The U.S. military recently published photos of Marines in a unit headed to the Middle East equipped with an advanced optic designed to help them shoot down small drones.
The April 4 photos show members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, using a smart scope optic mounted on their M4 carbines as part of training against small drones. Roughly 2,500 Marines in the unit are currently embarked on the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, which deployed in March to support operations in the Middle East. When the photos were taken, the Marines were aboard a ship in the Pacific Ocean.
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“Band of Brothers” had the unfortunate timing to premiere just two days before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It took a significant rating hit, dropping from 10 million viewers for its first episode to little more than half of that by its last. HBO stopped marketing the series because audiences were not ready for a series filled with war violence.
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In the 25 years that followed, however, the series became one of the most iconic World War II stories ever told, and one that still continues to find new audiences.
The Army ROTC cadets who fought back against a classroom gunman at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, say they owe their lives to the mentorship and training they received from Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, the senior instructor killed in the attack
Eight cadets spoke for the first time about the attack in a 17-minute video released by the Army last week, the first public comments the cadets have made since the shooting.
Try to picture an assault on a fortified trench line. FPV drones scream in first, sounding like lawnmowers from hell, cratering dugouts and scattering defenders. As the ground stops shaking, armed robots roll into the defender’s position, turrets scanning, machine guns ready. Russian soldiers burrowed in their hideouts stumble out with their hands up, surrendering to machines.
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No infantry crosses the line of departure. No medevac is called. No one dies on the attacking side.
Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, received several contracts from Bell Textron to supply five primary systems for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), designated as the MV-75.
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Bushnell’s craft, known as the Turtle, was the first combat submarine in world history. Though it failed to sink a British ship, its design and concept marked the beginning of undersea warfare.
Soldiers from the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps got a chance to shoot down several First Person View drones with ammunition specifically made to deal with the small unmanned aircraft systems.
The round’s use was first reported by Defence Blog, which noted that soldiers were photographed last week at the Oak Grove Training Center near Fort Bragg, North Carolina, testing out the 5.56mm L-variant made by Drone Round.
The training was meant to “enhance readiness” for taking on small uncrewed aerial systems at close range.
Investment firm Sahra Group is planning to build a new Dh180m ($50m) Security and Rescue Training Center (SRTC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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