Northrop Grumman has been awarded a five-year contract by the US Army to manufacture the M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round, an advanced 120mm tank ammunition intended for use with the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank.
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Three British-designed long-range weapons intended for Ukrainian use have passed initial flight testing, marking a milestone in a Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme launched in late 2024 to deliver affordable high-capacity strike systems.
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Autonomous boats helped escort a U.S.
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From a weather restriction to a “serious” airworthiness risk, the Air Force’s newest training jet faces far more issues than previously reported
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How L3Harris transformed the gifted Qatari 747-8i into a VC-25B presidential transport in just 10 months
One is a self-aware genre-defying comedy-slash-horror. The other is true horror—and truly creepy—but made through unconventional means by a 20-something YouTuber.
And they’re both absolutely killing. Pun intended.
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I’m gonna keep this as spoiler free as possible, but I really do recommend viewing both. They are getting buzz (and hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office) for good reason.
At some points during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a defeat for Kyiv has seemed inevitable. The war appeared to be a constant drain on Ukrainian and Western resources at times when Russian forces were making significant gains on the frontlines. Today, though, Kyiv is fighting back with domestically made long-range drones and missiles, putting Moscow on the back foot, and causing so much visible damage that it’s hard for any Russian to ignore the fact that not all is going to plan.
This month, Marines on Okinawa got some additional firepower designed to take out enemy warships. Late on Sunday, the 3rd Marine Division announced that the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment took custody of two of the Marine Corps’ newest weapons: the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction Systems, or NMESIS, and Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems, or MADIS.
The arrival of the two weapons platforms comes as the military reorganizes its Pacific forces to deter or outright fight China.
AM General, the builder of the enduring Humvee vehicle, will repurpose the chassis for a new uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV).