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Yemen’s Houthi built crazy pickup with 30mm cannon
Yemen's Houthi rebels, who are supported by Iran, crafted a new combat vehicle on Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series chassis equipped with a weapon turret of a Russian-made BTR-80A armoured personnel carrier. The crazy Land Cruiser Frankenstein features a weapon turret...
U.S Air Force sends F-117s to California for air combat training missions
The United States Air Force has confirmed that two F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter-bomber aircraft arrived at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, California, to conduct dissimilar air combat training missions. According to a recent service news release,...
Russian Army carries out mock nuclear attack on American troops in Poland
Russian Army reportedly conducted a mock nuclear attack against NATO troops in Poland during a large-scale ZAPAD-2021 (West 21) military exercise. An unnamed Russian source says that the main purpose of the Zapad 21 exercise is to simulate...
Israel integrates Barak MX Interceptors on its newest corvettes
Irsaely state-owned aerospace giant Israel Aircraft Industries, better known as IAI, announced that it is integrating offensive and defensive systems, to enhance the 'Sa'ar 6' corvette's capabilities. In a release, IAI said the integration of Barak MX Interceptors...
Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. completes acceptance trials
The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) guided-missile destroyer successfully completed acceptance trials, according to a press release issued Friday by Huntington Ingalls Industries. According to a company news release, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division completed the...
German Army receives latest version of iconic Leopard 2 tank
The German Armed Forces, or Bundeswehr, received its new batch of brand-new Leopard 2A7V main battle tanks on Wednesday. The 393 tank battalion stationed in Bad Frankenhausen in northern Thuringia was the first unit of the German armed...
RBSL showcases game-changing main battle tank at DSEI
The Rheinmetall-BAE joint company RBSL has revealed a new iteration of the Challenger main battle tank at this year's DSEI exhibition in London. On display at Rheinmetall’s and RBSL’s DSEI 2021 stand is the highly-anticipated Challenger 3 demonstrator...
Taliban find dozens of ballistic missiles in Panjshir Valley
Taliban members found dozens of short-range ballistic missiles and warheads stored in Panjshir Valley. Taliban militants had taken the last holdout - Panjshir Valley in the east of Afghanistan - and released a video showing the depot of...