Following the October 7 attack, Gallant said responsibility lies with Hamas leaders and vowed that Israel would reach out to them.

The Israel Defense Forces increased their offensive in the Gaza Strip, targeting  Hamas leaders.

Intensification of the Israeli Offensive in the Gaza Strip
Saturday was marked by an escalation in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) offensive, which included ground incursions and armed clashes in the Gaza Strip. Airstrikes continued to focus on  Hamas targets, with the stated goal of dismantling the group’s military capabilities.

Leader Hassan Nasrallah’s tough stance could push Hezbollah into a fierce war with Israel, causing the conflict in Gaza to spread to the Middle East.

Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group with widespread political influence in Lebanon, on November 3, gave his first speech on the Israel-Hamas conflict since the Hamas raid on the territory. Israel early last month.

A former Marine kicked out of the Marine Corps for being a neo Nazi pleaded guilty this week to a weapons charge, part of a wider indictment accusing him of being part of a Neo Nazi plot to attack the American power grid. 
Liam Collins pleaded guilty on Oct. 24 to transporting an unregistered firearm across state lines. Collins was kicked out of the Marine Corps in September 2020 after being identified as a regular contributor to a neo-Nazi message board. At the time he was serving at Camp Lejeune.

Cp9asngf via Wikicommons (CCA-SA 3.0)/USAF
Recent video of a Japanese F-15J Eagle brilliantly shows the fighter’s maneuvering air intakes bobbing up and down in flight. Although it certainly looks strange in a techno-marvel kind of way, there is an important reason for it central to the aircraft’s functionality.
The footage from @rikizomisono below shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J with the serial number 12-9828, and was captured during rehearsals for this year’s iteration of the JASDF’s Gifu Air Show.

The Indian Air Force’s No. 4 Squadron has swapped its Mig-21 fighters for Su-30 MKI fighters, remaining dependent on Russia since the Soviet era.
Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots are switching from MiG-21 to Su-30 MKI. On October 30, the FAI’s 4th squadron made the last sortie of the supersonic fighter that was in service for 60 years.
That same day, the official incorporation of the Su-30 MKI took place, which joined the Mig-21 on its last flight.

Just wait till the new Hamas/Hezbollah pogroms start…

Following the lockdowns and the Covid attacks on the American population, Ukraine was the new ‘new thing’ to protest about.
Compliant ‘progressives’, baptized in their new religion of ignorance, gleefully put the signs in their yards, and virtue signaled to one another at Starbucks on steroids.
Of course, for the most part, they had no knowledge of what they were actually supporting, and still don’t.

The vehicle will give Ukraine one more way to clear vast minefields created by Russia.
During a ceremony to celebrate the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery and Engineering Troops, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had the opportunity to observe a very unusual-looking armored vehicle.
The American-made M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), which looks like a cross between a tank and a combine harvester, will provide critical capabilities to help Ukrainian troops clear the hundreds of kilometers of dense minefields laid by the Russians.

The Pentagon sent UAVs to operate in the Gaza Strip to locate hostages and share intelligence with Israel.

“The United States is organizing unarmed drone (UAV) flights over the Gaza Strip, as well as providing advice and assistance to help Israeli partners in their hostage rescue efforts,” the statement said. Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said on November 3. “These flights began after the Hamas attack on Israel.

Astronaut Ken Mattingly in 1971. (Photo courtesy NASA).
Astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, better known as Ken or “TK” Mattingly, died on Oct. 31 at the age of 87. Over his long career he served as a naval aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer and most famously as one of the few astronauts to fly to the moon.
NASA confirmed Mattingly’s death this week.

There was a small delay in the delivery of the modernized versions, leaving the Ukrainian army with the aging Leopard 1A5s.
German Delivery of  Leopard Tanks  to Ukraine
In a gesture of solidarity, Germany has guaranteed that Ukraine is equipped with its powerful tanks. Recently, the shipment of an additional set of armored vehicles has been completed to complement the military aid previously agreed with Kiev.
Despite certain delays with the newer variants, Ukrainian forces have adapted to using the older models, specifically the  Leopard 1A5.

Following the massacre carried out by Hamas on October 7, Israel activated its advanced underground blood center to save lives.
Marcus National Blood Services Center Emergency Operation
The Marcus National Blood Service Center in  Ramla, near  Tel Aviv, was put into operation early due to Hamas attacks. The center, which was scheduled to open in the following days, became an immediate rescue focus in the face of the increase in victims.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he can no longer speak with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in light of the bombings against Hamas in Gaza, Turkish media report.
“Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We have erased it and thrown it in the trash,” Erdogan tells reporters on a flight back from a summit in Kazakhstan.
However, Erdogan adds that his foreign minister and his intelligence chief will continue talking to “the Israeli side,” as well as Hamas and other Palestinian groups.

