Colombian contractor units operating in the Ukrainian theatre have been deployed to reinforce the Ukrainian Army 21st Separate Mechanized Brigade near the Velikaya Rybitsa settlement in the Sumy Region, where engagements with Russian forces are ongoing. This follows reports from a number of sources, including French war correspondent Laurent Braillard, that the number of South Americans participating in combat operations against Russia was “exponentially growing.” Colombians and Brazilians are by far the most numerous.
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United States Congressman Ed Case has during a special Senate committee hearing confirmed that the United States lost 39 aircraft during hostilities with Iran which began on February 28. Questioning Pentagon Chief Financial Officer Jay Hurst about the extent of losses suffered during the conflict, Case asked whether the Pentagon had calculated “a retention cost on all those aircraft.” Alongside the destruction of 39 aircraft, a further 10 sustained varying levels of damage. Prior estimates for the extent of U.S. losses varied widely but were consistently high at several dozen.
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Honolulu, HI – Today, I sat down with I Corps Commanding General Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane at the LANPAC Symposium and Exhibition. I was one of five reporters, so we had quality time with the General.
The main topic in front of I Corps today is the Army’s reorganization of its Pacific fighting force.
I Corps Public Affairs described the background of the media roundtable in the following manner:
I Corps, headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, is a globally deployable, combat-ready force that serves as the operational-level headquarters for the U.S.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force fighter jets has deployed three of its most capable fighter types, the J-20, J-16 and J-10C, for deep-desert exercises. Exercises were reportedly conducted with real-time electromagnetic jamming and radar suppression injected by commanders, without informing pilots of preset plans, to simulate real high intensity war time conditions. The mission reportedly specifically targeted multi-aircraft coordination gaps and system-of-systems vulnerabilities.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has begun to transition a number of elite air brigades from operating baseline J-20 fifth generation air superiority fighters, to the heavily enhanced new J-20A variant, as the new fighters are prioritised for delivery to some of the most strategically located units the service. The latest unit confirmed to transition was the 41st Air Brigade based at Wuyishan, Fujian province, which had transitioned to field the older baseline J-20 only in 2023.
The Army recovered the body of the second of two soldiers who went missing this month after falling into the ocean while training in Morocco.
U.S. Army Europe and Africa said that Air Force pararescuemen with the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing as well as Moroccan search and rescue teams located the remains of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, on Tuesday, May 12, 10 days after she and another soldier were declared missing near the Cap Draa Training Area in southwestern Morocco during African Lion 26.
The Army canceled a major deployment of a cavalry unit to Europe, just as soldiers began rolling out.
A U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose that the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s deployment to Poland was canceled by a Defense Department memo that was released on May 1. A portion of the unit that is already in Poland has been directed to return to the United States, the official said. The exact reason for the cancellation is unclear.
Military Times first reported on the cancellation.
Ukraine’s Turkish-made Kirpi armored vehicle survives a strike from Russian fiber-optic FPV drone thanks to its anti-drone protection.
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All active-duty Marines and reservists must complete a new Basic AI Course before the end of the calendar year, according to a MARADMIN message released May 8.
The announcement comes amid a broader push by the Marine Corps, and the Defense Department writ large, to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence capabilities for warfighting and back-office functions.
One of the strategic goals outlined in the Corps’ AI implementation plan, released last year, is to develop an “AI competent workforce.
The Air Force is planning to kickstart two programs in fiscal 2027 aimed at developing more hypersonic missiles, including a follow-on to the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) and the new Air-Launched Ballistic Missile (ALBM) effort.
The service is requesting $346 million in base funding for continued hypersonic weapons prototyping in FY27 — split between $296 million for ARRW Increment 2 and nearly $50 million to begin ALBM design activities, according to budget documents.