Put into service by Soviet forces in the early 1980s, the Su-25 “Frogfoot” ground-attack aircraft, considered the heir to the Il-2 Sturmovik of World War II, is as rustic as it is formidable, with its powerful GSh-30-2 30mm cannon and its ability to carry more than 4 tons of ammunition.
Therefore, for the Russian Aerospace Forces [VKS], which still had some 200 aircraft before the Ukrainian war, the Su-25 remains essential since its doctrine, inherited from Soviet times, emphasizes support for ground troops.
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On the eve of the one-year mark in its defense against Russia’s full-on invasion, a top Ukrainian general laid out what he perceives as Moscow’s near-term military objectives. They are far less grandiose than when Russian troops first attacked from three directions on Feb. 24, 2022, with the aim of toppling the Zelensky government and seizing control of the country.
“In the near future, it is important for the Kremlin to seize key settlements in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” Ukrainian Brig. Gen.
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Israel’s latest government under Benjamin Netanyahu is increasing its talks with Saudi Arabia regarding strengthening military ties and intelligence sharing between the two countries. The U.S. government has been backing the recent talks.
The Israeli-Saudi discussions are part of an attempt to form a NATO-style anti-Iran alliance in the Middle East between Israel and the United States’ Gulf Arab allies.
While Saudi Arabia has still not normalized relations with Israel, the leaders of both nations have subtly increased cooperation with one another.
J.D. Dillard, director of Devotion, and his father Bruce Dillard, a Naval Aviator, sat down and shared their experiences and insights about the film which tells the story of Jesse L. Brown, the first black Naval Aviator who served in the Korean War. The film stars Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell. In this interview, you will learn about J.D.’s inspiration and influences with the project and from his father Bruce about how Naval Aviation played an integral part in his son’s upbringing, which found its way into the movie.
In their latest attempt to capture Bakhmut, the Russian forces lost approximately two brigades.
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Anticipating a cat-and-mouse game where military forces will try to fool their adversaries’ artificial intelligence systems, the U.S. Army’s chief of staff sees a need for coders that can quickly reprogram algorithms so they won’t be tricked.
Concealment has long been a key tool for survival on the battlefield, and armed forces around the world have employed tactics and technologies to help hide themselves and detect their foes. But in the evolving digital age, soldiers need to be prepared to defeat “the camouflage of the future,” Gen.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Berlier
Whether we’ve failed to control them or they’re simply beyond our control, circumstances have a curious way of reminding us of the options we once had to help us solve the problems we face. Today, the U.S. Navy’s questionable anti-submarine warfare (ASW) readiness, the circumstances for which it has failed to control, has a group of U.S. Marine Corps and Navy officers calling for a return to an option that was used back in the early 1970s — tactical jets as submarine-hunters.
According to a recent series of war games, only U.S. airpower can save Taiwan from a Chinese attack.
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The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has launched an investigation this week to find out how it left an exposed email server that was leaking sensitive but unclassified emails online. The leak was discovered in early February after a cybersecurity researcher alerted the command. Special Operations Command spokesperson Ken McGraw told CNN in an email […]
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Marking the one-year anniversary since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February last year, the ebb and flow of the conflict seen in the early stages has slowed to a near-static frontline reminiscent of wars thought consigned to history.
Casualty figures are difficult to determine, although western officials put combined military figures of those killed in action and injured across the two sides at up to 300,000, with peak rates of around 1,000 a day at present, as Russia’s new year offensive around Bakhmut grinds into motion.