death situations as entrepreneurs, we do still face tremendous challenges. Being able to think clearly and adapt quickly, all while persevering through adversity, can mean the difference between going out of business or thriving.
The United States sent nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean peninsula on Friday in its latest show of force against North Korea, days after the country staged massive anti-American rallies in its capital.
The B-52 long-range bombers took part in joint aerial exercises with other US and South Korean fighters over the peninsula, the South Korean Defense Ministry said in a statement. The flyby of the bombers is the latest in a series of temporary deployments of US strategic assets to South Korea in response to pressure from North Korea to expand its nuclear arsenal.
Homer Hogues, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, talks with Master Sgt. Wesley Clark, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Barksdale Air Force Base in 2014. (Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force).
Homer Hogues and Raymond Cassagnol, two of the last remaining Black military pilots and support personnel to train as part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, died in recent days.
Homer Hogues died on Tuesday, June 27 at the age of 96. His wife of 70 years, Mattie Bell Hogues, passed away two days earlier.
He was born in Texas on April 19, 1927, according to an obituary shared by his family.
Israeli media have reported that the Israeli military is concerned about what it describes as “a significant change in Hezbollah’s air defense concept in Lebanon, following the party’s doubling of the number of air defense systems in its power, in an attempt to restrict the freedom of action of the Israeli Air Force in Lebanon.
The USS Pennsylvania has a regretful honor. The ship fought and took damage at Pearl Harbor and was the last major warship damaged in World War II. It survived bombings on December 7, 1941, and a torpedo strike on August 12, 1945. The Pennsylvania crew took part in every major Naval offensive in the Pacific and earned eight battle stars and the Navy Commendation Award during the war.
USS Pennsylvania at Pearl Harbor
The USS Pennsylvania took damage in the first American battle of the war. (As we’ve previously covered, though, it wasn’t the first American engagement of the war.
A senior US official has said that the Biden administration is actively considering whether to provide Ukraine with the controversial cluster munitions but has not reached a final decision.
Dual Purpose Enhanced Conventional Munitions (DPICM) are surface-to-surface warheads designed to explode and then disperse smaller munitions which are in turn designed to explode over a wider area. However, when these bomblets do not explode, civilians are at greater risk of death or injury if they accidentally trip over them and cause an explosion.
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In the Soviet Army, each company had “political enlightenment dayrooms” (ie indoctrination rooms) which contained all types of Marxist/Communist political literature, newspapers and magazines, such as The Red Star, Pravda, Iszvestiya, Soviet Warrior and Ogonek. This room also contained a small library of selected Communist political literature. The library books were taken to the field whenever the unit went on maneuvers.
One of the biggest failures for Great Britain in World War I came at the Dardanelles. During the Gallipoli Campaign, Great Britain and its allies lost 300,000 killed, sick, or wounded while inflicting 255,000 casualties on the Ottomans. And Britain achieved none of its major strategic objectives.
Which is a shame, especially since Britain’s own studies and intelligence warned against this exact attack.
The importance of the Dardanelles
You might have heard about the Dardanelles Strait in the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Marines and sailors from Camp Pendleton and local volunteers serve food at the Bread of Life Rescue Mission in Oceanside, Calif. in 2014. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers).
The executive branch is hoping to further reduce veteran homelessness with a more than $3.1 billion grant program.
The Biden administration announced the new plan, comprising funding for local housing and supportive programs, as well as legal services and rapid rehousing systems.
Corporal Dakota Louis Meyer is a United States Marine. He received a Medal of Honor for his service in Afghanistan during the War on Terrorism. He grew up in the small town of Columbia, Kentucky, and joined the Marine Corps in 2006. When he earned the Medal of Honor, Meyer served with the Embedded Training Team 2-8, Regional Corps Advisory Command 3-7.
Dakota Meyer’s Action in Afghanistan
In September 2009, Dakota Meyer was stationed in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan.
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In June 2023, several hundred concerned West Point graduates established the MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates.