The comments shown in these FOIA’s documents are the same thing we’ve been finding regarding military members and cadets are sick of The DEI Agenda™ being forced on them and want a return to merit.
By Rob Bluey, The Daily Signal
Col. Ben Jonsson, an Air Force officer who accused his fellow “white colonels” of being “blind to institutional racism,” is the subject of blistering criticism from subordinates at MacDill Air Force Base, where he served as commander from 2020 to 2022.
Jonsson is among the more than 300 military officers awaiting Senate approval for a promotion.

The Israel Defense Forces carried out an operation in the southern Gaza Strip as part of its offensive against Hamas.
Israeli Military Operation in the Gaza Strip
The  Israel Defense Forces  (IDF) have reported a nighttime operation in the southern  Gaza Strip. This maneuver is part of a series of military actions focused mainly on the northern region of the enclave to counter the recognized terrorist group, Hamas.
The raid was carried out by combat engineering and tank units, supervised by the  Gaza Division.

Italy signed a key agreement to increase its anti-aircraft defense with  CAMM-ER missiles.
Italy Acquires More  SHORAD Systems  for its Defense
In a ceremony held at the  OCCAR headquarters in Rome, the first amendment to the  CAMM-ER contract was made official. The director of OCCAR-EA, Mr. Joachim Sucker, together with the general director of  MBDA Italy, Mr. Giovanni Soccodato, signed this momentous pact for the manufacture of supplementary systems, representing Italy.

David Lapp-Jost, Real Clear Defense
The novel River City One tells a…

Klippenstein, Intercept
If the Israel-Hamas war spreads to Yemen, U.S. Special Operations troops stationed there could create geopolitical complications.

Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose The USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower combined bring a whole lot of whoop-ass to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Ron Scott, Real Clear Defense
Following a Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc.

Space Force and SpaceX announced that they’ve reached a deal for a brand-new military capability: Starshield. Is it a new laser defense shield against nuclear missiles? An Ultron for our time to destroy alien armadas? Or Starlink, but with new branding and (probably) a new fleet of satellites?
Yup, the last one. But with how clutch Starlink is in Ukraine, a military-controlled version of the network could change operations there. And it would dramatically improve U.S. and allied military communications in future conflicts.

Ukraine isn’t making the fast progress across Russian lines that many had hoped. Last year, during their first major counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces advanced miles on some days. But now, getting a few dozen meters through a Russian minefield represents a great day. It’s not fun to watch, and it leaves thousands of Ukrainian families in harm’s way. But Ukraine’s recent strikes on the Black Sea Fleet, advances toward the M14, and repeated hits on Russian bridges are starting to look like America’s Anaconda Plan from the Civil War.

China has, of course, denied the incident ever occurred, but some 55 Chinese sailors aboard a submarine designated 093-417 are presumed dead after an accident in the Yellow Sea, off of China’s Shandong Province. British intelligence reports the submariners died after a “catastrophic” failure of the vessel’s oxygen systems on August 21, 2023.
“Our understanding is death caused by hypoxia due to a system fault on the submarine. The submarine hit a chain and anchor obstacle used by the Chinese PLA Navy to trap US and allied submarines,” the report read.

We know it’s infuriating that many of our readers, once again, are facing a potential gap in their paychecks. That’s especially true for the Coast Guard peeps who are funded under a different bill than the Department of Defense. But have you ever wondered why the DFAC or mess stays open during shutdowns? Who’s buying that food?
Well, the military is, and the authority to do that comes from an 1861, Civil War-era law originally written to protect cavalrymen and their horses.
The laws, including the 1861 Food and Forage Act
Government shutdowns follow a set path.

Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was a Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot and NASA astronaut who flew on both Apollo and Space Shuttle missions. Portrayed by Gary Sinise in the 1995 film Apollo 13, Mattingly was replaced by astronaut Jack Swigert on the Apollo 13 crew after exposure to measles. Instead, Mattingly flew on Apollo 16.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 17, 1935, Mattingly’s father’s job with Eastern Airlines moved the family to Florida soon after. As a Boy Scout, the young Mattingly obtained the rank of Life Scout.

In the tumultuous and often bewildering realm of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Iran has emerged as a central player, orchestrating and nurturing armed groups that collectively form what’s commonly referred to as the “axis of resistance.” These groups, often openly hostile to Israel, have forged a complex web of alliances and rivalries, making the region a melting pot of intrigue and tension.
On October 7, the leader of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, rallied support from across the Arab and Muslim world, with a particular emphasis on Iran and allied organizations.

