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Czech soldier wearing OM-95 gas mask during CBRN training

Expert Analysis

Why You Can’t Wear a Gas Mask with a Beard

byEric Sof

June 1, 2025

UF PRO P-40 Mark I Range Pants designed for competitive shooting athletes

Products

UF PRO Launches P-40 Mark I Range Pants

byEric Sof

CAIC Z-10 attack helicopter in flight deploying defensive flares during evasive maneuvers.

Helicopters

CAIC Z-10 Attack Helicopter: China’s Modern Answer to the Apache

byEric Sof

GLSDB cruise missile in mid-flight with its ground-based artillery launch system visible in the background, demonstrating modern precision strike technology that minimizes collateral damage

Missiles

GLSDB: The Affordable Precision Missile Reshaping Modern Warfare

byEric Sof

UAC FP-1 drone on display at a defense exhibition in Kyiv

Defense

Ukraine Unveils UAC FP-1: A Long-Range One-Way Attack Drone Built for Deep Strike Missions

byEric Sof

Martlet missile launch from Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter over open sea

Missiles

Thales LMM: How a Lightweight Missile Became a Strategic Game-Changer

byEric Sof

AH-1Z helicopter equipped with AGM-179 JAGM missiles

Missiles

The Hellfire’s Successor: Unveiling the AGM-179 JAGM

byEric Sof

April 28, 2025

AH-2 Rooivalk on static display at an international airshow

Helicopters

AH-2 Rooivalk: South Africa’s Homegrown Warrior

Turkish Kirpi II MRAP armored vehicle driving across desert terrain during military exercises.

BMC Kirpi II: Turkey’s “Hedgehog” Without Spikes

Bayraktar TB2 drone and Kirpi II armored vehicle delivered to Bosnia and Herzegovina by Turkey

Defense

Turkey Bolsters Bosnia’s Military with Bayraktar Drones, Anti-Drone Systems, and Armored Vehicles

byEric Sof

April 26, 2025

Map showing Kursk region and Russian troop movements during the 2025 counteroffensive.

Reports

Russians Claim Full Victory in Kursk: Was Ukraine’s “Gambling” Operation a Fatal Mistake?

byEric Sof

April 26, 2025

Michael Alexander Gloss smiling with a beard, before joining the Russian military

Son of CIA Deputy Director Killed Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Rafale F3-R fighter jet taxiing on runway at Croatian airbase

12 Rafales Delivered: Croatia’s Biggest Military Upgrade Yet

Croatian Special Forces parachuter jumps from a Mi-8 helicopter during JCET exercise

Croatian and U.S. Special Forces Join Forces in High-Intensity JCET Training

Israeli soldiers in close-quarters combat with Hamas fighters inside a Gaza residential building during urban warfare operation

Moments of Hell in Gaza: Intense Close-Quarters Combat Footage Emerges

HF1 combat drone with plywood body used by Ukrainian special forces

Ukraine’s High-Tech Drones Are Striking Deep Behind Russian Lines — Including With Plywood

Son of CIA Deputy Director Killed Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

12 Rafales Delivered: Croatia’s Biggest Military Upgrade Yet

Croatian and U.S. Special Forces Join Forces in High-Intensity JCET Training

Moments of Hell in Gaza: Intense Close-Quarters Combat Footage Emerges

Ukraine’s High-Tech Drones Are Striking Deep Behind Russian Lines — Including With Plywood

Son of CIA Deputy Director Killed Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

12 Rafales Delivered: Croatia’s Biggest Military Upgrade Yet

Croatian and U.S. Special Forces Join Forces in High-Intensity JCET Training

Moments of Hell in Gaza: Intense Close-Quarters Combat Footage Emerges

Ukraine’s High-Tech Drones Are Striking Deep Behind Russian Lines — Including With Plywood

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Frogman Corps (Frømandskorpset) operators preparing to breach the building

Tier 1

Frogman Corps: A Danish counterpart to the Navy SEALs

Military Police Detachment for Special Purposes KOBRE

Tier 2

Inside Serbia’s Military Police Detachment for Special Purposes KOBRE

SWAT

SAJ: Serbia’s Special Anti-Terrorist Unit

Units

JSOC’s Tier-system explained: How do they differ?

