The book “The Bomber Mafia” revolves around the efforts of military officers to develop effective tactics for a bomber force, emphasizing the feedback cycles between operational results and new bombsight and aircraft development. This storyline is timeless: Major military advances like the Blitzkrieg tactics credited with Germany’s rapid gains at the opening of World War […]
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Staff Sergeant Ty Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor on August 26, 2013, for courageous acts undertaken in Afghanistan during the War on Terrorism. Carter served with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Calvary Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
An MOS Change and a Branch Transfer
Staff Sergeant Carter was born in Spokane, WA in 1980 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating high school in 1998. He initially attended the Marine Corps Combat Engineer School but quickly found himself to be a skilled marksman.
The US Navy still plans to fast-track the integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapon system into its DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers. (US Navy)
The US Navy (USN) still plans to fast-track the integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon system into its DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers, with the aim to complete the first live-fire tests in 2025, according to Vice Admiral Bill Galinis, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
Northrop Grumman received a contract to provide initial engineering service for the AN/WSN-12 INS sensor packages full-rate production. (Northrop Grumman)
Northrop Grumman received a contract from the US Navy (USN) at the end of December 2022 to perform the initial engineering service for the AN/WSN-12 Inertial Navigation System (INS) sensor packages full-rate production, according to Rudy Fernandez, director, Maritime Systems & Integration, Northrop Grumman.
One Su-25, five L-39s, and two Mi-8s lined up for the handover ceremony at Bamako’s international airport on 19 January. (Presidence Mali)
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) formally inducted another consignment of Russian jets and helicopters in a ceremony on 19 January, including a Su-25 ground-attack aircraft to replace the one that crashed in October 2022.
A still from the IAI video shows a Point Blank transitioning to horizontal flight during a test. (Israel Aerospace Industries)
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its Point Blank manportable missile on 19 January, saying the US Department of Defense (DoD) has signed a contract for its development and delivery.
The Type 31 mission system is based on a tailored variant of Thales’ TACTICOS Baseline 2 CMS product. (Richard Scott/NAVYPIX)
Thales Nederland has completed production of the first TACTICOS combat management system (CMS) shipset for the first of the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Inspiration (Type 31)-class general-purpose frigates.
Under a contract awarded in November 2019, UK shipbuilder Babcock, leading the ‘Team 31′ consortium, will deliver five Type 31 ships for the RN.
Kathy Chung who packed the Biden documents and moved them to Chinatown, currently serves as the Deputy Director of Protocol for the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
Screenshot Maria Bartiroma – Fox News
Maria Bartiromo reported this morning on her show Sunday Morning Futures, that the person who packed then Vice President Biden’s classified documents was Kathy Chung, an assistant recommended for the job by Hunter Biden.
AL-HASAKAH, SYRIA – SEPTEMBER 7: US forces provide military training to PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the U.S. and the EU, and the YPG militia, which Turkiye regards as a terror group at the Al-Malikiyah district in the Al-Hasakah province, Syria on September 7, 2022. US Special Forces provided armed training to 240 YPG/PKK members in the area, close to the Turkish-Iraqi border. In the training, in which many US-made Bradley armored fighting vehicles were used, the militants were taught about the use of light and medium weapons.
(Screenshot via YouTube/Bundeswehr).
There are many ways to measure the effectiveness of a tank. There’s its top speed, its armor, the range and power of its main gun. And then there’s how well a tank can balance a glass of beer.
Naturally the German military tested the last one.
In 1986 Germany unveiled the Leopard 2 tank, a new model that became popular with NATO nations for its firepower, speed and accuracy. The German Bundeswehr released a video showing off the tank’s capabilities, including firing its main 120mm gun while on the go.