Host L Todd Wood speaks with former US Army officer Mark Bashaw on the effort to hold senior U.S. military officers who tyrannically pushed the vaccine accountable.
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Zachary Bell, better known as Veteran with a Sign, launched the After Action Podcast with guest Michael Collazo, a Metro Nashville police officer that responded to the tragic Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 23, 2023. Photos courtesy of Zachary Bell. Task & Purpose composite image.
Marine veteran Zachary Bell, better known as ‘Veteran with a Sign,’ started an online craze by floating veteran-savvy cardboard signs along roadways. Now he has launched his next venture: the After Action Podcast.

Lockheed Martin
We have explored the possibilities related to the existence of a high-altitude, long-endurance stealth drone, the so-called ‘RQ-180,’ and how it’s likely poised to eclipse the crewed U-2S Dragon Lady and uncrewed RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance platforms and become one of the most important military aircraft of a generation.

The aircraft carriers Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower along with their strike groups operating together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 3, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers/U.S. Navy).
Whenever the United States wants to let bad guys know that now is not the time to test us, nothing gets the message across better than having two aircraft carriers operate in a region simultaneously.
The Navy sent that message on Friday by releasing pictures of USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
In a fiery speech from an undisclosed location, Hezbollah General Secretary Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah fell short of promising an immediate full-scale escalation of hostilities on the northern front with Israel. Any future response, he said, depends on what takes place in Gaza and what the level of attacks Israel carries out in Lebanon.

🚨#Hezbollah leader #Nasrallah warns of potential escalation on #Israel–#Lebanon border as conflict spreads to multiple fronts.

After reaching legal limits on import and export loans, South Korea is rallying local banks to help Poland buy $22 billion worth of arms in Seoul’s biggest arms sale, people told Reuters familiar with the matter.
“Local banks are evaluating a syndicated loan as a support measure” to help Poland finance its purchase of South Korean rocket artillery systems and fighter jets, a South Korean government official said.
Likewise, two managers of a Korean defense company confirmed the syndicated loan plan.

Hamas released an intense video yesterday, Thursday, showing a real-time example of one of the biggest concerns that Israeli military planners undoubtedly had for their invasion of Gaza.
The 84-second video is recorded from a helmet-mounted camera. It shows a Hamas fighter hiding in the shelter of bushes after emerging from a tunnel or hiding as an Israeli Merkava main battle tank rolls along a dusty road east of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.

Although not without problems, the decision to integrate the missiles expanded the anti-tank capabilities of the Russian tactical helicopter aviation.
Russian forces have begun deploying Mi-28NM attack helicopters equipped with Vikhr anti-tank guided missiles. The missile has a range of 10 km and was recently integrated into the helicopter arsenal.
This causes strange things to happen: during launch, the screens flash caution signals as if the helicopter was illuminated by enemy radar or targeted by an anti-aircraft missile.

Kratos
Kratos has provided a rendering of its Thanatos drone, seen at the top of this story, for the first time. The company says it hopes to have gotten a contract by next year related to this stealth drone, the most advanced design the company has unveiled to date. Though the potential customer remains unnamed, the artist’s conception includes a U.S. Air Force logo, suggesting this could be tied to the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program or other advanced drone projects.

In a video circulating on social media, an Air Force Security Forces airmen fires a bullet into a charging barrel, an accident known as a “negligent discharge.” Screen capture from Instagram.
A video circulating on social media appears to show an Air Force security forces airman  incorrectly unloading his M240 machine gun into a clearing barrel, causing it to discharge a live round in a crowded room. 
The video prompted hundreds of comments about weapons safety, negligence and training for troops from every service.

Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that Israel would not agree to a “temporary ceasefire” at the call of the US and many other parties if Hamas did not release hostages in the Gaza Strip.

“We are continuing to advance with all our forces. Israel refuses a temporary ceasefire agreement that does not include the release of hostages,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on television on March 3. 11. “Israel will not allow fuel to be sent to the Gaza Strip and opposes money transfers there.

A new U.S. security assistance package for Ukraine, announced Friday by the Pentagon, includes funding for additional weapons to take down Russian unmanned aerial systems.
The equipment is part of a $425 million tranche of military aid, which includes $125 million worth of equipment from Defense Department stocks, plus $300 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds.

Wagner private military corporation began recruiting troops again in some Russian cities, more than 4 months after the rebellion of tycoon Prigozhin.

