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The Hero-30 weighs 7.7 kg and has a range beyond 15 km. (Janes/Daniel Wasserbly)
The Argentine Ministry of Defense (MoD) on 27 December signed a contract with the Israeli MoD’s Directorate of International Defense Cooperation to buy Uvision’s Hero-120 and Hero-30 loitering munitions.
Argentine Defence Minister Jorge Taiana and head of the Israeli directorate Yair Kulas signed the contract.

Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 prompted an influx of Western military aid to Ukraine, creating an opportunity for the Pentagon and industry to see how new U.S.-made capabilities can perform on the battlefield.
In total, the Biden administration has provided more than $20 billion in security assistance to Kyiv since the start of the war. While old-school systems, such as artillery and anti-tank weapons, have played an important role in the conflict, the United States has also committed more cutting-edge tools to help the Ukrainians defend themselves and beat back Russian advances.

In an effort to keep pace with the United States, the Soviet Union set about building their own space shuttle — and it really flew.
The post Buran: How the Soviets stole the Space Shuttle appeared first on Sandboxx.

Four organizations were recently awarded contracts for the Signature Management using Operational Knowledge and Environments program overseen by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
The SMOKE program aims to develop signature management technologies and automate threat-emulated infrastructure in order to provide realistic simulations of threats for a more holistic network picture.
The organizations that landed contracts for the effort include BlackHorse Solutions, Inc.

Military Recruits

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Due to its adoption of the Biden administration’s progressive woke policies, the military is now struggling to meet recruiting goals across all branches. While the military has already raised the maximum age to join, it still struggles to find enough volunteers. In what seems almost as an act of desperation, the military is now accepting people who have had behavioral issues, such as ADHD.

On December 15, an F-35B Lightning’s vertical landing on a runway in Fort Worth, Texas took a disastrous turn when an aggressive bounce pitched the fighter jet forward onto its nose. The 5th-generation fighter became a protractor, its front landing gear shredding as it carved a circle around the nose point grinding into the tarmac.  […]
The post What it takes to join military aviation’s most exclusive club appeared first on Sandboxx.

In a future near-peer conflict GPS may not be available. Expertise in Land Navigation will mean that our troops will still be able to find their way.
The post Land Navigation is a critically necessary skill for all Army leaders appeared first on Sandboxx.

As 2022 comes to a close, it’s important to take a moment and reflect. Looking back at the past year can be a good way to capture all of the major events, big and small, that had an impact on your life. At Sandboxx, we had another great year of supporting military families, recruits, service […]
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Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs
Lessons From the Start of a Cold War
We all read him, those of us who did graduate work in U.S.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics
The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb is the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of modern weapons.