AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarPreparing for war, social unrest or a new pandemic? Chinese companies are raising militias like it’s the 1970sverified_publisherCNNHong Kong CNN — Chinese companies are doing something rarely seen since the 1970s: setting up their own volunteer armies. At least 16 major Chinese firms, including a privately-owned dairy giant, have established fighting forces over the past year, according to a CNN analysis of state media …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarA retired US general was scathing about Russia's performance in Ukraine: 'Their navy sucks, their air force sucks'verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Mia JankowiczA retired US general slammed Russia's performance in Ukraine, even as President Vladimir Putin's forces seized hold of a key town in the east of the country. Ben Hodges, who previously commanded United States Army Europe, gave a brutal assessment of Russia's achievements so far, telling the Kyiv …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarIsraeli Military Intelligence Warned Netanyahu: 'Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas See Opportunity for Perfect Storm'Haaretz - Chaim LevinsonThe head of the research division at Military Intelligence personally warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in letters sent to him in March and …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarChange of plans: US Army embraces lessons learned from war in UkraineDefense News - Jen JudsonWASHINGTON — Expensive, massive tanks destroyed by small and cheap loitering munitions. Drones helping artillery locate targets. A battlefield so …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarPhilippines rethinks military modernization plan after China clashesDefense News - Leilani ChavezMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military is realigning its modernization program to strengthen territorial and coastal defense amid escalating …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarFor 250 years, US troops could tow their cannons around the battlefield. The war in Ukraine shows they won't have that luxury in the future.verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Michael PeckAs the Ukraine war has proven, the effectiveness of artillery rests on more than its range or the destructive power of its shells. The mobility of a howitzer — its capacity to "shoot and scoot" — can make the difference between living to fight another day and being destroyed by the enemy. That's why …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarHamas antitank strikes show depth of ‘powerful’ arsenal facing Israelverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By William Booth, Judith Sudilovsky, Ellen Nakashima and Alex HortonJERUSALEM — Early in Israel’s invasion of Gaza, an antitank missile fired by Palestinian militants struck an armored personnel carrier, killing — by incineration, concussion, shrapnel — at least nine Israeli soldiers. Other armored assets in the convoy were also hit. That Oct. 31 attack, on Gaza’s …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHamas may turn the sea into a tunnel war weapon - Asia Timesasiatimes.com - Gabriel HonradaHamas may have devised a devious aqueous trap for invading Israeli forces, waiting for the opportune moment to strike as the Gaza war enters a …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarHow Ukraine, With No Warships, Is Thwarting Russia’s Navyverified_publisherThe New York Times - Marc SantoraThe commander of Ukraine’s Navy said in a rare interview that the Russian naval blockade of Odesa had been broken. He also described how the war is transforming naval tactics. In a small, hidden office in the port city of Odesa, the commander of the Ukrainian Navy keeps two trophies representing …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarBehold, the memeification of global warfareverified_publisherDAZED - Thom WaiteThis article was originally published on February 2, 2022 A spectre is haunting the Twitter timeline: the spectre of the cringeworthy corporate meme. Where is the out-of-touch tech company that hasn’t tried to suck the last dregs of cultural relevance out of a tired, millennial meme? Where is the …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaAvatarAvatarHow Hamas’s carefully planned Israel attack devolved into a chaotic rampageverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Shira Rubin, Sarah Dadouch and Steve HendrixThis story contains graphic images. TEL AVIV — On the morning of Oct. 7, hundreds of Hamas militants switched on their GoPros and cellphones and began live-streaming the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, massacring at least 1,400 people and abducting nearly 200, according to Israeli …
AvatarJohn Paul AustriaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow the claymore mine changed the battlefield forevertaskandpurpose.com - Joshua SkovlundA U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, emplaces an M18A1 Claymore mine during a multinational claymore training exercise with …