Throughout the 75-year history of NATO, no member has been attacked by Russia or the Soviet Union. In addition to its nuclear umbrella, the alliance achieved conventional deterrence by establishing strong interoperability standards, enabling large, distributed, and interchangeable munition stockpiles. All laser-guided weapons, regardless of origin, operate on a standardized laser pulse frequency. Networked weapons and sensors are guided through interoperable datalinks. Artillery shells and bullets are compatible and interchangeable with various allied gun systems. Today, global U.S.
Author: Michael
In December 2022, North Korea dispatched five drones across the demilitarized zone into South Korean territory. One reached as far south as the capital city of Seoul and might have even recorded images of the presidential office. South Korea scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters but failed to destroy the drones. Although the South Korean military has invested in anti-drone defense capabilities since the incident, counter-drone operations are more difficult and expensive than offensive operations.
The German government has confirmed plans to deliver MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems to Ukraine “as quickly as possible,” after a plan was reportedly agreed on with the United States. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has confirmed that Berlin stated that five Patriot systems from Germany’s own already seriously depleted inventory would be dispatched. “We will coordinate closely in the coming days to determine how best to achieve this,” he stated after a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.
In the late hours of July 21, the Russian Armed Forces launched a large air assault on military and strategic targets in Ukraine, with Ukrainian government sources reporting the launch of 426 drones as well as ballistic and cruise missiles. The scale and frequency of these Russian attacks has continued to grow as the country’s defence sector has tremendously increased the production scales of Geran-2 single use drones and multiple classes of ballistic and cruise missile.
Roughly 700 Marines sent to the Los Angeles area have been released from that duty, six weeks after Marines were first ordered to the city, the Department of Defense said Monday.
Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement that the Marines currently deployed to Los Angeles would be returning home, adding that “We’re deeply grateful for their service, and for the strength and professionalism they brought to this mission.”
The decision effectively ends the Marine Corps’ involvement in Task Force 51, the organization set up by U.S.
The human cost of the Ukraine-Russia war should keep the conflict in the public mind, but current and cultural events are moving beyond Kyiv.
The term “Broken Arrow” means different things to different people. If it means the 1950 Jimmy Stewart western, you’d be correct. If it’s the 1996 film starring John Travolta, you would also be accurate, and a bit closer to the topic.
If you’re in the military, it’s the last term you want to hear.
In 1950, America was locked in a cold war with the Soviet Union, ready for nuclear war at any moment. Civilians were building bomb shelters in their backyards, and children were drilled on how to hide under their school desks to shield themselves from a nuclear blast. The U.S.
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter started its life as one of the more controversial programs in Pentagon history. Two decades of delays, blown budgets, software problems, and political fights made it look like the fifth-generation fighter might be remembered more for what it cost than what it could do.
Now, it has become a major part of NATO’s airpower.
Fourteen of the 32 NATO allies — the U.S.
The incredible firepower brought to the Indo-Pa
The Israeli Defense Force is a long-time operator of the Humvee, with thousands obtained from the US in the 2010s.