ANALYSIS by John “Wolf” Wagner If others also begin to ground the aircraft, we may be looking at a much more serious problem with our platform. Now that investigators have found a debris field for the Marine Corps F-35B that was ‘lost’ Sunday after the pilot ejected, the questions are …
Read More »An F-35 is Missing Without a Pilot: Let’s Decode This Fast Before We Lose Another One
ANALYSIS by John “Wolf” Wagner I cannot imagine another time where we publicly acknowledged we could not find or needed public helplocating a critical military asset. The Marine Corps is currently, if you can believe it, looking for a ‘missing’ F-35B after a pilotejected over South Carolina. How is it …
Read More »Russian ‘Tulip’ Mega-Mortar Being Used in Ukraine
A massive 1970’s-era Russian mega-mortar called the ‘Tulip’ has been seen on the battlefield in Ukraine. The Russian 2S4 Tyulpan is the largest self-propelled mortar in the world – with footage of the 30-ton beast appearing on social media claiming to show it being used by Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region. …
Read More »It Didn’t Start in Ukraine: The Surprisingly Long History of Drones in Warfare
by Susan Katz Keating Drones from Iran repeatedly have surfaced in Ukraine, with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog offering proof to the U.S. that the devices are being used there. Israel has obtained images showing that drones shot down in Ukraine are similar to those that were tested last year in …
Read More »In World War II, a Secret Weapons Factory Was Hidden Beneath British Parliament
It’s a story that’s been mostly forgotten for decades… until now. During the Second World War, British Parliament had a secret war factory underneath the House of Commons. Workshops forming the ‘Westminster Munitions Unit’ were set up in the basement beneath the Central Lobby. British armed forces news cameras have …
Read More »Tank-Shaped Balloons and Inflatable HIMARS Are on the Rise in Ukraine
The market for inflatable decoy military equipment is on the rise, according to a Czech company that makes fake tanks, guns, and aircraft. After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, production of military decoys has increased more than 100%, according to Vojtech Fresser, who heads Inflatech Decoys. https://twitter.com/TarmoFella/status/1628373216740737024 The company has …
Read More »Revolver-Style Grenade Launcher Being Used on Front Lines in Ukraine
The latest weapon spotted on the frontline of Ukraine is the six-shot revolver-style RPG-40, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The weapon, with a 250mm barrel, was originally ordered for the Polish armed forces but has now found its way into the hands of soldiers in Ukraine. It is a shoulder-fired weapon …
Read More »Blackwater’s New Camo Pattern Becker Patrol Pack Blends Rugged With Off-the-Charts Coolness
Our good friends at Blackwater sent us a preview of their rad new rucksack, the Blackwater Camo Pattern Becker Patrol Pack Mk II. If the model name sounds familiar, it’s because Blackwater made it in coordination with Ethan Becker, a famed knife designer who created the original pack in the …
Read More »Agilite’s K-Zero Plate Carrier Is So Comfortable My Buddy Swiped It From Me
by Susan Katz Keating My K-Zero is missing. For those of you who are not up to speed on the plate carrier drama, there was an issue previously when I asked my friend Skip to help test the K-19 carrier from Agilite. The plan was to see whether the one-size …
Read More »Wagner Group Aims to Buy Military Equipment Via Mali, US Says
The Russian mercenary group Wagner is seeking to transit foreign military equipment into Russia via Mali, the U.S. State Department said. The Wagner group is trying to obscure its efforts to buy the equipment for use in Ukraine, according to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. “There are indications that Wagner …
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