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG), by the nature of its very name, should be serving the graduates of the Long Gray Line. Founded in 1869, it has strayed from its original purpose and has morphed into an ATM machine that takes money from graduates and funds the West Point football and other sports teams and other academy foci.
Russia is currently experiencing internal turmoil due to mutiny and mistakes, which may have significant implications for the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. While seismic shifts in Moscow would typically lead to similar earthquakes along the front lines in Ukraine, Ukraine has not capitalized on this situation. This article explores Russia’s recent developments and potential opportunities for Ukraine and its NATO allies.
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program of Germany, France and Spain represents a major European tri-national effort to design and build a sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Like other related fighter programs such as the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and the UK, Italy and Japan’s Global Combat Aircraft Program (GCAP), FCAS (now better known as SCAF, for its acronym in French) presents a network approach that employs a set of integrated systems.
So-called private military companies (PMCs) play an increasing role in military conflicts. But what are they?
Wagner Group fighters are often called mercenaries. Is that an accurate description?
No. Under international humanitarian law, a person must meet six criteria to be classified as a mercenary.
The CF-105 Arrow, Avro Canada’s interceptor fighter aircraft, is a milestone in Canadian aerospace history and a subject of intense academic and historical debate.
Start Design and development of the CF-105 Arrow.
Known for its avant-garde design and its ability to operate at hypersonic speeds (nearly three times the speed of sound), the CF-105 was abruptly withdrawn from production in 1959, in a decision that still causes perplexity and controversy today.
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A remarkable video shows Russian air defenses trying and failing to intercept a Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missile before it hits the ground close by.
Smoke trails from surface-to-air missile launches streak into the clear blue sky at the unseen threat, all before a massive explosion from impact not far in front of the camera. It suggests that while Russians may be able to detect the incoming Storm Shadow, at least at the end of its flight, intercepting it is another matter.
Western officials say that Wagner planned to arrest two Russian military leaders in the south of the country, but security officials discovered the plot.
WSJ on June 28 quoted Western intelligence officials as saying that boss Yevgeny Prigozhin tried to arrest Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov when they visited southern Russia. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) discovered the plot two days before it was scheduled to be carried out, and General Shoigu and General Gerasimov later changed the schedule.
Recruits perform a warm-up run during a physical training session inside Freedom Hall at Recruit Training Command in Aug. 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan).
The U.S. Navy is taking a hard about face and is dropping its plan to make recruiters work an extra day.
On Thursday, the Navy Times first reported on the Navy’s plans to have recruiters adopt longer work weeks. However, a day after the six-day work week was announced, the Navy is now saying it is hitting pause on the plan. Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm.
Lockheed Skunk Works
Lockheed’s famed Skunk Works advanced projects division has posted a cryptic planform drawing of an aircraft on Instagram. The post appears directly related to its 80th anniversary publicity push and its constant teasing that there is much they can’t show us… just yet. This is hardly a surprise for an institution that helped mold the deeply classified weapons development ecosystem that exists today.
The aircraft in question appears to be a Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)-like manned tactical aircraft design or at least somehow related to it.
Prime Minister Netanyahu ruled out the possibility of supplying Ukraine with the Iron Dome air defense system, fearing that its technology could fall into Iranian hands.
“I think it’s important to understand that we are concerned that there is a risk that Ukraine’s aid systems will fall into Iranian hands. They could be dissected and copied, leaving Israel in a position of confrontation with those who are not. Weapons developed by himself,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published on June 29.
Days after the mutiny ended, the private military group Wagner continued to recruit members across Russia.
Representatives of Wagner’s recruitment centers from Russia’s overseas territory of Kaliningrad to Krasnodar all said they were still operating normally, no one believed that the private military group was dissolved after the uprising on 24/24. 6.
In Murmansk, a city located on the Arctic Circle, a female employee at the Viking sports club confirmed that she was still accepting applications for volunteers who wanted to fight in Ukraine. “We are recruiting for the operation there.
