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The United States Army announced that the First Cavalry Division will receive prototype versions of the two next-generation armored vehicles beginning in the Fall of this year. Those two new systems are the M1E3 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) and the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.
Big Green plans to assign these systems to operational units.
M1E3 Abrams from Detroit Auto Show. National Security Journal Photo.
They’ll go to the National Training Center for realistic combat exercises.
War can spur significant innovation, and the Russo-Ukrainian conflict has seen numerous combat inventions. The use of drones and missiles is especially relevant against military and civilian targets. These projectiles seem to get better each day, with longer ranges and more accurate guidance systems.
The Ukrainians have the upper hand in creating and deploying new instruments of war. Verity Bowman, writing for the UK’s The Telegraph, has reported on the staggering number of new weapons Ukraine has developed in recent years.
Oil prices fell again on Tuesday in response to comments by U.S. President Donald Trump indicating that a deal with Iran was close. Speaking late Monday, the president said that an agreement could come within “two or three days,” and that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen “immediately” once Tehran accepts the terms. This is, however, not the first time the president has promised a deal was only days away.
For now, though, traders seem to be willing to believe him. U.S. crude fell below $90 per barrel on Tuesday morning, while Brent crude slipped to around $92 per barrel.
Global Defence Technology looks into European armour, global fighters, loitering munitions, and Part 2 of our synthetic training exploration.
Brave1 companies embarked on a three-day UK investment tour, during which business leaders said UK regulations are holding back rearmament.
The recent North Korea–China summit highlights Beijing’s increasing concern over Moscow’s growing influence in Pyongyang. Since the Ukraine war began, Russia and North Korea have dramatically deepened ties, with Russia receiving artillery shells, missiles, and military supplies, and North Korea receiving food, cash, military tech, and diplomatic support. Still, China and Russia remain strategic partners—but both are increasingly vying for influence over North Korea, one of the world’s most unpredictable regimes.
China’s Concern
Russian Mobile ICBM Nuclear Weapons.
As the West screams about Russia’s impending industrial collapse due to the unexpected strain of the long-running Ukraine War, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) seems to have other thoughts on the matter.
After recently announcing they were moving to the experimental prototype stage of their Su-75 Checkmate fifth-generation stealth warplane, Russia’s other advanced plane, the Su-57, appeared sporting a new design. That’s right. Russia has built a new variant of the Su-57 Felon.
Switzerland has signed a contract with KNDS for 32 DONAR wheeled howitzers as part of the country’s artillery modernisation effort
An Army veteran who served in Iraq was subdued and apprehended by three National Guardsmen during an incident last month in Washington, D.C., that was captured on video and recently posted online by a local community group.
Posted by Free DC, the roughly 2-minute video shows a woman telling the National Guardsmen to get away from her and that they have no authority to detain her. Two Guardsmen eventually force her to the ground and restrain her while she yells at them to get off of her.
The head of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation claims that work on what many assumed was an aspirational warplane, the Su-75 “Checkmate,” has progressed from the design phase to the prototype stage. According to Russian officials, UAC is currently manufacturing an experimental flight prototype.