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Army Boosts Investment in Lasers

The Army is investing more and more money in lasers to defeat incoming rockets and enemy drones. Across the Air & Missile Defense (AMD) portfolio, โ€œwe put over 50 percent of our S&T (Science and Technology) money going towards directed energy projects,โ€ up from about a third previously, said the AMD modernization director, Brig. Gen.

New Russian Defense Systems Debut During Victory Day Parade

On display were some of Russiaโ€s most advanced defense systems including Su-30SM, Su-57, MiG-29SMT, and MiG-31K aircraft; Mil Mi-28N attack helicopters; the Korsar strike drone; Kinzhal hypersonic missiles; the BMPT Terminator armored fighting vehicle, an S-400 Triumf long-range anti-aircraft system; and an Arctic variant of the Tor-M2DT anti-aircraft missile system. With Moscowโ€“Washington tensions approaching a

Army Brings Back Stinger Missile in Face of Russian Aggression

The Army has intensified the training soldiers receive on the FIM-92 Stinger โ€” a man-portable, air defense missile โ€” after nearly 15 years of moving away from the weapon system. The Stinger has been around since the late 1970s, according to the Army. As counterinsurgency became the Armyโ€™s primary mission focus, however, training drifted away