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Israel's military has tools to take down Hamas' new drone arsenal, but actually using them may not be easy

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 06:21

Hamas drone Gaza — A drone used by Hamas hovers over a rally in Gaza City in March 2014.
SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Israel, palestine, gaza-strip, hamas, unmanned-aerial-vehicle, urban-combat

Ukraine's 'free-spirited use' of anti-tank missiles is wrecking Russian armor, but it doesn't mean the tank's days are over

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 18:17

Ukraine Stugna anti-tank missile — Ukrainian troops with anti-tank missile launchers at a ceremony in Kyiv in November 2018.
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, anti-tank-missile, nlaw, javelin-missile, main-battle-tank

Russian failures in Ukraine are forcing Moscow to give up on one of the biggest Putin-era military reforms

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 18:11

Russia Putin Shoigu Yevmenov Navy Day — President Vladimir Putin with military leaders at the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg in July.
ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, russian-military, russian-army, battalion-tactical-group, combined-arms

Tanks and their big guns get all the attention, but Russia's smaller cannons are wreaking havoc against Ukrainian troops

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 18:09

Russia BMP-2 armored amphibious infantry fighting vehicle — A Russian BMP-2 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle fires during the International Army Games near Moscow in August 2016.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, armored-vehicle, armored-personnel-carrier, bmp, bradley-fighting-vehicle

Russia's electronic warriors are switching to 'much more subtle' operations around the frontlines in Ukraine

Sun, 10/08/2023 - 07:57

Russian mobile electronic-warfare system — The remains of a Russian mobile electronic-warfare system on display in Kyiv in May 2022.
Valentyna Polishchuk/TRK LUX/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, electronic-warfare, jamming, news-contributor, mildef-freelance

As China churns out warships, the US Navy is looking for drones and AI to help it pick up the pace at its struggling shipyards

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 06:43

Navy destroyers in dry docks — US Navy destroyers in a dry dock in San Diego in May 2020.
Naval Postgraduate School/BAE Systems

Military & Defense, us-navy-ships, maintenance, shipyard, dry-dock, chinese-peoples-liberation-army-navy, chinese-navy

Tank battles in Ukraine are putting several generations of 'crappy Russian armored vehicles' and their flaws on display

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 06:37

Two destroyed Russian tanks on a city road. — Destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv in August.
Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, soviet-union, main-battle-tank, Tank, armored-personnel-carrier

The US Air Force is buying a new missile as it makes plans to blast through enemy air defenses

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 18:01

Air Force F-16 AGM-88 HARM — A US F-16 armed with AGM-88s, third from left and third from right, on a mission near Iraq in March 2003.
US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby

Military & Defense, us-air-force, agm-88-high-speed-anti-radiation-missile, AGM-88, joint-air-to-surface-standoff-missile-jassm, jassm-er, stand-in-attack-weapon

India is a growing defense powerhouse, and now it's looking to cash in on it

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 16:37

Aero India Narendra Modi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Aero India exhibition in Bengaluru on February 13.
MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, India, Egypt, Armenia, arms-sales, weapons-sales, Russia

Ukraine's counteroffensive raises doubts about whether the US and Western militaries are training their troops for the right kind of war

Sat, 09/30/2023 - 12:47

Ukraine tank soldiers — A soldier gives instructions to a tank crew during an exercise in Ukraine on May 5.
Viktor Fridshon/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, military-training, NATO, great-power-competition, counterinsurgency

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