Author: Michael

Footage taken in Russia has confirmed the expansion of the fleet of enhanced Tu-160M strategic bombers to ten aircraft, as work continues both to complete a post-Soviet production run of 50 aircraft, and to upgrade the much smaller fleet of 17 Soviet-built aircraft to the new standard.Tu-160 serial number 8-04, named Deynekin, was previously seen undergoing modernisation at the Kazan Aircraft Production Association in 2020, and has belatedly been brought up to the much improved new standard, with the same avionics as new production variants.

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Images released on Chinese social media on May 11 have confirmed that the J-10C ‘4+ generation’ fighter has integrated the new DF-4/3 external weapons pylons, which are used to integrate the world’s longest ranged air-to-air missile type, the PL-17, onto J-16 fighters. This has led analysts to widely conclude that J-10C units will very likely also begin to be equipped with PL-17 missiles, which could transform how they are employed.

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Footage released by the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah has shown the destruction of launchers from an Israeli Iron Dome air defence system using first person view drones. maintenance crew were seen diving away from the drone seconds before impact, with the aircraft approaching unobserved until less than five seconds before it struck. The launchers were deployed at the Jal al-Alam military site in northern Israel. Analysts observing the footage have indicated that the drones may have integrated PG-7VL or PG-7-AT high-explosive anti-tank warheads.

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She saw her son standing in formation and said, “Look, he’s wearing his little outfit.”
A drill sergeant overheard her, turned around, and said, “BDUs, ma’am. It’s not a little outfit. Welcome to the Army.” She wanted to vomit. Just sayin’.
Also Read: Your spouse just retired. Now your child wants to enlist. WTF.
How could a mother be prepared for that moment? Mom didn’t get an orientation packet at basic; no pamphlet was slipped under the door with proper terminologies and nomenclatures. One day, she’s the woman who packed his lunch and knew where everything was.

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The U.S. Department of War has confirmed that the second Gerald Ford class aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy, has again seen its delivery date significantly delayed, following months of speculation by analysts that such delays would occur. The warship, which began construction in 2011, is now confirmed to be scheduled for launch in March 2027, meaning it will take 16 years from construction to delivery.

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L Todd Wood talks with Commander Salamander on the prospect of a long-term blockade in the Persian Gulf. We also talk Naval readiness.
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Today, Hezbollah released a video of an FPV drone attack on the Israeli Iron Dome system near the border with Lebanon.
The IDF has struggled to respond to the FPV drone threat, which uses special cables and manual operation of the drone to outwit the IDF’s advanced technologies for jamming and tracking drones, reported The Jerusalem Post.
Israeli military units operating in southern Lebanon have begun equipping vehicles with improvised anti-FPV drone protection systems, mirroring battlefield innovations widely used by Ukrainian forces against Russian drone attacks.

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The U.S. Army recovered the body of one of the two soldiers who went missing a week ago while taking part in an international training exercise in Morocco.
This afternoon, the Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa announced that Moroccan search and rescue teams located the remains of 1st. Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Virginia. Key, an air defense artillery officer, served as a platoon leader with Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command.
“Today, we mourn the loss of 1st Lt.

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