(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Michael Peña)
An F-22 Raptor stealth fighter that was seriously damaged in 2018 after it skidded down the runway on its belly at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, has returned to operational status. This marks the end of an elongated five-year period of restoration on the aircraft. The Air Force had previously hoped to have the F-22 flying again in Spring 2022.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade in Moscow,Russia, May 9,2023. Moscow marks the Victory Day with parade after wave of strikes across Ukraine.(Photo by Contributor/Getty Images).
The thing about parades of military strength is that you need a military and it has to look strong. Unfortunately for no one, Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t have much of either on Tuesday.
Prigozhin threatened to withdraw his forces last week unless they received the ammunition they needed before withdrawing the threat.
The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner said on Monday that his troops were beginning to receive the ammunition needed to press their drive toward the capture of the long-besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
“Today, the groups advanced a maximum of 130 meters… The fighting is fierce, but the groups continue to advance,” Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an audio message posted on social media.
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The historic B-52 Stratofortress will undergo some drastic changes that will upgrade it to the B-52J designation.
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U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division recently traveled to Saylor Creek Range, Idaho, to participate in Exercise Garnet Rattler, April 10-29.
The joint exercise with U.S. Airmen centers around a comprehensive training program to enhance the capabilities of joint terminal attack controllers and other Marine Corps personnel involved in ground operations.
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Marking the 78th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, Russia’s Victory Day parade today was a very muted affair, with only one tank — a World War II-era T-84/85 museum piece — present, compared with the massed ranks of more modern tanks and armored fighting vehicles in previous parades.
The traditional patriotic display was heavily influenced by the ongoing war in Ukraine, with veterans from the campaign taking part, but the overall picture was of a greatly scaled-down event when contrasted with those in recent years.
Senop ‘Lilly’ is a compact, handheld, multifunctional observation and surveillance target acquisition device in service with the Finnish Army, which will receive a life-cycle upgrade as part of the latest contract signed with the company. (Senop)
Senop has received a large order from the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command for the provision of its night-vision goggles (NVGs), laser sights, and target acquisition devices.
The latest U.S. security assistance tranche for Ukraine, valued at $1.2 billion, includes funding for commercial satellite imagery services as well as a slew of air-defense capabilities.
The package was announced by the Pentagon on Tuesday. The list of capabilities put out by the Department of Defense did not specify which company or companies would provide the satellite imagery services, or how much of the funding would be allotted for that. DefenseScoop has reached out to Pentagon officials to try to get that information.
Together, the US and the EU offer different forms of support to Ukraine as they struggle to suppress the Russian threat on the eastern front.
While the US offer an overwhelming abundance of military equipment, the EU also makes donations and implements policies that are intended to achieve lasting politico-economic support for Ukraine.
