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The Ukrainian 1st Assault Regiment Transforms Its M-1 Abrams Tanks
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (206+ words) Ukraine has spread its dozens of American-made M-1 tanks across at least three brigades and regiments Each unit is adding anti-drone protection to the tanks" baseline armor The 1st Assault Regiment"s add-on protection might be the best It allows the tanks…...
Russia's UFO Drone Benefits From An Aerodynamic Trick
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (93+ words) That's not a UFO, it's a unique Russian first-person-view attack drone with an underslung ring The ring is bulky, but it actually improves the drone's aerodynamics and extends its range Flying deeper behind the wide gray zone, Russian drones have…...
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2+ week, 3+ day ago (24+ words) Help Get Us To 600 Paid Subscriptions!Trench Art | David Axe Help Get Us To 600 Paid Subscriptions! We're just eight subs away....
This Is Taiwan's Cheapo Ship-Killing Drone
3+ week, 5+ day ago (248+ words) Taiwan is working with an American company to develop a cheap ship-sinking drone. Think of the Chien Feng IV as Taiwan's answer to Russia's Shahed attack drone'but with a maritime twist. Deployed in large numbers, the drone could complicate any…...
It Turns Out Potting Clay Makes Poor Armor
4+ week, 1+ day ago (103+ words) The Russians work around the clock to develop new ways to protect their vehicles from drones But one new improvisation is pointless: tubes full of hydroponic clay Some Russian crews seem to believe that hydroponic clay, the kind you might…...
Can Taiwan Hold Out Long Enough?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (11+ words) Can Taiwan Hold Out Long Enough?Trench Art | David Axe...
Just One Crew Member Died In The Three Ukrainian Strv 122 Tanks The Russians Have Destroyed
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (155+ words) Just One Crew Member Died In The Three Ukrainian Strv 122 Tanks The Russians Have Destroyed'Trench Art | David Axe Just One Crew Member Died In The Three Ukrainian Strv 122 Tanks The Russians Have Destroyed The Swedish tank is very, very tough…...
U.S. Navy Seeks Small, Fast Ships for Future Fleet
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) It was the US Navy's controversial and unlikely proposal to build an enormous 35,000-ton Trump-class battleship armed with lasers, hypersonic missiles and a railgun that grabbed the headlines in a December announcement about the future fleet. But that masked a…...
Lethal Thermal Drones Can Follow Your Footprints Across Fresh Snow
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) Lethal Thermal Drones Can Follow Your Footprints Across Fresh Snow'Trench Art | David Axe Lethal Thermal Drones Can Follow Your Footprints Across Fresh Snow Thermal camouflage is useless when your prints betray you "No natural surface reflects more visible light than…...
Behold The Dandelion Tank
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) It remains to be seen whether, when and where the tank will deploy for combat. The new "dandelion" armor is a riff on the "hedgehog" armor the Russians'and later Ukrainians'applied to some tanks and infantry fighting vehicles starting last year....