Transformers is a global brand for movies, cartoons, toys, video games and all kinds of ancillary merchandise. It has been instrumental in children and teen programming since the mid-1980s. Since 2007 Michael Bay has done an excellent job in bringing the robots to the silver screen in a larger-than-life manner. You feel you can reach out and touch them. Now, Paramount is releasing the Transformers 6-Movie Collection Steelbook.
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Safran Electronics & Defense is to provide four Patroller tactical drones to upgrade the Greek army’s drone capabilities.
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Landing at D-Day required insane bravery. Soldiers knew long before the day that naval artillery would be screaming past them as they waded through 45-degree water toward machine gun nests while under pre-registered artillery fire. So what would it take for a 56-year-old man to demand to land in the first wave? With his cane?
A Roosevelt. It would take a Roosevelt. Specifically, it took Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt III, whose son also landed that day. And he earned a Medal of Honor for his actions and promotion to major general and division command.
Leadership in the military isn’t just giving orders to make the walls shake and make those fresh recruits’ knees wobble. It involves a subtle blend of charisma, decisiveness and courage. That’s to say nothing of the need for a dash of good old-fashioned insanity. This unique blend often results in leaders who can make decisions faster than a private can hide that phone they’re not supposed to have. So let’s take a look at what goes into military leadership.
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The military’s approach to leadership development isn’t some hush-hush secret sauce.
Captain Florent A. Groberg is a French-born American who served in the United States Army from 2008 to 2015. After becoming a U.S. Citizen in 2001, he enrolled at the University of Maryland. There, he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology. Groberg enlisted in the Army in 2008. Following that, he entered Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning. He eventually earned a Medal of Honor for his service in Afghanistan during the War on Terrorism.
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A screenshot from a video shared by the Wagner paramilitary group’s social media accounts shows its convoy seemingly being hit with an airstrike. (Wagner/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) suffered significant losses during the seeming mutiny of the Wagner Group on 24 June.
Footage posted online during the event showed a number of fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft types of the VKS being shot down by Wagner forces during the mercenary group’s short-lived insurrection against the Russian military and political leadership.
Hanwha has started production of the AS9 155 mm self-propelled howitzers and AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicles for the Australian Army. The above picture shows an AS9 from an Indian Army exercise in November 2022. The AS9 is known as K-9 Vajra T in India. (Janes/Kapil Kajal)
Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has started production of the AS9 and AS10 Huntsman family of vehicles for the Australian Army under the country’s Land 8116 Phase 1 programme, the company told Janes on 26 June.
Both the Netherlands (pictured) and Denmark have F-16s that are shortly to be replaced in national service by the F-35, which would be well suited to Ukraine’s needs. (Chris Croot)
Following the recent announcement by the United States that it would now support a transfer of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to Ukraine, attention has turned to possible donors.
Norway’s fleet of 57 aircraft was retired in January 2022, with 32 sold to Romania and 12 to US firm Draken International.
The GM400α software-defined 3D air surveillance radar has an update rate of 6 seconds and an elevation coverage of up to 40°. (Thales)
Estonia has selected the Ground Master 400 Alpha (GM400α) long-range radar to enhance its air surveillance.
A total of two GM400α radars, developed by Thales, will be procured by the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) as part of the Medium Range Radar 2023 project (MRR 2023), the company announced at the Paris Air Show 2023, held from 19 to 25 June.