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Security

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Robbed While Dining in Washington, D.C.

In a startling incident that raises serious concerns about high-level government security, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was robbed while dining at a restaurant in downtown…

byEric Sof

April 22, 2025

Leopard 2 tank in German military training drill

Global Conflicts

Why German Leopard 2 Tanks Are Failing in Ukraine’s Drone-Dominated War

Once hailed as the pride of the German Bundeswehr, the Leopard 2 main battle tank is now facing harsh realities on the front lines in Ukraine. According to a confidential assessment by the…

byEric Sof

April 21, 2025

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Rifles

AK-47: The first weapon of choice for insurgents and rebels

Expert Analysis

Ukraine’s Lost Offensive: How Infighting Among Generals Shaped a Strategic Defeat

Community

3 Para enters the New Year with a bang: Stack Breacher Course

Pistols

SPHINX SDP Compact: A high-quality pistol for professionals

SWAT

YAMAM: Special Police Unit of Israel Border Police

Turkey Donates Drones and Anti-Drone Systems to Bosnia and Herzegovina

byEric Sof

April 21, 2025

Russian police detain dozens of men lying face down in a gym during a military draft raid in Moscow

Global Conflicts

Videos Spread as Russians Round Up Men in Gyms and Send Them to War

byEric Sof

April 20, 2025

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flying during mission

Reports

Did the U.S. Deploy the Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb in History?

byEric Sof

April 18, 2025

Three French Foreign Legion soldiers posing with a 9K38 Igla (SA-18 Grouse) MANPADS launcher during field operations

MANPADS

9K38 Igla: The Soviet-Born Air Defense System Still Shaping Modern Warfare

byEric Sof

Soldier fires a 9K38 Igla missile from the shoulder while standing on an armored personnel carrier.

Global Conflicts

Germany to Supply Ukraine with 120 Soviet-Made “Igla” Air Defense Systems

byEric Sof

2S7 Malka Damaged During Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

Reports

Russian Offensive: Threat of Frontline Collapse in Two Key Sectors

byEric Sof

A military drone flying over a marked minefield during the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Global Conflicts

Russian Forces Use Drones to Mark Minefields

byEric Sof

Satellite image of Chinese warships during Indo-Pacific drills

Reports

Rising Tensions: China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan Mirror Invasion Tactics

byEric Sof

Israeli IAI Sea Demon cruise missile on display at ASDA 2025 defense expo in Zagreb

Defense

Israel Unveils Next-Generation “Sea Demon” Cruise Missile at ASDA 2025

byEric Sof

Politics

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Turkish soldier carrying IHASAVAR anti-drone jamming backpack system during a security operation.

Defense

Aselsan Unveils Next-Gen Drone Jammer IHASAVAR at ASDA 2025

At the ASDA 2025 defense exhibition, Turkish defense technology leader Aselsan unveiled the IHASAVAR, a mobile version of its widely respected Kangal anti-drone system. Already proven in…

byEric Sof

April 12, 2025

Turkish Bayraktar TB3 drone in low altitude flight just after takeoff

Defense

Baykar Unveils Bayraktar TB3 at ASDA 2025

byEric Sof

April 12, 2025

Mannequin wearing full combat uniform and the new Šestan-Busch ballistic helmet resistant to 7.62mm rounds

Defense

Croatian Company Unveils World’s First Military Helmet Resistant to Kalashnikov Rounds

byEric Sof

April 11, 2025

Expert Analysis

Why You Can’t Wear a Gas Mask with a Beard

byEric Sof

June 1, 2025

Products

UF PRO Launches P-40 Mark I Range Pants

byEric Sof

May 27, 2025

Helicopters

CAIC Z-10 Attack Helicopter: China’s Modern Answer to the Apache

byEric Sof

May 9, 2025

Missiles

GLSDB: The Affordable Precision Missile Reshaping Modern Warfare

byEric Sof

May 9, 2025

Economics

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Two soldiers aiming a Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle from behind cover

Defense

Saab’s Carl-Gustaf Simulator Demonstrates Battle-Ready Capabilities at ASDA 2025

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has underscored the critical need for highly trained anti-armor units, driving defense manufacturers to integrate advanced simulators into their training…

byEric Sof

April 10, 2025