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Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills
Only seven of the 17 TOW missiles fired hit their targets during this week's drills, which were foc…
Chris Panella
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China's naval commandos rode electric skateboards into a combat exercise with drones disguised as birds, then left in a pickup truck
Special forces for China's navy showcased a jet-powered surfboard, electric skateboards, and an exp…
Matthew Loh
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Marines pull new amphibious vehicles out of the water after one rolled over and another broke down in high surf
This is not the first pause for the new vehicle that was introduced as a replacement for the aging …
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Marine Corps is pulling its troubled amphibious assault vehicles out of the water for good
The decision follows a number of investigations into a deadly accident that killed nine US service …
Ryan Pickrell
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Video shows Ukrainian amphibious vehicle's cannon destroying Russian armor in besieged Mariupol
The video appears to show a Ukrainian BTR-4, an armored personal carrier, damaging a Russian tank a…
Julie Coleman
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The families of 9 US troops who died when their AAV sank have decided to sue the company that made the vehicle
"The real reason they died is there was no way for them to get out alive," one of their attorneys s…
Ryan Pickrell
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Marines put assault amphibious vehicles back in the water for the first time since one sank and killed 9 service members
Almost nine months after an AAV sank and 9 people drowned, the Marine Corps is finally ready to sta…
Ryan Pickrell
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Amphibious assault vehicles that sink are 'death traps' for the troops inside, Marine veterans say after fatal accident
"They are death traps and need to be updated if not completely eradicated from the Marine Corps," a…
Ryan Pickrell
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Marines in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for a nighttime test in the ocean
The world is constantly advancing around us. As the most feared fighting force in the world, it is …
Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez, US …
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working with Sweden to produce 'cool vehicles' like CV90s: 'Just what is needed at the front'
Zelenskyy said Sweden is also training Ukrainian gunners on long-range remote-powered Archer artill…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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US troops had to use their phones as flashlights to try to escape a sinking assault amphibious vehicle that killed 9 of them
The investigation into what happened to a Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle last summer is ou…
Ryan Pickrell
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Marines in California tested out the Corps' new amphibious vehicle by driving it on and off a boat
US Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, wit…
Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels, US …
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Step inside a 30-ton Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle built to battle onto enemy beaches
US Marine Corps AAVs are large, tracked vehicles capable of operating in the water and on land that…
Ryan Pickrell
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Marine Corps' amphibious assault vehicle in California bursts into flames with 15 Marines inside
Although the vehicle was engulfed in flames, all of the Marines were able to escape. However, the s…
Paul Szoldra
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Videos of apparently abandoned Russian military vehicles in Ukraine are popping up as Russia's invasion suffers setbacks
A senior defense official said that some Russian troops did not know they were going into combat wh…
Julie Coleman
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Japan is rethinking how to use its tanks to prepare for a potential clash with China
Japan is changing how it designs and uses tanks to counter a new threat from China, but it still ha…
Benjamin Brimelow
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All US special operators train for combat diving, but Navy SEALs take it to another level
"[We all] get to work using our fins," a highly seasoned Special Forces combat diver told Insider.
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Marines in remote corner of Australia are practicing to guide Air Force bombers to targets across the Pacific
If a future war breaks out in the Pacific, the Marines expect to fight it out across far-flung isla…
Christopher Woody
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China built a stealth amphibious assault drone for island warfare, and it could be headed to the South China Sea
The 40-foot drone ship operates as a trimaran hydrojet in the water but switches to tracked propuls…