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Artillery: Ukraine Develops a Deadlier Neptune Missile
WEBDecember 25, 2023: Ukraine is developing a longer-range version of its ground-launched Neptune cruise missile. The current Neptune has been frequently used to attack targets deep inside Russian occupied territory, or ships at sea and in harbor in the Black Sea. The new version is called Long Neptune and is literally a longer version of the ...
Special Operations: Ukraine Releases The Kraken - StrategyPage
WEBDec 9, 2022 — Kraken is the latest special operations force created to deal with the changing situation in Ukraine. This is a pattern that first appeared back in 2014 when the Russians sized Crimea in early 2014 and later went after two eastern provinces (Donetsk and Luhansk) collectively known as Donbas (Donets Basin). Donetsk had …
Air Defense: America Buys Another Russian Wonder Weapon
WEBMar 14, 2021 — Air Defense: America Buys Another Russian Wonder Weapon. March 14, 2021: In January 2021 a Russian truck-mounted Pantsir S1 (SA-22) air-defense system captured in Libya was turned over to the U.S. at a German airbase. The UAE had, with assistance from American commandos and an American C-17 transport, obtained the Pantsir S1 and flown it out of ...
Armor: Israel Builds a Better Merkava - StrategyPage
WEBJan 31, 2023 — Merkava 4 has improved armor, a redesigned turret, 25 percent more powerful 1,500 HP engine and a top speed of 65 kilometers an hour. Merkava 4 is even more nimble and maneuverable than Merkava 3. Merkava 4 carries 48 rounds of 120mm shells and uses a 10-round electric powered drum for quick loading.
Weapons: First New American Assault Rifle Since the 1960s
WEBSeptember 8, 2023: The U.S. Army has placed orders for the new M7 6.8mm assault rifle and M250 6.8mm LMG (Light Machine-Gun). These new weapons replace 1960s-era 5.56mm ammunition that also required a new generation of assault rifles and LMGs. The M-16/M-4 assault rifles and M248 LMGs will remain in service but the infantry and SOCOM (Special Operations Command) troops will be equipped with ...
Armor: M2 IFV More Useful Than a Tank - StrategyPage
WEBDec 29, 2023 — The M2s are more mobile than a tank and their 25mm autocannon is more effective against infantry and light armored vehicles than the main gun of a tank. Moreover, tanks only carry a few dozen shells for their 125mm main gun compared to 600 or more 25mm shells on the M2. Ukrainian forces use their M2s …
Air Weapons: Quicksink and Quickstrike Destroy Shipping
WEBMay 14, 2022: The U.S. Air Force and Navy have developed a cheap alternative to the torpedo called Quicksink. This weapon uses a modified version of the JDAM kits that turn an inexpensive unguided (“dumb”) bomb into a GPS guided bomb. Quicksink, like regular guided bombs can be released up to 24 kilometers from the target.
Air Defense: Stinger Evolves Into A Winner - StrategyPage
WEBMarch 17, 2022: In 1981 the U.S. introduced the Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile to replace the 1960s era Redeye. The 14.3 kg Stinger fired its 10.1 kg missile out to 8,000 meters and was more accurate and resistant to countermeasures. Stinger had a 3 kg (6.6 pound) warhead. Stinger has been continuously upgraded since it first appeared ...
Winning: Sniper Records Made to be Broken - StrategyPage
WEBDecember 9, 2023: In November 2023 a 58 year-old Ukrainian sniper belonging to the Ukrainian Security Service used a Ukrainian made Horizon’s Lord sniper rifle to break a distance record set in 2017. The Ukrainian sniper killed a Russian soldier 3,800 meters away using a rifle firing a 12.7mm, or half inch round modified for precision, as in ...