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Russia is now installing metal cope cages on Chinese-made DesertCross All Terrain Vehicles.

Russia Adds Anti-Drone ‘Cope Cages’ To All-Terrain Buggies, Motorcycles

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 5, 2024
The latest iteration of Russia’s TOS series of thermobaric rocket launchers has been seen, apparently for the first time, in military service. The TOS-3 Dragon was shown during an official event in Russia’s southwest Saratov region, with its anti-drone screens pointing directly to experience from the war in Ukraine. With that in mind, it likely won’t be long before we start to see the TOS-3 being deployed in combat, especially as losses of the legacy TOS-1A continue to mount.

Russia’s New TOS-3 ‘Dragon’ Thermobaric Rocket Launcher Breaks Cover

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 4, 2024
A SAM system inside Russia was struck by a HIMARS.

Ukraine Strikes Long-Range SAM System Inside Russia With U.S. Weapon

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 3, 2024
Ukraine Liman

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Push Back In Kharkiv

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 3, 2024
Ukraine released satellite imagery it says showed two Russian ships damaged by U.S. donated ATACMS.

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around Missile Strike On Kerch Ferries

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman
Posted on May 31, 2024
Officials at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina are looking into the possibility of erecting physical barriers to protect F-15E Strike Eagles there from drones.

Enclosures To Defend F-15Es From Drone Attacks Eyed At Seymour Johnson AFB

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 30, 2024
Tamir air-o-air variant

The Case For Arming Drone-Hunting Fighters With Iron Dome’s Tamir Missile

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 30, 2024
Russia has presented its latest take on the bizarre-looking ‘turtle tank’ concept, with a main battle tank now adapted as an armored personnel carrier, complete with the now familiar sheet-metal carapace. The new development provides another example of Russia repurposing vehicles to meet battlefield demands but also suggests deeper difficulties in fielding new-build, purpose-designed armored personnel carriers.

Russia Now Building ‘Turtle Tank’ Armored Personnel Carriers

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 29, 2024
America's pier that is being used to deliver aid to Gaza broke free and is now being recovered.

Gaza Aid Pier Lasted Less Than Two Weeks Before Breaking Apart

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 28, 2024
The first official photos have appeared showing a Soviet-era ground-based air defense system upgraded with Western surface-to-air missiles — a so-called ‘FrankenSAM.’ The images, published by Ukraine’s Operational Command East, show a tracked self-propelled Buk-M1 system — known in the West as SA-11 Gadfly — which is said to have been adapted to fire the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, a missile that previously provided point defense for numerous NATO and allied warships.

Ukraine’s FrankenSAM That Uses RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles Breaks Cover

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 28, 2024
Ukrainian Abrams tanks are emerging with new factory-standard anti-drone "cope cage" armor screens and additional explosive reactive armor a month after they were reportedly pulled from the front lines due to drone threats.

Ukrainian M1 Abrams Tanks Get Elaborate ‘Cope Cages,’ Soviet Explosive Reactive Armor

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 25, 2024
Detonation of a Russian S-300 or S-400 air defense system after it came under attack from ATACMS ballistic missiles.

ATACMS Obliterates Russian Air Defense System As It Desperately Tries To Defend Itself

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 24, 2024
An uncrewed ground vehicle launching quadcopter

Army Tests Quadcopter Swarm-Launching Uncrewed Ground Vehicle For Clearing Mines

By Oliver Parken
Posted on May 22, 2024
A series of imagery confirms that the widely used Sea Baby uncrewed surface vessel (USV), or drone boat, has been equipped with Grad-series artillery rockets. The rocket-armed boat has reportedly already been used to successfully engage Russian vessels. Once again, the development demonstrates that Ukraine is exploring using its growing fleet of USVs for missions beyond one-way kamikaze attacks.

Artillery Rocket-Firing Ukrainian Drone Boat Shown During Testing

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 22, 2024
U-2's new radar is going to the Army's HADES surveillance jet.

Radar Developed For U-2 To Go On Army Intel-Gathering BizJets

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 22, 2024
The quiet closing out of the Air Force's SHiELD program and issues the Army has been having with is laser-armed DE M-SHORAD variants of the 8x8 Stryker reflect broader hurdles facing directed energy weapons of this type.

U.S. Military Laser Weapon Programs Are Facing A Reality Check

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 21, 2024
Personnel from China's PLA engage in counter FPV-drone training

Chinese Soldiers Train To Fend Off FPV Drones

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 20, 2024
US Army Green Berets are getting specialized drone training ahead of a rotational deployment that could include temporary training stint in Ukraine.

Green Beret A-Teams Training On FPV Drones Being Driven By War In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 17, 2024
A picture emerging on social media of a Patriot mock-up sparked conspiracy theories about Ukraine selling a system to China.

