The Army may still have to determine the specifics of some of its future vehicles. The concrete plan for the “heavy armored” tank type and the emerging concept for its “Optionally Manned Tank” program is still in development. However, there seems to be a consensus that the Abrams tank will not likely go away anytime soon… at least not in the next few years.
In recent years, the Abrams have received so many paradigm-shifting upgrades that the platform is essentially an entirely new weapons system compared to what was created years ago.
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The United States Air Force is exploring a novel concept to increase the probability of a hit in air-to-air combat. The idea is to use an air-to-air missile with a bending nose to hit the target before it can escape.
The Next Generation Air Dominance program is developing a sixth-generation stealth jet to help the military deal with threats that are becoming more agile, and the service sees this as a way to equip current and future combat aircraft with a new tool to counteract these threats.
Members of the California National Guard’s Joint Task Force Rattlesnake go door to door to help people trapped in the San Bernardino Mountains. (photo courtesy California National Guard).
Amid severe winter storms that have left parts of California flooded or trapped under feet of snow, the California National Guard is taking part in rescue efforts. That includes ongoing work to get supplies to people trapped in the snow covered San Bernardino Mountains, where many have been snowed in for two weeks.
“Silo” is dystopian sci-fi at its best, and if its upcoming TV adaptation is well-made it has the potential to become a blockbuster.
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The latest iteration of the US-made F-15 Eagle fighter – the mighty F-15EX or the F-15EX Eagle II – broke key records for the number and tonnage of weapons carried, test flights conducted earlier in the day revealed this year.
The improved platform could hold and launch up to twelve air-to-air missiles, which is twice as many as its predecessor. In addition, the F-15EX can carry more than 13.5 tons of weapons, a figure much higher than its previous variants. This makes it what some defense experts call a “truck bomb.
According to one expert on Russian naval doctrine, Moscow intends to further arm its fleet with Kalibr missiles, which will be installed aboard many ships. Recently, Russia launched an attack against Ukraine using Kalibr cruise missiles and other weapons.
Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s minister of defense, said on Tuesday that the Lada Kronstadt-class submarine currently under construction would have the capability to launch Kalibr cruise missiles.
Congress has finally authorized the US Air Force’s intention to begin the process of retiring its fleet of A-10 Thunderbolts after years of dispute. Congress has hesitated to sanction the retirement of these deadly ground-attack aircraft because they are the only American military aircraft equipped for close air support.
The Thunderbolts were a critical asset in United States counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq for nearly two decades.
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System and the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles during Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022. PC22 brings together members of the All-Service and Multinational force to rigorously test the effectiveness and interoperability of cutting-edge weapons and battle systems. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Thiem Huynh)
There is no shortage of commentary on the lessons to be learned from the war in Ukraine.
The M1-Abrams main battle tank (MT) is still in use by the Army despite being obsolete compared to newer and more advanced technologies used by the rest of the US Armed Forces. For nearly four decades, the United States military has relied on the Abrams family of tanks, with each new generation receiving improved capabilities and technology.
More recently, the tank manufacturer, General Dynamics Land Systems, strives to develop another, more advanced, and innovative variant of the Abrams family: the AbramsX.
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One of NATO’s legacy Cold War tanks will soon be on the way to Ukrainian units, with the Danish Ministry of Defense announcing the first of its Leopard 1A5DK tanks will be delivered by spring.
Acting Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, along with German Defense Ministry State Secretary Thomas Hitschler, visited Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) to speak on the planned transfer. FFG is renovating the formerly Danish, Dutch, and German Leopard 1A5s before their delivery.