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Ukraine Situation Report: A Peek Into Prigozhin’s Bizarre Pad

Ukraine Situation Report: A Peek Into Prigozhin’s Bizarre Pad

The War Zone Among the findings were millions in cash and gold bars, a disguise collection, a giant sledgehammer, and a cache of guns and ammo. Via Twitter Images emerged on social media Wednesday of the opulent St. Petersburg home and its contents seized from Wagner Private Military Company boss Yevgeny Prigozhin as he made […]

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Ukraine Situation Report: Russian SAMs Can’t Stop This Storm Shadow

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian SAMs Can’t Stop This Storm Shadow

The War Zone Russian air defenses are having a tough time dealing with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, even at close range. Twitter Screencap Smoke trails from surface-to-air missile launches streak into the clear blue sky at the unseen threat, all before a massive explosion from impact not far in front of the camera. It suggests

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Skunk Works Cryptically Teases NGAD-Like Aircraft Silhouette

Skunk Works Cryptically Teases NGAD-Like Aircraft Silhouette

The War Zone The Skunk Works appears to be teasing its still secret Next Generation Air Dominance manned tactical jet concept in a recent Instagram post. Lockheed Skunk Works Lockheed’s famed Skunk Works advanced projects division has posted a cryptic planform drawing of an aircraft on Instagram. The post appears directly related to its 80th

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Ukrainian Leopard 2 Tank Seen Covered In Explosive Reactive Armor

Ukrainian Leopard 2 Tank Seen Covered In Explosive Reactive Armor

The War Zone Seeing explosive reactive armor that traces its roots to the Soviet era on a Leopard 2 main battle tank is certainly different. Twitter Screencap The folks at Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) even have a designation for the “Kontakt’d” Leopard 2, the 2A4V. The designation borrows from the Soviet-Russian nomenclature, with the “V” denoting “vzryvnoj

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Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Warming To Sending ATACMS

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Warming To Sending ATACMS

The War Zone The Biden administration appears to be closer to sending Ukraine two weapons it has long-sought, ATACMS and cluster munitions. Lockheed Martin Ukraine appears to be a step closer to obtaining the U.S.-produced Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles, which can hit targets at about 200 miles away with a significantly

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Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Replenishes Kyiv’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle Force

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Replenishes Kyiv’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle Force

The War Zone With Ukraine facing mounting losses the Pentagon announced Tuesday it is sending another 30 Bradleys and 25 Strykers. Twitter screencap To date, Ukraine has seen 10 of 109 Bradley variants already delivered destroyed, two damaged, and another 12 damaged and abandoned, according to the latest figures from the Oryx open source intelligence

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Canada Testing Big TOW Missile System On Little MRZR Buggies

Canada Testing Big TOW Missile System On Little MRZR Buggies

The War Zone The Canadian Army’s exploration of missile-armed all-terrain vehicles comes as similar platforms have been used in Ukraine for months. Canadian Armed Forces Members of the Canadian Army are working to prove a new concept of operations involving heavily armed Polaris MRZR 4×4 all-terrain vehicles, including ones with TOW anti-tank missiles. This effort

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Prigozhin Is Back On His Soapbox Two Days After Outright Mutiny

Prigozhin Is Back On His Soapbox Two Days After Outright Mutiny

The War Zone After more than a day of uncharacteristic silence, the head of the Wagner mercenary group opened up about his mutinous march on Moscow. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) In a new audio message posted on his Telegram channel Monday, Wagner Private Military Corporation leader Yevgeny Prigozhin took yet another swipe

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Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Program Involves Three Demonstrators: Report

Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Program Involves Three Demonstrators: Report

The War Zone New revelations about the secretive NGAD program indicate two companies are in the final running to build the Air Force’s next combat jet. Lockheed Martin The competition to provide the U.S. Air Force with its Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, stealth sixth-generation crewed tactical jet is reportedly down to two prime

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