A U.S. Marine with Joint Task Force – Crisis Response assists evacuees at an Evacuation Control Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla) .
The United States did not properly plan for the chaos of the Afghanistan withdrawal or respond quickly enough as the messiness of the situation became clear, the State Department found.
President Lukashenko said that the tactical nuclear weapons Russia deployed in Belarus will never be used but that the country still needs them.
In a speech on June 30, President Alexander Lukashenko said that he was the one who launched the initiative to deploy Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. “We are increasingly convinced that it is necessary to place them in Belarus, a reliable place,” Lukashenko said.
“We will never have to use tactical nuclear weapons as long as they are in Belarus and no enemy dares to set foot in our country,” Lukashenko said.
Ukraine’s 22nd Brigade operates modern T-72 tanks but also has the most outdated models, showing the patchwork of many Kyiv units.
Oleg Marzoev, a reserve officer in the Russian army, on June 29 posted a video of Ukrainian tanks being disabled during a failed raid near the village of Zherebyanki in Zaporizhzhia province. It is worth noting in the video that the T-72 tank of the 22nd Ukrainian Mechanized Brigade, but fitted with the heavy-duty wheel of the much outdated T-62 tank.
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Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks that trace their roots back to the Soviet Union.
Ukrainian Leopard 2A4 tank with Kontakt-1 ERA. pic.twitter.com/JwAuaRZc4d
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Kontakt 1,2,3… 🐆 pic.twitter.com/TpOP3cFdRO
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) July 1, 2023
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Were COVID-19 vaccine military mandates legally justified? The panelists on ‘Friday Roundtable,’ this week, explain how this method of coercion led to the loss of service members’ careers and caused immense injury. Viewers, tune in to this episode on CHD.TV for a powerful discussion about our nation’s defense readiness and those who fight to protect our country.
PALMDALE, Calif. — House lawmakers want to give the Defense Innovation Unit $1 billion to help the Pentagon buy and deploy new technologies, and the chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee (HAC-D) told DefenseScoop that he thinks the funds will provide the organization’s new director the flexibility he needs.
In its fiscal 2024 defense spending bill, the House Appropriations Committee is recommending the allocation of just over $1 billion to create a “hedge portfolio” of emerging technologies for the U.S. military.
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Editor’s note: This article discusses the veteran suicide epidemic. If you or a veteran you know are struggling with thoughts of suicide, dial 988 for immediate assistance. You are not alone!
Did you know that military service members are more likely to die by suicide than in battle, and veterans are 50% more likely to die by suicide than their non-veteran peers?
And, it’s very preventable.
One of the veterans leading the fight to help prevent veteran suicide is Chef Andre Rush. You might not know his name, but we can all but guarantee you have seen his biceps on social media.
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It was 1966 when Paul White, then an 18-year-old from Texas, said officers visited the young men in his high school class and told them during an assembly they had been drafted to…
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Pentagon scrambles to retain the main pipeline for new service members as disillusioned families steer young people away
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A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.
With the existence of global challenges, the defensive power of the United States and its industrial development depend on projects like the F-35. This modern aircraft not only protects security but also the economy of the country.
The critical role of the F-35 in the US Economy
The economic security of the United States counts on the F-35 as a pillar. This aircraft supports around 300,000 high-tech and advanced manufacturing jobs. Additionally, it supports close to 1,000 small supplier companies within the country, directly impacting the lives of workers and their families.
General Electric Aerospace will manufacture F414 engines in India for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Tejas Mk2 fighters, boosting the defense sector and technology collaboration in India.
Revolution in Indian Defense: High-profile collaboration with General Electric Aerospace
The Indian defense landscape is being transformed on a scale never seen before, and General Electric Aerospace (GEA), the American aeronautics giant, is contributing significantly.
The first example of the Namer 1500 armored personnel carrier has been delivered to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), marking a remarkable advance in its military might.
