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News

Russia says it will fast-track testing of tank-killing robot in Ukraine

Russia warns that western tanks should be “prepared for their destruction.”

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News

Marine shown fighting with San Diego hotel staff in viral video charged with assault and battery

Marine Sgt. Jason Frink is scheduled to appear in court on March 1.

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News

What the chances of a war between the US and China actually look like, according to experts

It is unclear if China has decided to invade Taiwan.

Navy temporarily closes a series of dry docks in the Pacific Northwest over seismic concerns
News

Navy temporarily closes a series of dry docks in the Pacific Northwest over seismic concerns

The move affects two facilities in Washington state.

In first update in a decade, the Pentagon plans for AI’s increased role in warfare
Tech & Tactics

In first update in a decade, the Pentagon plans for AI’s increased role in warfare

The Department of Defense sees a “dramatic, expanded vision” for automated weapons.

Two more sailors died by suicide in the last month
News

Two more sailors died by suicide in the last month

Both were assigned to aircraft carriers currently undergoing maintenance.

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News

‘Aim for the head’ — Air Force general warns of a war with China by 2025 in belligerent memo

“I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight in 2025."

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News

Camp Pendleton briefly closed its main gate after a car tried to breach it

The vehicle was disabled and occupants taken to a nearby hospital.

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Tech & Tactics

China’s military unveils heads-up display to let soldiers shoot around corners

Meet the MARS, the Chinese military's IVAS clone.

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News

What you need to know about the ‘MARSOC 3’ trial

It’s been more than four years since former Green Beret and Lockheed Martin contractor Rick Anthony Rodriguez’s death.

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News

The Global War on Terrorism is heating up (again) in Somalia and Syria

GWOT is forever.

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News

US-trained Afghan commandos may be fighting as mercenaries for Russia

Some former Afghan army officers say their compatriots are being recruited by Russia’s Wagner Group as mercenaries in Ukraine.

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News

How Ukraine might maintain its Abrams, Challenger, and Leopard tanks to fight Russia

The Ukrainians are operating a Noah’s Ark of tanks and armored vehicles.

India rolls out mortar-toting camo camels for military parade
News

India rolls out mortar-toting camo camels for military parade

Mortar camels, anyone?

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News

The Air Force is moving forward with a replacement for its decades-old long-range radar

“It’s able to identify and track smaller targets at longer ranges than any of the previous radars.”

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Culture

Watch Belarusian soldiers breakdance and do back flips during a bizarre military demonstration

They’ve got the moves, we’ll give them that.

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News

The Army is readying a new directed energy weapon to swat drone swarms out of the sky

The Army is moving forward with a new microwave weapon to help provide air defense against incoming enemy drone swarms.

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News

The US is officially sending M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine

The U.S. will provide Ukraine with 31 Abrams tanks, though it will take some time before they arrive.

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Opinion

Font Design 2030: How the Marine Corps can win its war on words

To build a more lethal force, the Marine Corps needs a font for the 21st century.

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News

This Marine used everything he learned in first aid training to save a shooting victim

Sgt. Amed Issa performed critical first aid on a man shot multiple times on a crowded Honolulu street earlier this month.