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The Russian-occupied Azov Sea port city of Berdyansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was struck by a Ukrainian missile on Friday, an occupation official said. Located about 60 miles from the front lines, Berdyansk is the latest example of long-distance targets Ukraine can now hit thanks to donated weapons. This is at least the fourth attack on the port city in the past few weeks. In the wake of this latest attack, a Russian-installed occupation official said the strike was likely carried out by U.K.-provided Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles.

For more than four decades, the F-111 Aardvark, a swing-wing attack aircraft, served the US and Australian Air Forces with an impressive record of combat missions.
Although its recognition has been overlooked, experts consider it the “ F-35 of its time” due to its pioneering ability and its participation in more than 4,000 missions. We will explore the conception of the F-111 and its enduring legacy in the military arena.
Introduction
The F-111 Aardvark is a little-known attack aircraft but one that has left a remarkable legacy in the US and Australian Air Forces.

As relations between China and Taiwan get worse, the international community is looking for ways to keep them from fighting.
Some military experts say that there needs to be a strong response and more arms sent to Taiwan, while others say that this stance could, in a strange way, make war more likely. Let’s look at the problems with deterrence in the present world of politics.
The key to stopping someone
The word “deterrence” itself is one of the biggest problems the United States has when it comes to stopping its enemies.

Royal Navy

The U.K. Royal Navy has revealed details of its intention to fit its two aircraft carriers with assisted launch systems and recovery gear, enabling operations by a variety of fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft and, potentially, also conventional takeoff and landing crewed types. Ambitious in its scope, it’s unclear exactly how much of the program will be fiscally feasible.

Today, the AUKUS alliance, made up of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, has led to an exciting military project that is attracting the attention of technology experts and enthusiasts.
These countries are conducting tests with swarms of drones powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Advances in this field promise to revolutionize military operations, providing target identification capabilities and joint work between drones and manned stealth aircraft.

Ukrainian crews prepare to operate M1 Abrams main battle tanks in an intense training program in Germany .
Ukraine receives M1 Abrams tanks from the United States
The US military is sending 30 M1 Abrams tanks to Germany so that the Ukrainian crews can undergo the intensive training course. Soon, 31 M1A1 SA Abrams tanks are expected to be shipped to Ukraine.
Ukrainian tankers will have a few weeks to gain proficiency in handling the M1A1 Abrams before facing fire on the battlefield. The training program covers firing exercises, maneuvers and combined arms operations.

A new sign awaited soldiers and staff arriving for work at Fort LIberty’s main All American gate in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The post was renamed from Fort Bragg June 2. Photo by Matt White.

Army Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue saluted a flag detail, strode to a nearby podium and spoke his first words as the commander of the Army’s newest renamed post.
“Welcome to Fort Liberty,” Donahue told an assembled crowd Friday morning.”The center of the universe.

As it moves to modernize its IT, the Army wants to find a contractor to take charge of reselling cloud services from vendors to the department as needed.
The company would essentially function as the Army’s third-party purchasing agent, helping it procure cloud service offerings on-demand “as a utility,” and renegotiating rates over time to encourage competition between providers so the Army can get the best deals.

The Department of Defense officially updated its overarching guidance governing how its components buy software and associated technologies to better align with recent changes in other statutes and policies that impact its IT functions, DefenseScoop has learned.
Pentagon Chief Information Officer John Sherman formally approved the new requirements on Thursday by canceling the 2020 version of DOD Instruction 5000.82 — then titled “Acquisition of Information Technology” — and issuing its latest iteration, deemed “Acquisition of Digital Capabilities.

Lockheed Martin

While PAC-3-series interceptors for the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, like those now being used in Ukraine, are often described as purely hit-to-kill weapons, that really isn’t the whole story. In actuality, they have a hybrid design that includes a so-called “lethality enhancer” that contains an explosive charge. This component is designed to create a cloud of metal fragments around the missile’s body specifically to improve the chance of scoring a hit against an air-breathing target like a cruise missile.