Mock-Up Patriot System Sparks China-Ukraine Conspiracy Theories

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 15, 2024
Heckler & Koch is looking at selling versions of its existing product line chambered in Soviet-designed cartridges, driven in part by the conflict in Ukraine.

Heckler & Koch Eyes Adapting Its Rifles To Fire Soviet-Designed Ammo

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 15, 2024
Wreckage of S-400 engagement radar at airbase of Belbek in Crimea, May 15, 2024.

Russia’s Belbek Airbase In Crimea Hammered By Ukrainian Long-Range Strike (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 15, 2024
Green berets on Shemya

American Special Operations Forces Are At A Crossroads

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 12, 2024
The replacement for Barrett .50 caliber riles, a well as Mk 15s in the same caliber, in U.S. special operations forces inventories may be chambered in a new smaller cartridge.

Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Replacement For SOCOM May Fire A Smaller Round

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 10, 2024
The famed Little Bird helicopters used by the Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment are seeing a 'resurrection' after the Army's cancellation of the Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft program, but their future is still murky.

H-6 Little Bird’s Future Upended Due To Army Axing Armed Scout Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 9, 2024
Armed robotic dog in use by MARSOC

Rifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated)

By Oliver Parken, Howard Altman
Posted on May 8, 2024
Russian 'turtle tank' seen operating with additional cage armor and an attached mine roller

New Russian Turtle Tank With Cage-Like Armor Emerges On Ukrainian Battlefield

By Oliver Parken
Posted on May 6, 2024
We now have what looks to be the first look at the Army's uncrewed derivative of its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, and of it firing a practice round.

Our First Look At The Army’s Unmanned HIMARS Launcher Truck Firing

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 6, 2024
We now have a look at the Marine Corps' new uncrewed Tomahawk launch vehicle actually firing a missile.

Our First Look At Marines’ Tomahawk Missile Launching Drone Truck Firing

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 3, 2024
The Marines' ACV is getting a big 30mm cannon.

Marines Poised To Get Their 30mm Cannon-Armed Amphibious Combat Vehicle

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 2, 2024
ATACMS cluster munitions struck a Russian training ground in Luhansk Oblast about 50 miles from Ukrainian lines.

ATACMS Volley Strikes Mass Of Russian Troops Training In Eastern Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 1, 2024
The Army has unveiled a new Bradley Fighting Vehicle variant, the M2A4E1, equipped with an Iron First active protection system and other upgrades.

This Is The Army’s New M2A4E1 Bradley That Features Iron Fist Protection

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 1, 2024
US Marine Corps units are set to begin receiving new Iron Dome and counter-drone systems next year as part of a larger air and missile defense push.

Marines To More Than Triple Size Of Air Defense Forces By 2029

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 30, 2024
Israel is mothballing its Patriot air defense systems, will Ukraine get them?

Could Ukraine Get Israel’s Mothballed Patriot Air Defense Batteries?

By Howard Altman
Posted on Apr 30, 2024
M1 Abrams Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: M1 Abrams Tanks Withdrawn From The Fight, Officials Say

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 26, 2024
A senior U.S. official has strongly implied that Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs sent to Ukraine have performed so poorly for a variety of reasons that they have been removed from service.

Have Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs Been ‘Thrown Aside’ By Ukraine?

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 25, 2024
Growing Hi-power in Canada

Canadian Military’s WWII-Era Browning Hi-Power Pistols Are Finally Being Replaced

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Apr 25, 2024
For the first time, the Russians have captured a U.S-donated M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle, which is a variant of the M1 Abrams tank.

First Confirmed Abrams Tank Variant Captured By Russia Seen With Inner Armor Exposed

By Howard Altman
Posted on Apr 25, 2024
The CTM-290 missile, which is launched from the Homar-K multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), based on a Polish-built truck chassis, is indicative of a widening military relationship between Poland and South Korea. In recent years, this has also seen the East European country buy light combat aircraft, tanks, and self-propelled artillery from Seoul.

Poland’s New South Korean-Built ATACMS-Like Ballistic Missile Seen Firing For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 25, 2024
The Biden Administration will allow Ukraine to use ATACMS deep inside Russia.

$1B U.S. Air Package To Ukraine On Its Way, ATACMS Missiles Already Secretly Provided

By Howard Altman
Posted on Apr 24, 2024
A Chinese high-flying, long-range WZ-7 drone has been spotted near the Philippines for what appears to be the first time.

