Author: Michael

Ukraine has found a way to strangle Russia until it cries for mercy.

The biggest Ukrainian drone attack in two years happened overnight on July 6 against civilian targets in Moscow.

A U.S. M1A1 Abrams tank needed for training the Armed Forces of Ukraine awaits offloading at Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 14, 2023. The M1A1 training is expected to last several weeks and will include live fire, crew qualification, maneuver, and maintainer training. Armed Forces of Ukraine training is conducted by 7th Army Training Command at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas in Germany on behalf of U.S.

Before the U.S.-Israeli military strikes began, Iran’s Islamic Republic was arguably weaker than it had been in decades. The government’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests in January left thousands dead and exposed deep-running public anger over corruption and decades of political repression. Inflation was crippling, too, and sanctions were still squeezing the economy. While the regime focused on building a missile arsenal that would deter foreign powers from intervening, a revolution was brewing on the streets.

And it was amidst that chaos that U.S.

The Army rolled out new body composition standards Tuesday with requirements that mostly match existing Pentagon directives that a soldier’s waist measurement can be only slightly wider than half of their height.
The new standards, officials said in a release, take effect immediately and require soldiers to maintain a waist-to-height ratio less than 0.55. Soldiers will not be separated for failing to meet the standards during an initial 180-day assessment as officials review the results of the new rules.

On Monday, Iran fired at least two missiles targeting civilian commercial shipping vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The attack occurred after the IRGC warned that vessels not transiting the Iranian-approved route would be shot at. The event once again highlights the fragile state of the current ceasefire, which could be called off or canceled at any moment by a diplomatic misstep.

Currently, negotiations between Iran and the U.S.

GlobalData assesses the growth in the RWS and turret systems market, which registered a cumulative value of $155.7bn over ten years.

Taiwan is rapidly adapting its defence posture through targeted investments in digital infrastructure.

Iran Attacks Three Ships in the Strait of Hormuz: There is a pathway to peace in the Middle East going on, but someone forgot to tell Iran.

The country ordered an attack on commercial shipping overnight on July 6, and at least two drones or missiles were fired at the vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Three ships sustained extensive damage.

Thankfully, this strike caused no casualties. The incidents occurred about eight nautical miles east of Limah in Oman. Flames bellowed from the Qatari-flagged ship Al Rekayyat.

“Mayday mayday mayday. This is vessel Al Rekayyat, LNG vessel Al Rekayyat.

Ukraine Targets Moscow With More Than 430 Drones: Ukraine launched one of its largest-ever drone attacks on Moscow, launching more than 430 drones, with Russian authorities claiming to have intercepted over 400 of them targeting the capital and surrounding regions overnight.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that 36 drones were destroyed on their immediate approach to the city, as the massive barrage disrupted commercial flights and caused widespread alarm.

The commissary at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, had an unexpected customer over the July 4th weekend when a bear dropped by and began browsing the store’s produce section.
Video of the bear’s visit, captured in a roughly 30-second clip posted to social media, shows the bruin checking out the commissary shelves, munching on a piece of fruit, and then wandering off.
An Air Force official at JBEAR — sorry, JBER — confirmed that the young black bear seen in the video entered the main exchange shopping mall around 9 a.m. on July 5.

We meet the secretive Ukrainian unit rewriting