Axel de Vernou, RealClearDefense
Author: Michael
North Korea is preparing to send 500,000 of its armed forces on combat missions to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a war correspondent for Russian state television has claimed.
In his YouTube video, Aleksander Sladkov, an experienced Russian journalist specializing in military affairs, claimed that North Korea is firmly aligned with Russia in the ongoing conflict.
He added that Pyongyang is willing to contribute to the effort by sending its troops to participate in the special military operation, a term usually used by Moscow instead of referring to the conflict as a war with Ukraine.
China’s 4th generation J-10 fighter flies with a huge arsenal mounted in more than 11 fixed emplacements under the fuselage and wings. They have various air-to-air and ground-to-ground weapons, including laser-guided missiles and satellite-guided and glide bombs.
Meet the J-10 fighter.
The aircraft has been in service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force since 2005 and serves as a crucial base (PLAAF). It has a range of 1,400 miles, can take off with an additional load of fuel tanks, and can carry as much as 42,000 pounds of weaponry.
The Sukhoi Su-33, that multirole fighter designed to take to the skies and protect the aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union, never managed to unfurl its claws. After the collapse of the USSR, the Su-33 became the weakest bird of prey in Russian aviation, beset by numerous problems over the years.
Despite continuing in service, the Kremlin should seriously consider removing this fierce but flawed hunter from the skies.
Birth of a flawed hunter
In the 1970s, the Soviet Union was forced to look for a new fighter for its Project 1143 aircraft carriers.
Airbus
An Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) testbed aircraft has demonstrated its ability to guide and control drones while in flight without direct human interaction, according to the company. The test has laid the early groundwork for Airbus’ future plans to provide its MRTTs with the ability to autonomously refuel uncrewed aircraft, a concept that many air forces around the globe will have to adopt as airpower rapidly evolves towards uncrewed operations.
Russian officials are trying to purchase munitions from North Korea, a Biden administration official said Thursday.
The US Treasury Department sanctioned Ashot Mkrtychev, a Slovak national, who accused it of trying to broker an arms deal between the two authoritarian nations.
According to the department, the deal he sought to negotiate would have sent Russia more than two dozen types of weapons and ammunition in exchange for materials ranging from commercial aircraft to raw materials and other commodities.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get things done make lists. (By Peter McWilliams)
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USN / USMC
The U.S. Navy wants to explore the idea of using small uncrewed surface vessels, or USVs, armed with Stinger missiles as a relatively low-cost additional layer of defense against various threats in the air and on the surface of the water. The service says it is particularly interested in the possibility of using the drone boats to help protect critical, but ever-more-vulnerable logistics vessels, as well as Marine contingents during future expeditionary and distributed operations.
As the F-35 takes hold in the US and allied military services, the Pentagon plans to use the aircraft for at least another 45 years. This is due to its proven ability to incorporate improvements to detection, computing, weapon launching, and targeting capabilities with software updates.
It is likely that this process will take place much more quickly and that it will no longer be necessary to separate software increments, or “drops,” by years.
The F-35 is an upgrades machine.
From top left to right: Sgt. Isaacjohn Gayo; Warrant Officer Jeffery Barnes; Warrant Officer Aaron Healy; Staff Sgt. Taylor Mitchell; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rusten Smith; Cpl. Emilie Marie Eve Bolanos; Staff Sgt. Joshua Caleb Gore; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zachary Esparza; Sgt. David Solinas. (U.S. Army).
The 101st Airborne Division has released the names of nine soldiers who were killed when two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky on Wednesday night .
The following soldiers were killed in the crash:
Warrant Officer Jeffery Barnes, 33, of Milton, Florida
Cpl.