The China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) defence manufacturer has for the first time unveiled the new OW5-A50 laser air defence system, which was designed to counter drones and other low-flying targets such as helicopters and mortar rounds. The system is mounted on an 8×8 heavy truck chassis, and is fully autonomous in terms of power generation, meaning it requires no external energy sources during operations. Its high road mobility is expected to improve its survivability and its ability to respond to new threats.
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Contractor personnel from Brazil and Colombia have bolstered the Ukrainian Army’s 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade, and are involved in ongoing fighting in the Sumy region, according to a recent report by a Russian security official. “A video posted on Ukrainian websites confirms that mercenaries from Colombia and Brazil, who signed contracts with the 47th Mechanised Brigade, are taking an active part in fighting in the Sumy area. Earlier, the same information came from Ukrainian captives,” he stated.
They tell how to prepare for moving overseas. They give you a checklist. They tell you what forms you need, how many immunizations your dog needs, and how to ship a car across the ocean (spoiler alert: it’s expensive and never on time).
But what no one tells you — not your sponsor, not the Facebook group, not even your seasoned milspouse bestie — is what happens in the weird, messy middle. Welcome to PCS purgatory.
It’s that stretch of time after the movers take every last spoon, sock, and sanity-saving air fryer — and before your plane takes off to your new life overseas.
Staff Sgt. Clinton “Clint” Romesha woke up early on the morning of Oct. 3, 2009. Combat Outpost Keating, an International Security Assistance Force base in Kamdesh near the Pakistani border of Afghanistan, was under attack. Romesha was serving as a section leader with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time, and the soldiers at the outpost knew this was a full, large-scale attack, not Taliban fighters taking potshots.
On Thursday, the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) issued a “Duty to Warn” notification concerning a credible terrorist threat targeting retired senior Department of Defense officials with prior involvement in operations within the Syria/Iraq theater. The geographic focus of the threat is Florida.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian and Western sources have warned that U.S.-made MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems are increasingly struggling to intercept strikes by Russian ballistic missiles, raising questions regarding the practicality of future donations of these systems as aid. One unnamed Ukrainian official informed the outlet that Russian ballistic missiles have demonstrated greater levels of manoeuvrability, allowing them to evade not only interception, but also detection.
Deputy Operations Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi has confirmed that the country’s air defence systems damaged during hostilities with Israel and the United States from June 13-24 have all been replaced. “Some of our air defences were damaged, this is not something we can hide, but our colleagues have used domestic resources and replaced them with pre-arranged systems that were stored in suitable locations in order to keep the airspace secure,” he stated.
Iranian government sources have reported that the Turkish Kurecik Radar Station in the country’s Malatya province played a critical role in supporting Israeli missile defence efforts, after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps retaliated to Israeli air strikes from June 13-24 by launching ballistic missile and drone attacks against Israeli targets. Iranian state media outlet Press TV cited officials stating on this basis that Turkey was “spying on Iran for Zionist interests.
New images have for the first time confirmed that the Chinese SH16 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzer is undergoing field trials. Images released on Chinese social media showing an unknown howitzer were widely reported to be the next generation system, which is expected to enter service before 2027, and may be formally unveiled at the People’s Liberation Army’s upcoming landmark military parade on September 3, 2025.
Drone warfare is changing the landscape of human conflict. Sometimes, when a weapon fails to detonate, insight can be gleaned about the other side’s tactics.
Below see a Russian FPV drone attacking a Ukrainian pickup and it fails to detonate.
A shotgun would have been handy, just sayin…
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