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The Pentagon announced Wednesday agreements with defense contractors to put missile production “on a wartime footing” as the Mideast war leads to rapid use of munition…
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Test units will soon start experimenting with early M1E3 prototypes, with the Army now hoping production could kick off in 2027.
Last May, NATO invited 10 Ukrainians to act as an opposing force during Hedgehog 2025, one of NATO’s largest exercises in the Baltics. The Ukrainians successfully simulated the destruction of 17 armored vehicles and conducted 30 strikes in half a day, effectively neutralizing two NATO battalions before dinner. One observing commander summed up the broader implication in three words: “We are finished.” Ominously, the exercise occurred without American forces.The Western debate on Ukraine is sometimes framed as an act of generosity, with NATO propping up a beleaguered partner.
Recent developments indicate that the United States has begun redeploying critical missile defense assets — including elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and Patriot batteries — from South Korea to the Middle East. As Washington navigates an increasingly volatile global security landscape, the need for “strategic flexibility” is understandable. South Korea remains a committed partner in the Indo-Pacific and recognizes the gravity of the threats facing our allies elsewhere.
The Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah has reported on the results of multiple ambushes launched against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, with 21 Israeli Merkava main battle tanks reported on March 26 to have been destroyed within a 24 hour period. Other consequences of engagements have included the firing of over 60 rockets at targets in the Galilee region that day, complementing much longer range strikes against Israeli targets launched by Hezbollah’s close strategic partner Iran.
Russian analysts have conducted a detailed assessment of the cost effectiveness of procuring main battle tanks and other armoured vehicles compared to unmanned attack aircraft, at a time when the advanced capabilities of the latter, particularly when demonstrated in the Ukrainian theatre, have brought the role of armour increasingly into question.
The revving engines of an Air Force refueling tanker blew a 25-foot-wide hole in an Alaskan airport last summer, flinging chunks of asphalt 100 feet away during an engine test. The mishap did not damage the Air Force jet, but left Fairbanks International Airport with a $147,044 hole to fix.
While the ill-fated test occurred last July, the service released a formal report on the incident earlier this month.
The president of the investigation board, Air Force Lt.
Army Technology explores all known platforms, systems and equipment the UK has sent to the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Defense Department announced three new agreements with industry on Wednesday that will drastically increase production capacity for critical munitions, including the Lockheed Martin-made Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) that recently made its combat debut in the Iran war.
Under one of the deals, Lockheed plans to “make targeted investments in advanced tooling, facility modernization and critical testing equipment” to reduce production lead timelines for the PrSM, according to a Pentagon news release.