The U.S. Army has begun fielding the M1253A1 Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATVV-A1) combat vehicle, an advanced version of Stryker missile carrier. According to a tweet from Ronkainen, the Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division have begun fielding their recently received M1253A1 Stryker vehicles. The new M1253A1 is an improved version of armored fighting vehicles from the Stryker family of vehicles. This vehicle provides an anti-armor overwatch capability that allows the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) to concentrate on the use of M1126 infantry carrier vehicles to deploy soldiers in a manner that is relatively fast […]
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North Carolina National Guard has announced that its Soldiers start fielding the newest configuration of Paladin self-propelled howitzer. The National Guard press release said that Soldiers began trained on the new M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer System at Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Bragg on March 17. Experts from Program Manager Self-Propelled Howitzers Systems New Equipment Training Team from Tank Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM) showed maintainers of F Company, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 1 -113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, the improvements in survivability, mobility and firing upgrades that make the system more lethal on the […]
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has reported that Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) practiced landing in fields and confined spaces of Marine Corps’ new CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift utility helicopter. According to a tweet from Naval Air Systems Command, the CH-53K King Stallion practiced landing in a Confined Area Landing zone following a practice touchdown by VMX-1at Marine Corps Air Station New River. “The squadron is preparing crews for the upcoming start of Initial Operational Test & Evaluation,” the command said in a Twitter post. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Confined area landing is a […]
The Russian Army has begun fielding Terminator tank support vehicles after decades of development. The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that the first batch of Terminator tank support fighting vehicle was officially handed over to the 90th Tank Division in the Chelyabinsk region of the Urals. Now, after decades of development, the Russian military begins field training with new combat vehicles that armed with two 30mm guns, a large-caliber machine-gun, and the anti-tank system. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The first production model of the Terminator vehicle was introduced in 2002 and was first used in battle in […]
U.S. Forces in northeastern Syria continue to secure oil fields not only from the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and Syria but also from the Syrian government and Russian forces. Currently, U.S. Soldiers with M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles continue to perform important tasks of defense duties at oil fields. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission, according to a recent service announcement. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “CJTF remains committed to working by, with, and through our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh,” the announcement says. Photo […]
Affordable Housing Developers Set their Sights On Former Toxic Oil Fields By Marissa Pianko, DeSmog Blog. November 1, 2020 Affordable Housing Developers Set their Sights On Former Toxic Oil Fields2020-11-012020-11-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/us_ca_44_2482-e1604260265426.jpg200px200px Above photo: Resident and activist Brenda Valdivia, who has suffered from lifelong health conditions that she attributes to old wells in the former Los Angeles City Oil Field, stands in front of the 120-unit development by Aragon Holdings. She holds a photo circa 1895-1901 of that area. Credit: All photos by Peter Bennett for DeSmog. California – On a busy corner in Vista Hermosa, a neighborhood just west of downtown Los Angeles, early […]
The U.S. Army has fielded its next-generation artillery system being manufactured by BAE Systems to GREYWOLF brigade. On Monday, the 1st Cavalry Division tweet said that the GREYWOLF brigade has received Paladin M109A7 Artillery Systems, the latest howitzers in the BAE Systems M109 family. “Say hello to the M109A7 Paladin, and the most recent addition to the GREYWOLF Family!,” said in a tweet. “The modernization efforts we make now, will enhance combat power within America’s FIRSTTEAM, the U.S. Army, and entire Department of Defense during future large scale ground combat operations!” – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The M109A7 will […]
The Singapore Army has begun fielding a new armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) called the Hunter. The Hunter is an Army’s first fully digitalised platform and is designed to provide Armoured forces with enhanced capabilities to operate more effectively and efficiently in various phases of military operations. The new AFV integrated with command, control, communications, and computers (C4) systems. The newest AFV is based on tracked chassis and features a stronger hull. It can accommodate a commander, a driver, and a gunner. It features an integrated combat cockpit enabling the gunner and commander to operate the vehicle using common controls. It comes […]
A tractor with two trailers of hay turned into an inferno dragon as its cargo caught fire on a road in southern Russia. The vehicle spilled flames left and right as it swirled on the road setting surrounding fields on fire. The red-hot video from Russia’s Krasnodar region emerged on social media on Sunday, promptly going viral. Footage shows the tractor with two burning trailers attached zigzagging on the road in a desperate attempt to beat off the flames. The tactics didn’t prove to be very effective though, as the hard maneuvering only spilled the blazing hay from the trailers, setting […]