Russian media reported on November 1 that representative offices of the private military corporation Wagner in the cities of Perm and Novosibirsk have begun to resume member recruitment activities. However, this group has changed its recruitment policy, only signing contracts with Russian citizens without criminal records instead of recruiting prisoners as under Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Russia has bombed more than 118 Ukrainian settlements in the last 24 hours, the highest number of attacks since the beginning of the year. Kyiv also reported the Russian attack on an oil refinery in Kremenchuk, a central industrial city.
No casualties were reported, but it took nearly 100 firefighters several hours to put out the resulting fire, Ukrainian Interior Minister Oleg Klymenko said in a social media post.
«During the last 24 hours, the enemy shelled 118 settlements in 10 regions.

The Israeli army launched several attacks on Hamas positions at night, killing a battalion commander and several members of the group.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on November 3 that fighters, armed helicopters, and artillery attacked under the instructions of the 933rd Nahal infantry brigade and killed a number of Hamas members in the Gaza Strip at night.
Mustafa Dalloul, commander of Hamas’s Sabra-Tel al-Hawa battalion, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. According to the IDF, Mr.

Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provides a cartographic perspective on current events, geopolitics, and history from the Caucasus to the Carolinas. Subscribers can look forward to interesting takes on good maps and bad maps, beautiful maps and ugly ones — and bizarre maps whenever possible. Wishes for a new Middle East seem cursed to come true in the worst possible way. On Sept. 22, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented the U.N. General Assembly with a map of “The New Middle East,” extolling the blessings it would bring.

At-sea trials of the VSR700/SDAM were undertaken from the frigate
Provence
between 2 and 9 October.
(Naval Group)
Airbus Helicopters, Naval Group, and France’s Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) procurement agency have completed a first trial of the Airbus VSR700 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from a French Navy multimission frigate (Frégate multimission: FREMM).

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command is conducting market research ahead of an anticipated purchase of up to 100 handheld drone jammers for international partners.
The move comes as unmanned aerial systems are proliferating on battlefields around the world and U.S. military forces and their international partners are coming under attack.
SkyWiper technology can jam navigation, visual transmission and control systems in UAS.
U.S.

U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Argus, the first of the U.S. Coast Guard’s future Heritage class cutters, was launched last week in Panama City, Florida. The event represents an important step towards fielding this new cutter class — which will replace the Coast Guard’s aging medium-endurance cutters that currently form the backbone of the service’s cutter fleet. With the Coast Guard increasingly tasked with conducting activities far beyond U.S.

Sea trials of the first Hugin Endurance in progress. (Kongsberg Discovery)
Norway’s Kongsberg Discovery has started sea trials of its Hugin Endurance long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the company confirmed on 26 October.
Launched in 2021, Hugin Endurance has been specifically designed for extended operations in deep sea environments and can be deployed directly from shore or a vessel of opportunity. Powered by lithium-ion batteries, it has an endurance of 15 days at sea, an operating range of 2,200 km or 1,200 n miles, and a depth rating of 6,000 m.

SitaWare Headquarters – seen here in use with Germany’s Bundeswehr – is in widespread service. The British Army has acquired 1,400 new licences for the software. (Bundeswehr/Marco Dorow)
The British Army is expanding its use of Systematic’s SitaWare Headquarters command-and-control (C2) software, the company announced on 1 November.
In total 1,400 new licences for SitaWare Headquarters have been acquired for use across the army.
A company spokesperson was unable to disclose the value of the contract.

Israel sent ground troops to cut across the Gaza Strip, isolating the northern region to besiege and tightening its grip on Hamas gunmen in the stronghold of Gaza City.

“The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have completely surrounded Gaza City, the stronghold of Hamas,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, IDF spokesman, announced on November 2.
Gaza City, the largest city in the northern Gaza Strip, was besieged after the IDF sent a column of infantry and tanks into the central region of the strip and gradually pushed out towards the Mediterranean coast.

The  B-1 Lancers completed the carefully planned mission with complete success, thus demonstrating the reach and global versatility of these aircraft.
Strategic Operation of the  B-1B Lancers  in Allied Territory
B-1B bombers from US Air Force Base Dyess, currently stationed at  RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, performed an integral  Bomber Task Force mission. This operation was carried out in close collaboration with combat aircraft from NATO allies, specifically from the  Czech Republic and Hungary, covering the airspace of Eastern Europe on October 26, 2023.

A KS-1 5.56 mm rifle equipped with Vortex LPVO, Aimpoint Micro red dot, and a KAC suppressor. This configuration will be used by the British Army’s Ranger Regiment. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)
Further details of the status of the British Army’s efforts to replace and introduce new small arms were revealed during Defence iQ’s International Dismounted Soldier 2023 conference in London.