The Netherlands has sent 28 Bandvagn S10 “Viking” tracked amphibious armored vehicles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to support their defense against Russia’s continuing invasion. Revealed by Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, the package includes technical maintenance, associated equipment, and training services. Ukraine’s upcoming fleet was used...

Ukraine to Receive Viking Amphibious Vehicles From the Netherlands

The US government has approved the sale of 94 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) for the Turkish Navy. The $90-million sale includes a total of 94 Mk 44 MOD 4 (tactical) RAM Guided Missile Round Packs, 3 Mk 47 MOD 9 telemeter missiles, and 1 blast test vehicle, Naval News reported, citing a US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs report.

US Approves Sale of RIM-116 Self-Defense Missile to Turkish Navy

In a rare admission, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said its anti-aircraft weapons had a low success rate against a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The assessment was made during a recent training exercise that aimed to test the country’s counter-drone capabilities and identify air defense issues that need to be addressed.

China’s Anti-Aircraft Weapons Register Low Success Rate Against Drone Swarm

Turkey said on Tuesday it had launched fresh air strikes on what it said were Kurdish militants in the mountains of northern Iraq. The defense ministry said it had struck “20 targets” in Asos, Gara, Hakurk, Metina, Qandil, and Zap. It alleged they were “caves, bunkers, shelters, depots...

Turkey Says Launched Fresh Air Strikes on PKK in N. Iraq

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A 61-year-old Nevada resident is now facing thousands of dollars in fines by the Nevada Transportation Authority after giving rides to the Burning Man Festival

Nevada grandmother faces huge fines for giving rides to Burning Man festival attendees

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A recent TikTok video has gone viral, highlighting the strict drug policies enforced by Carnival Cruise Line. In the clip, a passenger named Gloria (@coppertoneqt) recounts an incident involving a drug-sniffing dog that detected illicit substances in a fellow traveler's luggage.

Cruise Passenger Warns of Strict Drug Policies: "Carnival is not playing with y’all"

Ukraine has launched an innovative mobile application to revolutionize how it manages its “one-million-strong” army. Dubbed the Army+ app, it frees the armed forces from the usual paper-based bureaucracy and allows soldiers to access services and benefits easily. For example, a soldier can use the app to file...

Ukraine Launches Military App to Revolutionize Army Management

Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites conducted the maiden flight of its Model 437 Vanguard attritable manned aircraft, a potential demonstrator for the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. It is based on the company’s experimental manned Model 401, which was unveiled in 2017. The Model 437 was...

Scaled Composites’ Potential Loyal Wingman Aircraft Flies for First Time

Insurgents in India’s Manipur state have carried out a deadly attack on security forces, using drones to drop explosives in what police called a “significant escalation” of violence in the restive northeastern region. A 31-year-old women was killed and six people were wounded Sunday in what police...

Indian Insurgents in Manipur Launch Deadly Drone Attack

The National Guard of Ukraine has established a drone unit to provide unmanned operational support to combat brigades. The “Typhoon” unit will be responsible for all National Guard operations that involve the use of various types of drones. It can be quickly called in to reinforce combat missions...

Ukraine National Guard Forms Drone Unit to Support Combat Brigades

The US Army has awarded Leonardo DRS a $117-million contract for the continued production of its next-generation thermal weapon sights. This is the third Family of Weapon Sights – Individual (FWS-I) order in as many years, following contracts worth $579 million and $134 million in 2022 and 2023. The...

US Army Orders Leonardo DRS Next-Gen Thermal Weapon Sights

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The Air Force has fired an operations group commander at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, following the release of a scathing report into a B-1B Lancer bomber’s January crash.

Two Air Force Commanders Relieved of Command: Col. Mark Kimball and Col. Jeremiah Hammill

The German Army has selected Heckler & Koch to supply G210 MR308A6 sniper rifles for its special forces. Up to 500 rifles are planned to be delivered in 2025, the German firearm manufacturer said. Unveiled at the EnforceTac trade fair earlier this year in February, the MR308A6 is a short-range,...

Heckler & Koch to Supply New Sniper Rifle to German Special Forces

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Three earthquakes were recorded in Georgia during August, the strongest a 2.4 magnitude which occured far outside of the area where Georgia earthquakes most often occur. The quakes were recorded and reported by the US Geological Survey, which maintains seismograph stations throughout the US.

Rare SE Georgia Earthquake Recorded in August, State's Farthest South in 10 Years

French aerospace company Safran and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed an agreement to jointly produce next-generation engines for the Indian Armed Forces’ incoming Multi-Role Helicopter. The teaming will focus on the design, manufacture, supply, and support of the Aravalli turboshaft engine that will power the aircraft family’s standard...

Safran, HAL Team for Indian Multi-Role Helicopter Engine Production

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WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

Four Star General Charles Hamilton, who as head of Army Materiel Command oversaw much of the service's logistics operations, wrote a letter to Army Secretary Wormuth on Friday asking to be reinstated. Hamilton, claimed in the letter that he had to intervene in the Army's Command Assessment Program, or CAP, selection last fall because he felt the process is racist and would unfairly handle the selection of a Black subordinate officer.

Suspended Army 4-Star General Charles Hamilton Appeals for Return of Command

A war monitor said a senior commander from the security forces in northeast Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish-led administration was killed on Tuesday in a blast near a prison in Hasakeh province. “A commander in the Kurdish security forces was killed and another person was wounded” in an explosion near the...

Syria Blast Kills Senior Commander in Kurdish Security Forces: Monitor

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Deer and elk hunters who bought a multi-season permit application this year could pick up an extra deer or elk tag, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reports. Starting today, the next 130 hunters on the original draw list will get to choose from one of 2,369 remaining multi-season deer tags and 130 multi-season elk tags, according to the WDFW. The original multi-season draw, the department reports, is being used to prevent people from flooding retail locations.

Extra deer and elk tags available for multi-season hunters

A Reddit post on the r/Cruise subreddit has caused a stir after a user uploaded a photo appearing to show a mannequin taking a picture from the balcony of Royal Caribbean's new ship, Icon of the Seas.

Is that a Mannequin? Image from Balcony of Largest Cruise Ship Raises Questions

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Azerbaijan to Equip JF-17 Fighter Squadron With Turkish Missiles

The Azerbaijan Air Force is set to boost the lethality of its upcoming JF-17 fighter aircraft with the purchase of Turkish Bozdoğan and Gökdoğan missiles. Defense...

Azerbaijan to Equip JF-17 Fighter Squadron With Turkish Missiles

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