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The long-standing verbal war between Wagner mercenary group kingpin Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian military and political leadership took a kinetic turn Friday that could lead to a potential coup attempt.
Prigozhin, in audio recordings posted on his Telegram channel is threatening a march on Moscow after claiming his troops were attacked by Russian forces.
(Image via Twitter).
Flamethrowers conjure up some fairly provocative images. The horrifying trenches of World War 1. The island-hopping Pacific campaigns of World War 2. If you want to go the fictional route, think of Ripley confronting the xenomorph queen at the end of Aliens.
Now picture one attached to a robotic dog.
This is the idea behind the “Thermonator,” which is basically a robotic dog with a flamethrower strapped to its back. This fire-spewing beast is designed by Throwflame, a company that manufactures, well, electrically-powered flamethrowers.
With the Fourth of July weekend upon us, we’ve got your base mailroom closures for you. Below you will find the dates that the mailrooms are closed for each base as well as Sandboxx Headquarter’s holiday printing schedule. Please keep in mind, the dates below are subject to change depending on the needs of the […]
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According to information published by the French Ministry of Defense on June 22, General Portolano, representing the SGD/DNA, and General Carlier, representing the French DGA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the modernization mid-life of the Horizon-class ships.
The Horizon class, known as “Classe Horizon” in French and “Classe Orizzonte” in Italian, is a series of air defense destroyers employed by the French and Italian navies. The Italians define them as destroyers according to the NATO classification, while the French identify them as “frigates”.
After an alleged missile strike by Russian forces against Wagner mercenaries, the head of Russia’s infamous Wagner Group has vowed revenge.
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The 1st Panzer Division of the German Army presented the main battle tank (MBT) Leopard 2A7V during the open house on June 18, 2023. This tank, which has just entered service with the German Army (Bundeswehr), is the latest MBT Leopard 2 series variant.
Originally unveiled by German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), now KNDS, at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris in 2016, the Leopard 2A7V exemplifies the continued evolution of Germany’s flagship tank.
The Pentagon needs to evolve its approach to homeland defense and focus on detecting and identifying potential threats in all domains as early as possible, according to Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Speaking during a webinar hosted by the Mitchell Institute on Thursday, VanHerck said that homeland defense will look “vastly different” in the future.
Task & Purpose reporter Jeff Schogol (left) next to a picture of a Porta John (right) that hangs in the Pentagon. (Jeff Schogol).
On a drizzly and gray day in Washington, D.C., I went to the headquarters of the most powerful military the world has ever seen to find an artist’s rendition of one of the most iconic pieces of equipment from the Global War on Terrorism: a portable toilet.
In March 2022, on behalf of France and Spain, the Joint Organization for Armament Cooperation [OCCAr] awarded Airbus Helicopters the contract to develop the Tiger Standard 3 attack helicopter. The challenge at that time was to carry out the mid-life renewal of this aircraft in order to keep it at the maximum operational level beyond 2050. This meant adapting it to collaborative combat.
However, the Military Planning Bill [LPM] 2024-30 bypasses this new rule for the Tiger.
The Department of Defense is taking another step to recognizing furry friends as family members. On June 21, 2023, DoD approved a new policy to cover pet travel expenses, like pet shipping or quarantine fees, incurred by service members during a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). But, before you start ordering luxurious travel bags for your guinea pigs, make sure you know the rules: It’s just for dogs and cats. And only one. Not both. Baby steps.
