Pvt. Robert D. Booker and Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker flank the M10 Booker Combat Vehicle. (Task & Purpose photo illustration).
The Army will officially field its new so-called Mobile Protected Firepower system under the designation of M10 Booker Combat Vehicle, the service announced Saturday. Named for two fallen soldiers, it is the U.S. military’s first combat vehicle named for a service member who fought in one of the country’s post-9/11 wars.
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The armed forces should be prepared for the end of affirmative action if the Supreme Court rules for the plaintiffs in
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Popular military transport aircraft, such as the Airbus A400M or the Boeing C-17, are typically engineered with high-wing designs.
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War between the United States and China in the western Pacific is a real possibility in the next several years.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
The
following list attempts to keep track of military equipment
delivered or pledged to Ukraine by Latvia during the Russian
invasion of
Ukraine. The entries below are sorted by armament category (with a flag
denoting the country of origin). Due to the confidential nature of Latvia’s arms deliveries they can serve only as a lower bound to the
total
volume of weaponry delivered. This list will be updated as further
military support is uncovered or declared.
** Donated by Latvian companies to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
After years of obstruction, the United States Congress has finally approved the Air Force’s plan to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt. This is a wise decision, as the A-10 no longer meets the geostrategic needs of the United States. However, this venerable aircraft should not be thrown away out of hand; in the hands of international partners, it can continue to advance American interests.
The US government created the A-10 in the 1970s to provide close air support for US ground troops.
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As Ukraine’s counteroffensive ramps up after days of intense fighting, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally weighed in.
“We can safely state that the offensive has begun. We know this from the fact that the Ukrainian Army tapped its strategic reserves. This is my first point,” Putin said in response to a reporter’s question Friday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry Telegram (MoD) channel. “Second, the Ukrainian troops failed to achieve their goals in all combat sectors, which is clear as day.
German tanks often had animal names during World War II, such as the Tiger and Leopard tanks. The Panther tank, though less famous than the Tiger, was one of the most formidable tanks of the war. In 1944, the Panther tank posed a significant threat to the Allied forces, particularly the Sherman tanks on the Western Front.
However, the T-34/85 tank on the Eastern Front proved to be the Panther tank’s deadliest enemy.
