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The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania has approved the proposal to provide additional military training to the Ukrainian soldiers to enhance their battle skills.
The proposal was submitted by the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) and the Ministry of Foreign affairs. As an urgent matter, the proposal was also tabled for consideration by the country’s president.

Editor’s Note: In honor of Christmas, we proudly publish the text of Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe’s 1944 Christmas letter to the U.S. 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne. An image of the letter can be found here. Read the story behind this famous letter.   MERRY CHRISTMAS HEADQUARTERS 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION Office of the Division Commander 24 December 1944 […]
The post “NUTS!” — McAuliffe’s 1944 Christmas Letter appeared first on War on the Rocks.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” especially in historical circles, but it is a compelling tale; its best and most impactful role is on the young minds of the military who have not yet heard it. It is hard […]
The post The Last Gasp of Peace: The Christmas Truce of 1914 and the Modern Profession of Arms appeared first on War on the Rocks.

The STARKOM tactical communication jammer with all four antenna masts extended to a height of 8 m. (Michal Zdobinsky)
Janes
has learnt details of the STAvebnicový Rušič KOMunikační (Modular Communication Jammer: STARKOM), one of the main components of a mobile electronic warfare (EW) system. The first STARKOM system was delivered to the Czech Army’s 53rd Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Regiment in mid-October.

The system was developed and manufactured entirely in the Czech Republic in only three years.

The Chilean Navyʼs
Almirante Viel
, shown here in a rendering, is being built under Project ‘Antártica I’ and is based on the VARD 9 203 design from Canadian shipbuilder Vard Marine.
(Vard Marine)
A new Antarctic icebreaker ship for the Chilean Navy is to launch on 22 December 2022 by the state-run naval shipbuilder ASMAR at its facility in Talcahuano.

Besides the beloved pinup girls such as Betty Grable, no other nose art that adorned the fuselages of WWII Allied aircraft is as well known as the shark mouths of General Claire L. Chennault’s famed American Volunteer Group (AVG), better known as “The Flying Tigers.” These shark-mouthed tigers devoured Imperial Japanese warplanes alive (so to […]
The post The P-40 Fighter: The Flying Tigers’ Warhawk That Changed Everything appeared first on 19FortyFive.

According to the official Cincinnati Zoo website, the bearcat AKA Binturong (scientific name Arctitis binturong) “is agile like a cat in the canopy and less adept on ground, walking flat-footed like a bear. However, it is neither a bear nor a cat, but belongs to the civet and mongoose family…Although it is classified as a […]
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One good A-10 Warthog article deserves another … and another … and yet another. This makes my zillionth 19FortyFive article on the A-10 in less than just a few months, which I reckon is symbolic of how the venerable old warbird refuses to go away quietly, in spite of the U.S. Air Force brass’s best […]
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Over a decade before Spock introduced legions of Star Trek fans to Planet Vulcan and its cerebral, philosophical humanoid beings, Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) had its own Vulcan, namely the Avro Vulcan. The RAF’s iteration of the Vulcan wasn’t tasked with dropping leaflets exhorting recipients to “Live Long and Prosper.” It was designed with […]
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The M1 Abrams Tank is still the best tank on Earth thanks to a simple formula of constant improvements.
The post M1 Abrams: The Old Army Tank That Has Made Russia Sweat Bullets for Decades appeared first on 19FortyFive.