The Croatian Defence Ministry has finalised the the procurement of 44 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from Germany, with a ceremony marking the occasion attended by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The acquisition will allow the Croatian Army to phase its Soviet-designed T-54/55 tanks out of service, which date back to the 1940s, and field a NATO-standard vehicle interoperable with its allies’ forces.
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces have conducted an air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, at a time of growing tensions in Northeast Asia and ongoing conflict between Russia and NATO in Ukraine. Chinese H-6K medium range bombers and Russian Tu-95MS intercontinental range bombers carried out an eight hour air patrol over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the Western Pacific Ocean. China and Russia are the only countries which currently produce strategic bombers, namely the H-6 and the intercontinental range Tu-160 respectively.
The Department of Justice released yesterday footage of U.S. special operations forces being fast roped onto the deck of an oil tanker off the shore of Venezuela. The tanker was seized by the U.S.
We have a lot of experience with SOF aviation at AFP, and this is great video – imagine however, the same ship takedown at night on goggles in rough seas!
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The credibility of the United States military depends not only on its ability to defend the nation but also on the integrity of its leaders. Allegations of misconduct against senior officers must be addressed swiftly and impartially, or else confidence in the institution erodes. The ongoing investigation into General Mark Milley USA (retired), ordered on January 29, 2025, has now dragged on for more than 300 days without resolution.
The Marine Corps is continuing to build its small unmanned aircraft system operator roster as it ramps up drone implementation across the force, according to a service message and official.
The Corps published its annual enlisted retention campaign on Thursday which outlines several efforts the service uses to help keep Marines in the force. For the second year in a row, it listed sUAS operators as a critical role that troops can transfer into from other military occupational specialties.
Lithuania’s government is investing heavily in defense technology and surveillance systems via a strategic security plan to thwart what it views as escalating hybrid attacks involving balloons and drones from Russia-allied Belarus, which rejects allegations of wrongdoing.
While those neighboring nations established diplomatic relations in the early 1990s after the Soviet Union dissolved, their modern relationship is increasingly tense. Lithuania declared a national emergency this week, due to threats from meteorological balloons that it says violated its airspace and were sent from Belarus.
Since joining NATO in 2024, Sweden has taken on a more prominent role in European security. Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson joined Ryan in Washington to discuss how Sweden is supporting Ukraine, rebuilding its own military with more resources, and pushing for a faster, more agile defense acquisition system.Image: Lance Cpl. Frank Sepulveda Torres via DVIDS
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If you grew up watching 1980s action movies, you were sold a lie about the M60 machine gun. Rambo convinced an entire generation of future infantrymen that the M60 was the closest we’d get to a magic wand of destruction, and we couldn’t wait to get our grubby little hands on one.
They made it look like it could be fired one-handed, shirtless, while screaming and throwing your emotional baggage at the enemy; don’t forget the belt of ammo draped casually over an oiled-up bicep. You didn’t even need cover or concealment, just grip it and rip it, son.
Space Force Tech Sgt. Garry Springle said he would not be alive were it not for a smartwatch that the service issued him for an ongoing fitness study it’s conducting.
Not long after starting the study, Springle noticed the smartwatch consistently told him he was falling short of the Space Force’s fitness standards. Specifically, the watch was saying he was not meeting his required intensity minutes — a measure of heartbeats during exercise.
In order to meet the intensity requirement, Springle needed to get his heart rate up to 70% of the maximum rate for his age.
Jackson Barracks, headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard, will be the home of a new Air National Guard unit tasked with providing cyber capabilities, the Air Force announced Wednesday.
The new squadron will be supported by converting manpower from the 122th Air Support Operations Squadron at Camp Beauregard in Louisiana — which is slated to be deactivated as part of budget divestments in ANG tactical air control part (TACP) missions. The cyber operations unit is expected to reach full operational capability in spring 2030, according to the service.