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Video Report: Ukrainian, Russian Drones Fight Over Donbas

Video Report: Ukrainian, Russian Drones Fight Over Donbas

Aerial drones are playing a critical role for both the Ukrainian and Russian militaries as they fight over Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.

Ukrainian forces are using commercial drones for surveillance and have destroyed several Russian tanks with Turkish-built Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles…

Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Derail Its Nuclear Modernization

Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Derail Its Nuclear Modernization

In recent weeks, a fair amount of speculative ink has been spilled about the prospect of Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons to achieve his war aims in Ukraine.

Thankfully, despite Putin’s overt nuclear signaling, the conflict remains well below the nuclear threshold. However, this doesn’t mean …

Elbit Exhibits Smart Guidance Kit for Iron Bombs

Elbit Exhibits Smart Guidance Kit for Iron Bombs

Elbit System will showcase the Range Extension & Smart Tail (REST) kit for air-to-surface warheads during the Eurosatory 2022 (Hall 6, booth D567), as part of its portfolio of precision munitions. Already ordered for several warhead types, REST transforms almost any type of air-to-surface warhead in…
US Military Medicine Preparing for Next Conflict

US Military Medicine Preparing for Next Conflict

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military medical teams were well positioned on the battlefield to support the “golden hour” response — the ability to get wounded warfighters off the battlefield and delivered to the care of a full-scale military hospital within about an hour.

And that wa…

Philippines May Buy More Kunigami-Class Vessels from Japan

Philippines May Buy More Kunigami-Class Vessels from Japan

MANILA –– The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking to acquire more 97-meter multirole response vessels (MRRV), similar to its newest vessels — BRP Teresa Magbanua and BRP Melchora Aquino.

Vice Adm. Eduardo Fabricante, PCG Deputy Commandant for Operations made this remark in a courtesy call w…

DARPA Thinks Laser-Equipped Tankers Could Recharge Drones

DARPA Thinks Laser-Equipped Tankers Could Recharge Drones

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking to explore the potential of turning existing tankers into so-called “airborne energy wells” that can use laser beams to send power to drones.

Agency officials want industry feedback on the possibility of retrofitting aerial refueling aircra…

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