As fighting enters its 22nd day the Pentagon suggests that Russia has suffered 7,000 killed and many more wounded during the past three weeks. While short of Ukraine’s own estimates… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 22)"
As the war in Ukraine continues five journalists have now been reported killed. Overnight Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol were struck by Russian bombardment and missile strikes again. The number… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 21)"
The largest international naval exercise in the Middle East, IMX/CE 22, which began in late January with the involvement of 60 countries and international organizations, including Israel, and was led… Continue reading "Middle East’s Largest Naval Exercise IMX/CE 2022 Comes to an End"
In an increasingly fractured world where grey-zone warfare has become part of Great Power Competition (GPC), the US Army has decided to disband the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG), the Army’s… Continue reading "The Untimely End of the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG)"
Rafael have announced a deal with the Israeli Ministry of Defense for their Spike FireFly Loitering Munition. The Spike FireFly was developed jointly by Rafael with the Israeli military from… Continue reading "Israel Buys Rafael’s Spike FireFly Loitering Munition"
Engineers at the US Army’s Army Research Lab (ARL) at Aberdeen Proving Ground have filed a patent application for the Grenade Launched Unmanned Aerial System (GLUAS), a 40mm grenade launcher… Continue reading "US Army Research Lab Develops 40mm Launched Drone"
The US Army’s Contracting Command have issued another request for information (RFI) for their Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) after repeated delays to the programme. “The LMAMS is envisioned… Continue reading "US Army Looking for More ‘Suicide Drones’"
Loitering munitions go by many names. Whether they are labeled suicide drones, kamikaze drones, or lethal miniature aerial munitions, they are a very real and evolving capability and threat on… Continue reading "In Profile: Loitering Munitions"
Showcased at this year’s SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference)the DefendTex Drone-40 was first seen at the Australian Army’s Innovation Day in 2017. The Drone-40 is literally a UAV (unmanned… Continue reading "DefendTex Drone-40 – The Australian UAV That Can Be Fired From a 40mm Grenade Launcher"
The US Marine Corps has confirmed its intention to transition to a 12 man rifle squad with a new restructuring of the service’s most basic unit. The Corps will shift… Continue reading "USMC to Transition to 12-Man Rifle Squads"