China’s High-Altitude WZ-7 Drone Has Appeared Near The Philippines

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 18, 2024
Photos and videos, as well as satellite sensor imagery, suggest that Ukrainian forces have once again struck the Russian airbase at Dzhankoi, in the northern part of occupied Crimea. Reportedly, the attack last night, which seems to have involved a ballistic missile strike, led to the damage or destruction of several of Russia’s prized S-400 and S-300 air defense systems.

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defense Systems Struck In Crimea

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 17, 2024
A new and larger Russian 'turtle tank' has emerged and is also equipped with a counter-drone electronic warfare jammer.

New Russian ‘Turtle Tank’ Emerges On The Battlefield, Features Electronic Warfare System

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 16, 2024
Elements of a US Army Typhon missile system have arrived in the Philippines for an exercise, which sends signals throughout the region, especially toward China, and is a major milestone for the service.

Army Deploys Typhon Missile System To China’s Backyard For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 15, 2024
The US Navy has put in a rush order for five new Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (EAGLS C-UAS) to help defend U.S. forces in the Middle East.

Laser Rocket Anti-Drone Systems Being Rushed To U.S. Forces In The Middle East

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 15, 2024
Russia cope cage like none other.

Bizarre ‘Turtle Tank’ Appears In Ukraine With Shell Covering It Nearly Completely (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Apr 8, 2024
World War II deception unit the "Ghost Army"

The Work Of This Clandestine Army Unit That Used Guile To Fight The Nazis Is Highly Relevant Again

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Apr 4, 2024
North Korea has tested what it claims is a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile tipped with a unpowered boost-glide vehicle.

North Korea’s Latest Hypersonic Missile System Is One Sinister-Looking Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 3, 2024
Spain selling off its M60s

Spain Is Selling Off Its M60 Tanks To The Highest Bidder

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 2, 2024
Sig's M7 and M250 guns

First U.S. Army Unit Just Received Long Awaited M4 And M249 Replacements

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 29, 2024
Four US Army AH-64 Apaches have crashed in the past two months, with the most recent pair of incidents coming within days of each just this week.

Four Army AH-64 Apaches Have Now Crashed In Just Two Months

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 29, 2024
Cold War-era Ladoga APV pictured by a FPV drone

Ultra-Rare Russian Armored VIP Escape Vehicle Spotted In Ukraine

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 28, 2024
A sortie today by a Chinese WZ-7 could be more significant beyond just being the apparent first time one of these drones has flown over the Sea of Japan.

China’s WZ-7 High-Altitude Drone Makes First Known Flight Over Sea Of Japan

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 27, 2024
Kim Jong Un takes his new Russian limo out for a spin

Limo Gifted From Putin Is Now Carting Kim Around North Korea

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 18, 2024
Anduril Industries, the company responsible for the popular ALTIUS series of drones, has undertaken a first live-fire test of its ALTIUS-700M loitering munition.

Our First Look At The ALTIUS-700M Loitering Munition Obliterating A Target

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 14, 2024
A close-up shot of part of a T-72 tank track, produced by Cook Defence Systems

Tank Museum In U.K. Playing Big Role In Keeping Ukraine’s Armor On Track

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 8, 2024
The Army has received a prototype variant of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) armed with a Patria NEMO 120mm turreted mortar.

Army Gets 120mm ‘Nemo’ Mortar Turret Toting Armed Vehicle Prototype

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 7, 2024
The British Army's 16th Air Assault Brigade Combat Team now has new computerized sights for its rifles to help knock down enemy drones.

British Army Paratroopers Get Computerized Rifle Sights To Shoot Down Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 5, 2024
A new report indicates the thresholds for Russia's use of tactical nuclear weapons are much lower than have previously been understood and also points to continued planning for a potential nuclear conflict with China.

Russia’s Low Threshold For Nuclear Weapons Use Detailed In New Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 29, 2024
The US Army has announced major planned changes to its overall force structure that includes a significant boost in air and missile defense capacity with a focus on counter-drone and counter-cruise missile capabilities.

Huge Boost To Army’s Air Defenses Planned In New Force Structure

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 28, 2024
The next version of the famed Little Bird helicopter for the US Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has reportedly been dubbed the MH-6R.

New Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Now Dubbed MH-6R (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 27, 2024
German special operations forces are set reportedly set to become the first military operator of a variant of the HK 433 rifle.

German Special Ops To Be First HK433 Military User: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 27, 2024
A Ukrainian Bradley on display for propaganda

Captured Ukrainian M2 Bradley Paraded On Russian Propaganda Train

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 27, 2024
Imagery has emerged that looks to show one of Ukraine's prized U.S.-supplied M1 Abrams tanks having suffered significant damage.

Ukraine’s First M1 Abrams Tank Loss Appears To Have Occurred

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 26, 2024
Ukraine L118 105mm Howitzer

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Warns Of Looming “Catastrophic” Arms Shortage

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 23, 2024