For all the videos coming out of the Syrian civil war, a one minute, 31-second clip of a U.S.-made TOW missile slamming into a T-90 tank got more attention than most. In the video uploaded in February, Russia’s most advanced operational battle tank met one of the United States’ main tank killers on the battlefield….
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Why Pixelated Camo Patterns Work
Over the last two decades or so, armed forces around the world have abandoned their camouflage patterns in favor of a more pixelated, machine-engineered camo, similar to the blocky graphics in the popular online game “Minecraft.” And while it may seem counterintuitive, the digital-print look of the pixelated camos is actually notably more effective than earlier…
Military Defense News: South Korea’s Liquid Body Armor Scandal
Had the military not stopped this shady deal, 300,000 troops would have received faulty vests In 2007, the South Korean military became seduced by liquid armor, a new technology which promised to save soldiers from North Korean bullets. In theory, the experimental armor could even block armor-penetrating rounds from the AK-47. But in 2011, South…
Military News: Hands Off! A Cautionary Tale of a .50 BMG Round and a Idiot Named Joe
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first ran back in August of 2014. As evidenced by the Reservist who recently set off a .50 caliber tracer round by taking a blowtorch to it, it doesn’t look like things have changed much since then. This article is possibly “not safe for work” due to mild language and an…
Military Defense News: Increase, Don’t Decrease Marine Lethality
On February 2, the Senate Armed Services Committee heard conflicting testimonyfrom the Army and Marines about integrating women into the infantry. The Marine Corps had opposed the change, drawing the ire of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus. So he took gender integration a giant step farther, ordering the Marines toabolish their separate male and female boot…
Military Defense News: US Army to Retire OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Scout Helicopter by 2017
With tensions at a recent high, the U.S. Army is sending the last of its OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopters to the Korean Peninsula for one more mission. After decades of service in war zones including Afghanistan and Iraq, the venerable copters should leave service by 2017. On March 19, the Army announced that 400…
Espionage Files: Pentagon To Open Major Intel Center in Britain
The Pentagon will announce a major new £200m intelligence centre in Britain this week, which would act as the headquarters for all US military data in Europe and Africa, according to US media reports. Known as the Joint Intelligence Analysis Centre, the facility will be located at the RAF Croughton, a US Air Force base…
Military Defense News: Give Me Glocks!
U.S Army General Mark Milley is sick and tired of the military’s Byzantine and politically-compromised procurement system, and is looking for a COTS (commercial off the shelf) solution to replace the Beretta M9 pistol instead of waiting for years for the Modular Handgun System trials to complete. He wants Glocks, and he wants them now….
Military Defense News: Russia’s Lethal New Kalina Class Submarine
Russia is set to start construction of its new Kalina-class diesel-electric submarine after the last two Lada-class vessels are completed. The Project 677 Lada-class—which Moscow is terminating after three units are completed—has proven to be a disappointment. “The two Lada-class Project 677 submarines will be delivered as scheduled — in 2018 and 2019,” a spokesman…
More Troops Sent To Iraq After ISIS Rocket Kills Marine
My thoughts and Prayers go out to the family of Staff Sgt. Louis F.Cardin, USMC. May God grant you strength and peace in this difficult time. Semper Fi. The US Marine Corp lives forever, that means Ssgt. Cardin will live forever. -SF More U.S. military troops are going to Iraq in the aftermath of an Islamic…