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The exercise enhanced the integration and improved Tactics Techniques and Procedures between the Philippine Air Force and the U.S.
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The British Army has conducted “successful” trials of a Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) that has the capability to neutralise drone swarms using radio waves.
The Indian Army has entered a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the procurement of K9 Vajra-T self-propelled artillery platforms.
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On the sidelines of I/ITSEC in Orlando, we hosted a live podcast recording. Our guest for this very special episode was Maj. Gen. Dominique Luzeaux of France, currently championing NATO’s digital transformation. This wide-ranging conversation between Ryan and Maj. Gen. Luzeaux covered training with new technologies, lessons from Ukraine, AI and more. They both also discussed what they learned from the best bosses they ever had. Thanks to Metrea for sponsoring the very special party where we recorded this episode, as well as the terrific audience in Orlando at the Capital Grille.
The British military recently conducted its first-ever successful, live-fire test of a new weapon designed to cost-effectively defeat swarms of drones, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defence.
The Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit and 7 Air Defence Group “successfully targeted and engaged” uncrewed aerial systems with the “Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon” at a range in West Wales, the MOD said in a press release Monday.
Armoured vehicles such as the Boxer are set to
Once again, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in the Middle East is bigger than it has claimed for years. In fact, after years of claiming that the total number of service members deployed to Iraq and Syria was about 3,400, the Pentagon acknowledged this week that 4,500 U.S. troops are in the two countries this holiday season.
U.S. military officials had long claimed that 900 American troops were deployed to Syria and another 2,500 were in Iraq as part of the U.S.-led mission to defeat the Islamic State group, or ISIS.
But Air Force Maj. Gen.
ACOBA said James Heappey had breached rules guiding former ministers moving into the private sector after office.
Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has
A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep into a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** As Washington and U.S. allies prepare for the transition to the incoming Trump administration, there is uncertainty about how the new administration will approach AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom. We asked four experts to weigh in on the view from Canberra. Read more below.
An entry in a Marine’s service record from 1926 shows that even though the Corps has come a long way in 100 years, Marines are always gonna Marine.
A currently serving Marine recently shared a disciplinary record for his great-grandfather on Reddit. He asked that his name not be included in the story because he is still in the Corps, and he identified his great-grandfather by his first name only: Edmund.
Edmund served in the Corps from 1922 to 1953, the Marine said. The record shared on Reddit lists his rank in 1926 as a sergeant.
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William Tecumseh Sherman said, “War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.”
Extraordinary world events are won by unsung heroes.
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The president-elect’s provocative comments about the canal draw an angry rebuke from Panama’s president.
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Colby and Duffey, in particular, have been heralded by foreign policy realists and restrainers.
Rebecca Grant, RCD
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When I was a young, green, brand new pinned-on Captain, flying combat rescue HH-3Es out of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, a ‘friendly fire’ incident occurred in early 1990 with base aircraft.
An F-15 being ferried to a forward operating alert base at Galina was carrying a live AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, and launched it on another Elmendorf F-15 during an exercise enroute.
BAE Systems has secured contracts totalling $68m to produce 44 additional cold weather all-terrain vehicles (CATVs) for the US Army.
On 16 December 2008, HMS Endurance suffered a v
The K9 155mm artillery platform is produced by South Korea’s Hanwha Aersopace and has achieved significant success in European sales.
The US State Department has approved two potential foreign military sales (FMS) to Morocco.
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“Snow has fallen on the mountains you dreamed of.” This Turkish saying describes a situation where something that was long hoped for or dreamed of has finally become reality, but it comes with unexpected challenges, risks, or disappointments. And this seems to be the situation in front of Turkey after Syrian rebel forces put an end to the 50-year-long Assad regime.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced a slew of selections Sunday for key Pentagon positions, including deputy secretary of defense and undersecretaries for the acquisition and sustainment, research and engineering and policy directorates.
Trump’s pick for deputy SecDef, billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg, is the co-founder, co-CEO and chief investment officer for global investment and private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. He has a net worth of approximately $5 billion, according to Forbes. Unlike many previous nominees for the Pentagon’s No.
Troops living in barracks will be getting free Internet in the near future, after Congress approved the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
The sweeping $895.2 billion defense bill includes authorization from Congress for the military to roll out high-speed wireless Internet access for troops living in unaccompanied barracks.
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The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as the Warthog, is a famously capable close-air support platform. Boasting a low stall speed, durable airframe, and ability to operate from short and/or unpaved runways, the Warthog is the only production-built aircraft flown by the U.S. Air Force that was designed specifically for the CAS mission.
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The U.S. Navy operating in the red Sea apparently just shot down one of America’s own aircraft – an F-18 that had been operating against the Iranian-backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen.
The crew of two was recovered alive, with one sustaining light injuries.
Calls for accountability screamed over X.
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A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said.
The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM.
Despite a major push by the military and Department of Veterans Affairs to address and reduce suicide among former service members in 2022, the number of veteran suicides that year did not drop.
6,407 veterans killed themselves in 2022, three more than in 2021, according to a new report released by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The findings looked at information from 2022, the most recent year that data was available. Although an increase, it is a far smaller increase year over year compared to 2021, which saw 114 more suicides than in 2020, ending two years of declining numbers.
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NBC News just put out an article that says Trump is ‘rethinking firing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, USAF General C. Q. Brown.
They got along well, and Trump is “changing his tone” on Brown, the two people said, and it now appears Trump will not fire him right away, wrote NBC.
Brown “congratulated Trump on his election and made it clear he was ready to work with the president,” one of the people familiar with the conversation said, adding that “[Trump] liked that.
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Letter received by an Army veteran and parent. Some details removed to protect the author’s son.
I am a 6-year U.S. Army veteran and served in __ Ranger Battalion and __ and __ SFGA.
My son has an application submitted to USMA West Point to enter plebe year class of 20__.
The third candidate question he was required to answer for his candidate packet is the following:
“3. West Point and the Army are committed to the idea that respect for others and an understanding of diversity are important leadership traits.
The U.S. military’s youngest branch, Space Force, turned five years old on Friday. Like other young institutions it’s spent its time rapidly growing, building up the number of guardians, rapidly launching a large array of satellites into orbit and winning Call of Duty tournaments. In its latest move, Space Force is taking aim at enemy space ships and satellites with a new ground-based jamming system, which according to reports, work like endless, loud, annoying screams.
Whether it wants to admit it or not, the UK is
Marine Corps Compass Points
Congress requires an annual report on China’s military power. On December 18, 2024, the Department of Defense released its latest report on China.
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The Pentagon has released its annual congressionally mandated report on China’s military and security developments.
Lyle J. Goldstein, RespStatecraft
Russia and China want to trade in the Northern Sea Route. Consider it a bargaining chip that could benefit the West, too.
Joshua Suthoff, Modern War Institute
In February 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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For the first time, the Pentagon disclosed that the number of Soldiers in Syria doubled right before Assad was overthrown and Syria collapsed into chaos.
Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder opened his December 19th press conference by stating, “I learned today that, in fact, there are approximately 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria.”
He provided little information concerning where they came from and their purpose but did confirm they were there for missions supporting America’s undeclared war against ISIS.
