Reports of the demise of the Marine Corps’ legendary AV-8B Harrier II are greatly exaggerated, as evidenced by a U.S. Southern Command video recently released this week showing Harriers from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima conducting a live-fire ordnance exercise in the Caribbean.
The Iwo Jima and several other Navy ships are part of a massive U.S. military buildup in the region that could presage operations against targets inside Venezuela. That build-up includes the USS Gerald R. Ford, which carries a more modern air wing. But the clips make clear the Harriers are also on call.
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The Marine Corps is soliciting service members to apply to switch roles and become counterintelligence and human intelligence specialists.
The call for applications from troops to change their primary military occupational specialty came in a MARADMIN message that was signed out Thursday and approved for release by Lt. Gen. Melvin “Jerry” Carter, deputy commandant for information.
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known by most of the U.S. military as the “Warthog,” is the U.S. Air Force’s most beloved and capable close-air-support aircraft. Its low airspeed and low-altitude capabilities give it an accuracy unmatched by any aircraft in the Air Force fleet. No matter what anyone in an Air Force uniform tells you, especially if there are stars on their shoulders.
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The British Army Trials Unit tested two cope cage designs – fibreglass and steel – on the Challenger 2 main battle tank with mixed results.
U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees America’s nuclear arsenal, is getting a new commander following Thursday’s confirmation of Vice Adm. Richard Correll by the Senate.
Correll, who was approved by voice vote along with several other military nominees, will also be promoted to four-star.
President Donald Trump nominated him for the role in September, and his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee was held last month.
Correll is not a newcomer to Stratcom, having previously served as deputy commander and as director of plans and policy (J5).
SAIC has won a $1.4bn Collaborative Operations for Battlespace Resilient Architecture (COBRA) task order from the US DoW.
Israel’s Ministry of Defence (IMOD) has signed a procurement order to expedite production of the Iron Dome air defence system.
If you’ve ever walked past that $25 “knife” in the garden aisle at Home Depot, you might have dismissed it like you did Blade 3, as just a dull blade; you’re not wrong… about either. You’re just not entirely correct… about the machete.
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That basic-looking blade was not only made iconic by Pamela and Jason Voorhees; it is the grandfather of the one you’ll find in a modern combat kit, and it has cut a bloody swath through history, as well as through vegetation, across the globe.
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A British Army representative announced that demonstrators for the Modular Integrated Protection System, or MIPS, will reach TRL 7 in 2026.