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The Bangladesh Army has received a new batch of Chinese Type 15 lightweight battle tanks, otherwise known as the VT-5, which are expected to equip a second segment, after one regiment equipped with 44 of the tanks completed its rearmament in 2025. The vehicles are among a wide range of equipment that has recently been procured from China, with the purchase of SY-400 tactical ballistic missiles having been approved in November, while orders for J-10C and JF-17 Block III fighters are both reportedly under consideration.

A Ukrainian FPV drone films a near-miss with a Russian Mi-8 Hip helicopter in-flight, passing mere feat below the fuselage of the aircraft.
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SAN DIEGO — The recent U.S. military operations in Latin America that culminated in the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro underscored the importance of “sequencing” cyber, intelligence, electronic and other weapons assets, according to the Navy’s so-called ‘IBoss.’
“I wish I could tell you more about that — but there’s goodness there that we’re going to unpack as we go forward,” Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza, commander of Naval Information Forces, told DefenseScoop last week.

The Pentagon released a solicitation Tuesday as it continues its quest for new artificial intelligence tools to assist with back-office functions.
While AI capabilities developed for battlefield use often garner headlines, the Defense Department also wants technology to help with more mundane activities. The call for solutions for a Joint Enterprise Task Management System (JETMS) is one of the latest examples.
Today’s tasking processes are fragmented across legacy systems, email and manual trackers, according to officials.

Under 20 pounds. Man-portable. Semi-autonomous. Able to launch and land vertically. These are some of the characteristics the Marine Corps is looking for in a new medium-range tactical (MRT) drone the service could equip its expeditionary forces with.
The Corps currently uses the hand-launched RQ-20B Puma for reconnaissance and surveillance, which is part of a family of drones that is nearly 20 years old.

A father of three Marines who faced deportation last year is, for now, clear of federal efforts to expel him from the United States after a federal immigration judge dismissed a deportation case against him last week.
But Narciso Barranco’s legal status remains tenuous, according to his family, and he generally remains at home to avoid contact with federal agents, who could arrest him again while he pursues legal residency.
“While the family is very, very happy and pleased with the judge, we understand that this is one step in a long journey still for Mr.

The Nazis drove Abraham Wald, a Jewish mathematician, out of Romania and Europe. He emigrated to the United States, where he would serve in the Statistical Research Group. The SRG was a bunch of eggheads that used math to make the military better at everything from firing rockets to shooting down enemy fighters.
Wald convinced the Navy that it was about to armor the completely wrong parts of its planes, saving hundreds of flight crews in the process.

Jason Leisey served nine years as an infantryman and received a Purple Heart after he was severely injured by a car bomb in Iraq. John Beasley served as an intelligence soldier in Afghanistan and had to leave after 17 years when he developed sarcoidosis. Austin Chapman was hit by an improvised explosive device while serving as a combat medic in Afghanistan, leaving him with nerve damage and a post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis after six years of service. 
All three were medically retired and had their military careers cut short by life-changing injuries and illnesses.

Despite a long-standing policy of neutrality, Ireland has recognised Russia as a threat, and is following Europe in rearmament.

Production of Ajax will continue unchanged despite defects reported by training crews and with three investigations ongoing.