The Russian Aerospace Forces have deployed Su-35S air superiority fighters to escort Tu-22M3 strategic bombers for a long range flight over the Baltic Sea. The flight was considered a significant show of force aimed at NATO, and saw the bombers armed with Kh-32 anti-ship cruise missiles remain in the air for over five hours. The Su-35S was developed as an enhanced derivative of the Soviet Su-27 fighter, which had been designed specifically with the goal of escorting Tu-22M strikes across Europe from forward bases in Poland.
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In just a few weeks, the Marine Corps hit its 2026 fiscal year retention goals, “earlier than ever before,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith announced.
The Marine Corps’ leaders shared the news in a new video featuring Smith and Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz. The announcement video was produced in October, showing how quickly the Marine Corps did hit their goal, but the video was not released until this past week due to the lengthy government shutdown.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to be with the troops on Thanksgiving!
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The United States Army has finalised a $390 million contract to upgrade additional Bradley infantry fighting vehicles modernised to the M2A4 standard, signalling continued investment in the late Cold War era vehicles despite recent criticisms of their combat performances. The upgraded vehicles will replace older Bradley variants, providing ground units with improved lethality, protection, and fire controls.
Following its limited service entry in 2020, and the formation of the first full battalion in 2024, Russia’s first fifth generation fighter the Su-57 has recently seen reports on its capabilities and planned future upgrades made increasingly frequently by prominent local sources. CEO of the state defence conglomerate Rostec Sergey Chemezov has elaborated on plans to continue to modernise the aircraft, and on what he perceives to be some of its advantages over rival aircraft fielded abroad.
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