Browsing: All news

The only doomed Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is best known for the series of unfortunate events that make up its short history. It is questionable whether the carrier will enter service in the future. In addition to spending more time in dry dock than in service, it has been a platform for aircraft accidents and losses while in service.
During its initial deployment in 2016, the Kuznetsov met with perhaps its greatest tragedy off the coast of Syria.

The Army has returned to its classic ‘Be All You Can Be’ recruiting slogan. Screenshot).

The Army has perfectly captured the wisdom of the axiom “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” by returning to the classic “Be All You Can Be” recruiting slogan that the service used from the 1980s until 2001.
After testing several different possible recruiting slogans, the Army found that “Be All You Can Be” was the message that resonated most with people of all ages, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said at an event on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

On Tuesday, the Air Force gave us our second glimpse of America’s newest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, in two never-before-seen pictures taken inside the same Palmdale hangar the bomber was originally unveiled from. These images were reportedly taken prior to the unveiling, but were only released this week. These two new pictures include a […]
The post The US Air Force just released new pics of the B-21 Raider appeared first on Sandboxx.

Bye Felicia!.

Fort Hood’s III Armored Corps — which includes some of the oldest formations of their types in the U.S. Army, including the 1st Armored Division and 1st Cavalry Division — released a new policy in late January limiting who gets to lovingly stencil a new name on an M1 Abrams main battle tank’s smoothbore gun.
“Only vehicle crews who qualify ‘Distinguished’ on their own platform (combat vehicle) may name their platform” under the new policy, III Corps spokesman Lt. Col. Tania Donovan told Task & Purpose in a statement.

Ukrainian Soldier on Frontlines
Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gab TV, Truth Social, Gettr
As Russia pushes into a second year of war with Ukraine, the Biden administration has continuously committed to sending more and more financial and military aid to Kyiv. Biden has even gone so far as to say that the U.S. will support Ukraine indefinitely as the war continues with no end in sight. Meanwhile, at home, U.S. arms manufacturers are struggling to meet the heightened demand, and arms and ammunition for American forces are at dangerously low levels.

The British Army has just 157 Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) either on or available to undertake operations within a 30-day work-up period, out of a theoretical fleet of 227 vehicles.
The figure was disclosed during a UK Defence Committee session on 8 March that was exploring key defence programmes being undertaken and the country’s response to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, including the continued provision of essential war materiel to Kyiv.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) of Javelin FGM-148F missiles to Australia.
The estimated cost of the FMS is $60.18m. It has been approved by the US State Department.
The Australian Government is seeking to procure 255 Javelin FGM-148F missiles, of which five will be fly-to-buy missiles.

The proposed sale package also includes Tactical Air Ground Missiles (TAGM) Project Office technical assistance, associated equipment, and other logistical and programme support.

Presiden Biden has tapped Vice Adm. Karl Thomas to be the next deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, N2/N6 and director of naval intelligence, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
If his nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Thomas would become the service’s top information warfare official, taking over for Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler who has held the role since 2020. It is not immediately clear what Trussler’s next plan or assignment is.
Thomas is currently the commander of 7th Fleet in Japan.

As part of a Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system project with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), Raytheon UK has contracted British electronic-scanning radar designer and manufacturer Blighter Surveillance Systems to deliver its multi-mode A800 3D e-scan radars. 
Global directed energy weapons spending was valued at $4.1bn in 2020 according to GlobalData’s ‘Thematic Research: Directed Energy Weapons (2022)’ report. 
After many years of development, directed energy weapons (DEW) are quickly moving from the realm of experimental technology to actual combat use.

It has been 378 days since the Russian invasion began. On Wednesday, the fighting in and around the town of Bakhmut continues. The fighting goes on The Russian forces continue to launch human wave assaults against the Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut. There is heavy fighting on the northern suburbs of the town, where the Ukrainians […]
The post Ukraine holds on Bakhmut despite determined Russian attacks appeared first on Sandboxx.