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A Russian warship's last-resort machine-gun fire wasn't enough to defeat the Ukrainian sea drone assault that sunk it, video shows

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 13:11

Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian USV attack on the Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BDK-64) of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. — Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian USV attack on the Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BDK-64) of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Military & Defense, Defense, Ukraine, Russia, Drones, ukraine-sea-drones

Photos show US Army paratroopers jumping out of giant C-17s into the freezing Arctic for an airborne assault. Soldiers say it's a rush.

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 06:37

A U.S. Army Soldier from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, prepares to land on Donnelly Drop Zone as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb 8, 2024. — A U.S.

Military & Defense, Defense, usarpac, Army, us-army, Alaska, pacific

US soldiers say running high-stress artillery ops deep in the ever-changing Arctic is unlike anywhere else

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 06:37

Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022. — Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022.
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US Army attack helicopters are making 150-mile deep strike runs in the Arctic, where pilots grapple with frozen equipment and whiteout landings

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 07:30

U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) prepare for flight on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, January 13, 2019. — U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) prepare for flight on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, January 13, 2019.
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US soldiers are fighting to get back lost skills for war in the 'most challenging environment on the planet,' Army general says

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 06:32

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, ready to defend their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. — U.S.

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Ukraine says it shot down 3 Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers in a single day to cap off a rough month for Russia's air force

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 13:13

Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia. — Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia.
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The US Army is breeding a new kind of Arctic warrior by 'testing the mettle of the human' in frigid, freezing Alaska, commander says

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 06:35

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, move to their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. — U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, move to their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb.

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Russia says Ukraine lost an M1 Abrams tank after it was picked up by a pervasive threat making battlefield movements a nightmare

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 13:44

A M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank in 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division fires at a prop target during a live fire exercise on Feb. 17, 2023 in Petrochori Training Area, Greece. — A M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank in 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division fires at a prop target during a live fire exercise on Feb. 17, 2023 in Petrochori Training Area, Greece.
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War in Ukraine is showing US Army soldiers what they'll need to worry about in future fights, generals say

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 06:37

Army Capt. Eric Tatum assigned to the Army Futures Command's Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conducts field testing with the Inspired Flight 3 Drone during Project Convergence 2022 at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 27, 2022. — Army Capt. Eric Tatum assigned to the Army Futures Command's Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conducts field testing with the Inspired Flight 3 Drone during Project Convergence 2022 at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct.

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Watch the new US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapult heavy cars into a river to make sure the warship can handle planes

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:31

The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford class, the Navy's newest class of nuclear aircraft carriers. — The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford class, the Navy's newest class of nuclear aircraft carriers.
(U.S. Navy photo illustration courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding/Released)

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