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Ukraine Special Operations Forces Raid Crimea

Ukraine Special Operations Forces Raid Crimea

The War Zone Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence said it carried out a raid on Crimea a day after it destroyed a key SAM system at same location. Screenshot. Ukraine Defense Intelligence Directorate screencap Early in the morning on the second Independence Day after Russia’s all-out invasion of its country, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) says it […]

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Defecting Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Was Lured To Ukraine: Reports

Defecting Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Was Lured To Ukraine: Reports

The War Zone Claims swirl around a Mi-8 combat transport helicopter and its crew that ended up in Ukrainian hands. Anna Zvereva/Wikimedia Commons In what’s probably one of the more remarkable stories to come out of the Russia-Ukraine air war, reports emerged today of an apparent defection to Ukraine by a Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS,

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Night Stalker Helicopters Train To Defend Strategic Alaskan Island

Night Stalker Helicopters Train To Defend Strategic Alaskan Island

The War Zone Shemya Island hosts a strategic missile tracking radar and a large airfield, and sits closer to Russia than to mainland Alaska. US Army Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH) released pictures today of personnel from the 160th Special Operation Aviation Regiment (SOAR), as well as at least two MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, training

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Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Enter Robotyne

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Enter Robotyne

The War Zone After two months of fighting, Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade says it broke through heavy Russian defenses and entered Robotyne. Ukraine MoD Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade says it entered the strategic Zaporizhzhia Oblast town of Robotyne Tuesday with the help of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and rescued civilians under heavy fire. “Two

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Air Force Tight-Lipped On Canceled Hypersonic Missile’s Latest Test

Air Force Tight-Lipped On Canceled Hypersonic Missile’s Latest Test

The War Zone The Air Force no longer plans to field the once highly promising AGM-183 missile, but says continued tests are helping with other programs. USAF The Air Force has confirmed it recently conducted another launch of an AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic missile, or ARRW, but has not said whether the test

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Navy Shoots Down Iran’s Claims It Forced U.S. Helicopters To Land

Navy Shoots Down Iran’s Claims It Forced U.S. Helicopters To Land

The War Zone Iran says it threatened to fire on U.S. helicopters covering U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz while its new sea base ship was nearby. IRGC capture via Tasnim News Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it threatened to open fire on U.S. Marine Corps and Navy helicopters covering a group

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“Strategic” Cruise Missile Tested From North Korea’s New Corvette

“Strategic” Cruise Missile Tested From North Korea’s New Corvette

The War Zone The corvette was built to fire a sea-launched version of its nuclear-capable long-range land attack cruise missile. KCNA North Korea’s state-run media has released new photos of the country’s most modern surface combatant, known in the West as the Amnok class corvette, which is also the largest operated by the Korean People’s

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Tu-22 Backfire Destroyed In Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia

Tu-22 Backfire Destroyed In Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia

The War Zone Russia now admits one of its aircraft was “damaged’ in a drone attack using a “copter type” at a Tu-22M bomber base. Uncredited Soltsy-2 airbase, which is home to Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire swing-wing bombers, was hit by a drone strike yesterday. Images of black smoking billowing from the base further solidified those

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B-2 Flies Mock Strike Mission From Iceland To Alaska

B-2 Flies Mock Strike Mission From Iceland To Alaska

The War Zone The B-2 Spirit’s flight from Iceland to Alaska underscores the importance of long-range bomber operations, particularly in the Arctic region. U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit flies alongside a KC-46A Pegasus during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-3 over the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, August 15, 2023. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew

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