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Air Defense: Anti Drone Laser That Works - strategypage.com
The US Army has developed and deployed four Locust Laser Weapon Systems at undisclosed locations overseas The 21 by 21 meter system weighs 1,540 kg and the system can be carried on an 8x8 Stryker wheeled vehicle The laser has a range of about 800 m
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Artillery: Marvelous M777
One of the more useful weapons NATO sent to Ukraine were about 200 M777 155mm towed howitzers supplied by the United States, Canada and Australia NATO nations sent Ukraine over 600 155mm howitzers but only a third of these were M777s Russians found the
Special Operations: Exploding Pagers
The September 17th mass exploding pager attack against Hezbollah did enormous damage to the Iran-backed anti-Israel group The pager attack, and the next day exploding walkie-talkie attack, were planned several years in advance Israeli secret intelligen
Special Operations: Ukraine in Africa
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Weapons: Russian Assault Rifles in Ukraine - StrategyPage
January 24, 2024: Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine since early 2022 have used so much assault rifle ammunition that by the end of 2023 troops were told to use less ammunition because there was a shortage of rifle ammo.
Naval Air: 21st Century Catalina
In 2023 an American company has begun production of a 21st century version of the World War II PBY Catalina patrol aircraft The new Catalina weighs 145-tons and is powered by two turboprop engines The new Catalina can carry up to 34 passengers or 55
Special Operations: A Decade of CIA Operations in Ukraine
March 9, 2024: Even before Russia first seized Ukrainian territory in 2014 by taking possession of Crimea and sought to annex two provinces in eastern Ukraine, the American CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) was quietly and unofficially working with Ukraine to monitor an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Military Book Review Storming Vicksburg: Grant, Pemberton, and …
Dec 24, 2024 · Grant Tries to Take Vicksburg by Storm.. Prof. Hess (Lincoln Memorial), author of Civil War Logistics, Civil War Field Artillery, and many other valuable works, gives a thought-provoking, insightful look at U.S. Grant’s two unsuccessful attempts to storm Vicksburg before settling down for a protracted siege.. Hess’s treatment is based upon an impressive number of eye-witness accounts found ...