Ukrainian defense company SkyFall said Wednesday that it has developed an interceptor drone capable of shooting down Russian Shaheds, a class of much faster attack drone that Moscow uses more regularly. The P1-SUN JetKiller is designed with a maximum flight speed of 370 kmph or 230 mph, at maximum altitudes of 9,000 meters or approximately
Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets achieved their first air-to-air kill by shooting down a Russian fighter jet, a top US general said, calling the engagement a sign of Ukraine’s improving air defenses. U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that “we recently had
Elite Ukrainian special operators are carrying out more infiltration missions into Russian-controlled territory as the drone-infested kill zone continues to grow, making larger maneuvers difficult. Infiltration operations typically involve small groups of soldiers sneaking behind enemy lines to complete a mission, which can range from taking a key position to conducting ambushes, raids, and assaults.
Lockheed Martin on Monday announced a new PAC-3 interceptor that it said costs less than half the price of a regular Patriot missile. The PAC-3 Adaptive Capability Effector, or ACE, is “built to defeat a broad range of air and missile threats for less than half the cost of a PAC-3 MSE per unit,” the
As the U.S. military prepares for future high-intensity, high-casualty wars, its medics are training to do something they rarely did during the Global War on Terrorism: remove a tourniquet from a wounded soldier. Not long ago, tourniquet training for most U.S. service members followed a simple, strict guideline: apply one high and tight to the
Two U.S. service members died in Jordan on Friday after U.S. and partner forces came under attack with Iranian missiles and drones, the Pentagon said Saturday. Another American service member is missing and several more were injured in the Iranian attacks. They are the first publicly acknowledged US military deaths in the Middle East conflict