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Lockheed Martin is close to completing work on the Extended Ranger (ER) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) precision-guided missile. The company reported a successful test of the ammunition. The GMLRS is a family of 227 mm caliber guided missiles. They are used in the M142 HIMARS highly mobile artillery missile system and the M270 […]
The Ukrainian Defense Forces currently have 14 British Challenger 2 tanks in service, and the driver of one of these vehicles spoke about its effectiveness on the battlefield The press service of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces posted a video on its social media in which a soldier described his impressions of one of the […]
Russian troops began to bring their reserves to the southern direction from other temporarily occupied regions, such as Kherson and Lyman. In particular, the enemy has redeployed some of the military from the territory of Russia. In Zaporizhzhya region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine broke through the enemy’s first line of defense. This was reported […]
There is growing interest in developing ballistic drones for use in emergency response and for military purposes. But operating a multicopter in a confined space requires a reliable takeoff method. A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has presented a prototype of a handheld ball-shaped quadcopter that […]
On Sunday, September 3, at 06:28 a.m., the new international train №119/120 Kyiv – Helm made its first trip This was reported by Ukrzaliznytsia. The train to Chełm will arrive today at 17:27. The flight was planned for convenient transfer of passengers to Warsaw on the IC21100 intercity service, which departs at 18:12 and at […]
The F-15EX Eagle II conducted test launches of the AGM-158 Joint Off-Fire-Surface Standoff (JASSM). This was reported by the 53rd Wing of the US Air Force. The modernized Generation 4.5+ fighter has completed the first phase of its hybrid development/initial operational test and evaluation program. The aircraft managed to launch three AGM-158 JASSM air-to-ground missiles […]
This week, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian X-101 cruise missile. It was shot down with an American FIM-92 Stinger system in the Kyiv region. The video of the destruction of the Russian missile was published by the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev. It […]
On the evening of Saturday, September 2, a meteorite fell in southeastern Turkey. The moment of the fall was captured on video, and the fragments of the celestial body could be seen by residents of several provinces of the country This was reported by NTV. It is noted that the incident occurred around 20:15. At […]
A satellite image of the Dyahylevo air base has appeared on the Internet. The enemy deployed 12 IL-76 transporters, six Tu-95MS missile carriers, 4 Su-30 fighters, and 3 Tu-22M3 bombers. On two Tu-22M3 bombers, you can see something similar to “grills”. This refers to protective visors against drones. The photo of the “strategists” with the […]
The Russian army lost another Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone was shot down in Odesa region. The Russians regularly use Iranian Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 kamikaze drones to strike Ukraine. Mohajer-6 is much less common. It is a reconnaissance and strike drone. The unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed on September 2, 2023, by air defense […]