Speaking to Russian state media, a Russian Armed Forces officer has provided details on the composition of adversary forces in the Sumy region, at a time of intensifying hostilities as Russian Army units have advanced within 20 kilometres of the regional capital. Contractors from Colombia and Poland have been reported to be playing a particularly important role in the theatre. “Naturally, foreign mercenaries, too, are active in the Sumy direction.
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The Russian Army has committed some of its most capable assault units to the frontlines in Ukraine’s Sumy region, as continued advances have brought forces to within 20 kilometres of the regional capital. The deployments follows the dispatch of elite commando units from the Ukrainian Defence Intelligence Directorate to Sumy, and other units such as the 158th Separate Mechanised Brigade, which have reportedly helped to slow Russian advances.
The Defense Department’s renaming spree may be slowing after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a new name for the USNS Harvey Milk last week. A defense official told Task & Purpose that no decision has been made to rename other ships like the Harvey Milk, one of 12 John Lewis-class replenishment oilers named for civilians with ties to the civil rights era.
“There are currently no plans to rename other ships in this class,” a defense official told Task & Purpose.
The Senate on Sunday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command.
The Navy’s Brad Cooper will take over at Centcom and get his fourth star, succeeding Army Gen. Michael Kurilla in that role. The Air Force’s Alexus Grynkewich will lead Eucom and be promoted to four-star, succeeding Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli in that position. Grynkewich will be dual-hatted as NATO’s supreme allied commander Europe.
The officers were confirmed unanimously by voice vote along with a slew of other nominations.
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A new video shows a forest in Ukraine covered in fiber-optic cables for unjammable drones.
These drones have become an increasingly prolific countermeasure to electronic warfare.
The hard wire ensures a stable connection between an operator and a drone even amid jamming.
A new video shows how prolific jamming-resistant fiber-optic drones are becoming on the battlefields in Ukraine. There are wires scattered all over the place.
At an edge of the free world, nations are withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty, also known as the Mine Ban Treaty.
This is Chapter 3 in our Mighty MilSpouse Retirement Memoir, a monthly series written in real-time by military spouse Lindsay Swoboda. Read Chapter 1: Now What, and Chapter 2: Don’t Stay for the Comfort.
When we were stationed in Hawaii, we lived in a small Ohana house behind a local family. And by family, I mean they became our island grandparents. An adorable couple in their seventies who carried plates of sweet pork up our house steps when their kids came over for a BBQ, made a quilt for our newborn daughter, and welcomed all our island visitors with a warm wave and smile.
There’s a pretty good reason why comm personnel, be they Signalmen, radio operators, or basically anyone responsible for battlefield communications, may not be a fan of watching war movies. It may lead one to wonder: do comms guys hate Hollywood or does Hollywood hate comms guys?
See if you can spot it.
1. Saving Private Ryan
HOLE-Y Cow. (Dreamworks Pictures)
Director Steven Spielberg’s 1998 war epic “Saving Private Ryan” is the story of a World War II unit detailed to find one soldier whose brothers were killed in combat.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Thales have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture focused on secure communication solutions.
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has placed an order with Saab for its Combat Training Centre.