A week after the successful reclamation of the Kharkiv Oblast region, Ukrainian soldiers are riding on the momentum to push most, if not all, Russian troops out of the border. Ukraine has confirmed another counterattack in Kharkiv has begun, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying this is “not the time to name the towns where […]
Weapons
US Successfully Conducts Layered Missile Defense Experiment
A first-of-its-kind experimental firing test was successfully conducted by the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office of the Air Force Research Laboratory earlier this week. The firing experiment was part of the air defense bolstering initiative in the US, which resulted in a “key breakthrough” involving three types of powerful missiles fired in a single […]
US Intelligence: Russia is Buying North Korean Weaponry to Support Invasion
As Russians struggle to maintain a steady source of ammunition and artillery, they look to their Asian neighbor North Korea for arms. A US intelligence official disclosed an ongoing deal for Russians to purchase rockets and artillery shells worth millions. The official added that they could even source most of their equipment from North Korea […]
China Irate Over $1.1B US Arms Sale to Taiwan, Japan Sends Support to Remote Islands
China has been actively conducting military exercises around Taiwan for weeks now since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan. Though there has been a stiffening response from Taiwan, with their troops shooting a Chinese “civilian” drone in their air space, China has not reacted more aggressively since this happened last week. However, with the […]
Blonde Bombshells: Ukraine Eyes Swedish Archer Field Artillery Systems
It’s not just the United States providing Ukraine with lethal aid in their six-month-long war against Russia. Here in the US, when we think of Sweden, we think of…well, I think of Volvos and snow and the mythical “Swedish Bikini Team“ beer commercials from another era. The Ukrainians, however, have more pressing issues on their […]
SITREP: Ukraine Doubles Down on Surprise Attacks, Struggles in Luhansk, While Russians Debate Nationwide Mobilization
A week after the successful reclamation of the Kharkiv Oblast region, Ukrainian soldiers are riding on the momentum to push most, if not all, Russian troops out of the border. Ukraine has confirmed another counterattack in Kharkiv has begun, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying this is “not the time to name the towns where […]
China’s ‘Hunting Eagle Stirke’ Gyrocopters Boasts of Anti-tank Missiles
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had a lot to showcase this year, including their very own swarm of tiny gyrocopters that reportedly has a robust anti-tank game. A recent video was released by Chinese state-operated media CCTV showing the PLA’s testing of the gyrocopters in one of their airbases. The footage shows a two-person aircraft […]
Hunter’s Old, Reliable 30-Cal Buddy—the .308 Winchester
Looking into resolving the shortcomings the US Army experienced during World War II, firearm manufacturers raced to create a better version of the .30-06 Springfield, which performed relatively poorly, especially in adapting to semi-automatic rifles. In the early 1950s, these experimentations led to the development of the T65 series, thanks to the .300 Savage as […]
South Korea Is In The Cash and Carry Arms Biz, But Can They Compete with US, Europe?
South Korean Defense Industry is the leading supplier of weaponry for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he wants to become one of the top four suppliers of armament in the world. The South Korean arms trade was also strengthened by Poland’s recent purchase of 1,000 tanks, more […]
Poland to Arm Themselves With Hundreds of Abrams Tanks
Out With the Old, in With the New(er) Not every nation in the world is willing to send tanks to Ukraine to help them fight off the Russians. However, one country that has not been afraid to do so has been Poland. According to the Ukrainian multimedia platform Ukrinform, Poland has sent more than 240 […]