This vehicle represents an improvement from its predecessor, the original Namer, which was released in 2008 and intended to enhance IDF ground units’ effectiveness.
Namer 1500: Powerful Engine and Advanced Technologies
Coming from the Directorate of Merkava and Armored Vehicles of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, the Namer 1500 comes equipped with a 1,500 hp engine.
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In a brutally frank interview with The Washington Post, Ukraine’s top military commander chided critics of his nation’s ongoing counteroffensive for their hypocrisy and repeated the oft-voiced call for more arms from the West.
Complaining that Ukraine’s allies would never launch such an endeavor without air superiority, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny told the Post it “pisses me off” to hear the counteroffensive has started slower than expected.
A Chinese J-20 stealth fighter has reportedly made its maiden flight equipped with two new domestically developed WS-15 jet engines.
If the reports cited by The Drive are accurate, then this would mark a significant milestone in the ongoing advancement of the J-20 aircraft and the development of WS-15 turbofan engines – which could potentially improve the performance and capabilities of the aircraft. J-20.
Images and videos purporting to show the test flight of the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter with the new WS-15 jet engines have been making the rounds on social media.
Ukraine appears to be one step closer to obtaining the US-produced Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles, which can hit targets around 200 miles away with a significantly more powerful kinetic punch than any other weapon Precision-guided missiles from the current Kyiv arsenal.
“Ukrainian Major General Kyrylo Budanov outlined to The War Zone Kyiv’s timetable for obtaining the long-range weapons system that the Biden administration has so far refused to provide.
The U.S. military is set to publish new doctrine in July, and its top officer expressed confidence that a new Joint Futures organization will be set up to help drive modernization over the long term.
The Pentagon recently published its Joint Warfighting Concept 3.0.
“That is now at a mature enough state, we think anyway, to be turned into doctrine,” Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, said Friday during remarks at the National Press Club.
Soldier draw 155mm Base Burn Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition rounds, each weighing nearly 100 pounds, and carry into their vehicles during a load exercise (2nd Lt. Gabriel Jenko/U.S. Army).
The United States could provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a controversial weapon system that more than 100 other countries have vowed not to use, Task & Purpose has confirmed.
No decision has been made yet on whether to give Ukraine the munitions which saturate an area with bomblets to maximize death and destruction.
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his country wants to join NATO’s nuclear weapon sharing program. This is in direct response to Russia’s deployment of some of its own nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus. This also comes as Poland is pushing ahead with a massive conventional rearmament effort that was accelerated in the wake of the all-out Russian invasion of Ukraine last year.
The Department of State has made a decision approving a possible military sale to the Government of Norway of a Small Bore II bomb and related equipment at an estimated cost of $293 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this potential sale today.
The Government of Norway has requested the purchase of up to five hundred and eighty (580) GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bombs-Increment II (SDB-II) All-Up-Rounds (AURs) to be added to a previously deployed case.
The original Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, valued at $18.
The decision taken on Wednesday by the Swiss Federal Council to block the sale of Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks to Ukraine has revealed the contradictions within the government about the advisability of delivering weapons to a country involved in an armed conflict, according to The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) reported yesterday.
The Russian military high command, believed to have known in advance of the weekend mutiny, has been detained, and security services have “a tight grip” on him, according to a local report.
On Thursday, The Kremlin refused to discuss the whereabouts of General Sergei Surovikin, 56, who has not been seen since the weekend revolt by his close ally, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The Pentagon has awarded Maxar a $20 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to boost the capabilities of its Red Wing intelligence platform through new algorithms and other advancements.
Maxar developed the initial version of Red Wing — which the contractor has described as an “automated, cloud-based geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) analysis architecture” — after being awarded a $14 million contract by the Air Force Research Lab in 2019.
Every year, airmen from the New York Air National Guard summer in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, a nowhere Arctic town with more than 80 years of US military history.
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“Extraction 2” has hit Netflix and the world of action movies won’t ever be the same. Seriously, this is a fun movie you should check out.
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