Military & defense

24 Apr 2024, 19:28

A pro-Kremlin oligarch's impounded yacht is being auctioned off — with the money going to Ukraine

The Royal Romance, owned by Viktor Medvedchuk, would be the first seized asset sold to help fund Ukraine, and could pave the way for others.

24 Apr 2024, 10:11

DRDO develops lightest bulletproof jacket for protection against highest threat level

Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur has successfully developed the lightest Bullet Proof Jacket in the country for protection against 7.62 x 54 R API (Level 6 of BIS 17051) ammunition.

23 Apr 2024, 18:26

India fourth largest military spender globally in 2023: SIPRI report

India was the fourth largest military spender globally in 2023 with an expenditure of USD 83.6 billion, behind the US, China...

21 Apr 2024, 17:13

How cellphones can get you killed on the modern battlefield, according to a US Army officer

Ukraine has used Russian soldiers' cellular data to locate and target their positions.

20 Apr 2024, 04:34

More than half of the US Air Force's B-2 stealth bombers just staged a mass fly-off

Photos show the mass fly-off of 12 B-2s at Whiteman Air Force Base earlier this week.

20 Apr 2024, 04:13

The US military is keeping it secret who won the real-world dogfight between a human pilot and an AI flying an F-16 fighter jet

In a simulated dogfight a few years ago, the AI smoked the human pilot with a flawless 5-0 victory.

19 Apr 2024, 19:48

Ukraine's facing a perfect storm of problems, and a vote in Congress could make or break its war with Russia

Ukraine's reality on the ground is nothing short of harrowing, and war watchers say its fate rests on a US aid package and continued support.

18 Apr 2024, 23:15

China's newest aircraft carrier was spotted with aircraft mock-ups hinting at what its future air wing could look like

Images show the aircraft carrier Fujian hosting mock-ups of various aircraft, including a possible future carrier-based fighter.

18 Apr 2024, 05:04

Japan showed off the destroyer it's turning into an aircraft carrier for F-35 stealth fighters

Japan hasn't flown fighter jets from carriers since World War II, but it's building out its capabilities amid the concerns about China.

18 Apr 2024, 02:02

See the 10 types of new US Navy warships plagued by shipbuilding delays

An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.US Navy illustration/Released The US Navy's hi...

17 Apr 2024, 23:04

US and Israeli weapons able to kill missiles in outer space were used to stop an Iranian attack. Those intercepts are tough shots.

There's video from the attack showing what is thought to be an exo-atmospheric kill, though it's unclear what may have scored the hit.

17 Apr 2024, 04:49

China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines

Submarines are one of China's foremost weapons, but the officers who lead them are chosen from candidates with some of the lowest exam scores.

17 Apr 2024, 01:43

Chilling video shows fire erupting out of a Russian tank after an exploding Ukrainian drone flew into its open hatch

It's one of the latest examples of how precise and deadly first-person-view drones have been in the war, taking out expensive, high-value targets.

15 Apr 2024, 19:49

US Navy warship commander mocked for holding assault gun with scope the wrong way

An image posted to Instagram, which has since been deleted, showed Cmdr. Cameron Yaste firing the assault weapon.

13 Apr 2024, 20:38

As China's navy grows, the US fleet is on a 'downward trajectory,' maritime expert says

The US Navy is still the world's most powerful. But as pressure grows around Taiwan, the pace of development is worrying experts.

13 Apr 2024, 19:34

Israel's use of AI to find targets in Gaza offers a terrifying glimpse at where warfare could be headed

Artificial intelligence is changing warfare. Without meaningful human environment, that could be disastrous.

13 Apr 2024, 12:27

Indian Army marks 4 decades of presence in Siachen glacier

The induction of heavy-lift helicopters and logistic drones, deployment of all-terrain vehicles and laying of an extensive network of tracks are amon...

11 Apr 2024, 23:45

US Navy secretary says he was 'floored' by a Pacific ally's shipbuilding abilities amid American warship production woes

Amid US Navy ship delays and other problems, Del Toro said South Korea and Japan could build warships on schedule at a fraction of the cost and time.

11 Apr 2024, 02:51

American drones are glitching and getting lost in Ukraine, giving way to a flood of Chinese drones

Both sides are developing new drones and employing unmanned systems in ways that constantly change what combat looks like on the battlefield.

10 Apr 2024, 03:46

Russia 'knew where we were going to attack,' Zelenskyy says in reflection on why Ukraine's big counteroffensive stumbled

Ukraine's counteroffensive last year didn't achieve its objectives, in part because the Kremlin knew the plans, Zelenskyy said.

10 Apr 2024, 01:44

The US Navy's grappling with another Ford-class supercarrier delay that could run into the next decade

Navy officials blamed USS Enterprise's extended delays on supply chain issues and lingering COVID-19 issues.

09 Apr 2024, 02:03

Zelenskyy is begging for more Patriots to stop Russian strikes and bombs from tearing apart a Ukrainian city

The proven US-made Patriots have knocked out Putin's best missiles and wrecked his planes, but there's simply not enough.

08 Apr 2024, 03:38

Ukraine's deep drone strike into Russia hit an airfield housing fighter-bombers able to drop punishing glide bombs

Russia's Su-34s have terrorized Ukraine's defenses with glide bombs, and the attacks have gotten worse in recent weeks after the fall of Avdiivka.

06 Apr 2024, 19:10

I'm a US Army sniper in the Arctic, a beast of a place that can chew up even the strongest soldiers

To fight in the unforgiving Arctic, US Army snipers take lessons from "The White Death" of the Winter War.

05 Apr 2024, 19:59

Israel is using AI to identify bombing targets in Gaza, report says

An investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call said that human operatives acted as "rubber stamps" for approval.

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