By Dylan Malyasov Ukrainian artillery reportedly blew up a Russian TOS-1A heavy flamethrower in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. The Ukraine Weapons Tracker OSINT group reported that a Russian TOS-1A system was destroyed by Ukrainian counter-battery fire utilizing M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers. For the uninitiated, the TOS-1A Solntsepek artillery system uses rockets with thermobaric, or fuel-air […]
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By Dylan Malyasov Footage of a new Russian armed drone, possibly representing a new Sirius unmanned aerial vehicle, has begun circulating online. A mystery drone was spotted during a test flight at Protasovo airfield, near Ryazan in central Russia. The Sirius is a new Russian-made high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) drone with a high payload capacity, which makes it […]
By Colton Jones The Israel Defense Forces Nahal Infantry Brigade received the first indigenous Eitan armored fighting vehicles. The eight-wheel-drive vehicles, developed by the Ministry of Defense Tank Administration in cooperation with the IDF Ground Forces, will replace the Vietnam-era M113 tracked armored personnel carriers that still support the bulk of Israeli infantry. The new armored […]