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A video has emerged that reportedly shows an armed Mexican military light single-engine turboprop aircraft conducting a strafing run against elements of the Sinaloa Cartel in the city of Culiacán earlier today. In other footage, members of the cartel appear to be seen firing Barrett .50 caliber anti-materiel rifles and other small arms at unseen aircraft.
Aeronaves de la Fuerza Aérea sobrevuelan la Ciudad de Culiacan en Sinaloa pic.twitter.
Bacon Candidate website
AFP reached out to Congressman Don Bacon’s office for a comment on why he sees the need to ‘work with Democrats’ in the Speaker race currently ongoing in the House of Representatives.
Nebraska residents should demand to know why Congressman Bacon is willing to work with Marxists who are bent on destroying the republic.
As of writing this article, we have not heard back from the Congressman’s office regarding our request for a quote.
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Ukraine will soon get a big boost to its armor arsenal as the U.S. will donate M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Germany will provide Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles to fight Russia’s all-out invasion.
U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a joint announcement about the new aid Thursday.
The U.S. will send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory)
The U.S. is expected to announce an aid package that includes Bradleys tomorrow, according to Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon’s top spokesman.
North Korea wants its own ‘Atomic Annie’ multiple-launch rocket system.
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The Army recently awarded a task order to Microsoft to start developing a better version of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) that is expected to improve how soldiers train and fight, the service announced Thursday.
The IVAS program is one of the Army’s highest-priority modernization initiatives for its soldier system portfolio. The technology includes a ruggedized augmented reality and heads-up display system based on Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 device.
Microsoft won a $21.
Michael Kofman joins Ryan for their first discussion of the new year on the war in Ukraine. They cover the state of play at the various fronts, manpower and materiel, the Russian strike campaign, and more. Image: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
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Looking to further diversify its arsenal of commercial partners, the Army plans to prototype new biometrics, automated threat detection and other artificial intelligence-aligned emerging technologies specifically with small businesses that ordinarily do not compete for the service’s contracts.
Proposals from interested and applicable companies that aim to engage in this up-and-coming Army small business innovation research (SBIR) program will be accepted Jan. 10-31.
A Pentagon study found that even firing weapons repeatedly could produce symptoms of traumatic brain injury.
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The Kremlin is blaming the troops saying they had turned their cellphones on, whereas the Russian military community accuses the commanders of negligence.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns
The U.S. Air Force’s newest HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopters have been operating in east Africa on their first deployment. While specific locations haven’t been disclosed, recently released Defense Department photos nonetheless show the aircraft conducting exercises in the region.
