T-64BV variant. Credit Wikimedia Comparing one tank to another is futile if the two may never meet in battle. If President Putin, however, decides to invade Ukraine, there’s little doubt both sides will deploy tanks. Ukraine has been receiving military aid from the US...
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US Army moves THAAD missile defense system from Guam to Spain
Illustration: US Army file photo of a THAAD system being offloaded in Israel for Dynamic Force Employment exercise The US Army is moving a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) remote launch package from Guam to Rota, Spain, a service announcement said. The 94th...
Finland Buys One Hundred Tanks from the Netherlands
Finland and the Netherlands have agreed to transfer most of the remaining stock of Dutch Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) to Finland over a period of four years, for amount around €200 million. Defence Minister Carl Haglund has approved the acquisition of...
NATO can’t send troops to Ukraine. Here is what it will probably do instead. The security and defense of alliance members that border Russia and Ukraine will be a top priority.
In this photo provided by Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense, Norwegian military vehicles move off trailers as they arrive at an airport in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Feb. 27. (AP) By Sara Bjerg Moller Today at 12:21 p.m. EST Following last week’s announcement by...
Biden administration approves $4.2B F-16 sale to Jordan
Friday, Feb 4 The Biden administration has approved the sale of 16 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Jordan. Here, Jordanian and U.S. F-16s wait on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, during a 2014 exercise. (Staff Sgt. Tyler McLain/Air Force) The Biden...
DARPA flies a Black Hawk helicopter without a pilot for 30 minutes
DARPA flies a Black Hawk helicopter without a pilot for 30 minutes The Black Hawk is kitted out with Sikorsky Matrix autonomous flying technology. DARPA's ALIAS program was used to fly the helicopter autonomously. DARPA The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
Defence faces AI strategy implementation challenges
The use of artificial intelligence in military applications is undeniably growing. While many systems are at an experimental stage, the technology is maturing rapidly. At the end of 2021, NATO officially implemented its first artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. The...
What Makes The M1A2 The World’s Most Advanced Abram Battle Tank
M1 Abrams are the only active main battle tanks of the US Army Via: Sgt. Christopher McCullough Main battle tanks are key military weapons as they provide direct fire and durability on the battlefield. Today, it's common to see military units that consist of main...
Why The Tiger I Tank Was So Terrifying
Why The Tiger I Tank Was So Terrifying By Henry Kelsall Its thick armor and powerful 88 mm gun meant it could take on pretty much anything that Britain, America and the Soviet Union had. via Tank Encyclopedia In the earlier years of the Second World War, Germany’s...
Pentagon reveals info on $200M military aid to Ukraine, including more Javelins
Senior Airman Cameron Manson inspects cargo netting on palletized ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine during a Foreign Military Sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Jan. 24, 2022. (Roland Balik/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon...