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Six months in, the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran has settled into a stalemate. Neither Washington nor Tehran can achieve a clear military or diplomatic victory. Instead, the two sides have found themselves locked in a mutual blockade of oil and other shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and into Iranian ports, with no obvious way to change the status quo. The costs of accommodating the other side’s demands to end the stalemate are so high, and the costs of the stalemate sufficiently low, that a mutual blockade has emerged as the least bad option for both the United…

American Rheinmetall delivered the first Lynx XM30 prototype to the Army this week, the company said in a Tuesday statement, the latest move in the service’s yearslong effort to replace the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.The vehicle is slated to start testing, while seven additional prototypes are scheduled for delivery later this year. The evaluation is part of a roughly $764 million Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract intended to take the vehicle from digital design through validation. The Lynx XM30 was created for a battlefield increasingly shaped by drones and electronic warfare, according to the company, and its design features modular,…

On September 1, 2026, TKMS announced the delivery of the INS DRAKON, the third and final submarine of the HDW “Dolphin” class, to the Israeli Navy. TKMS press release The third and final submarine of the HDW “Dolphin” class, equipped with AIP propulsion, has left Germany and is on its way to Israel.  With the completion of the “Dolphin AIP” program, TKMS underscores its ability to reliably execute complex naval projects.   The “DAKAR” class, which comprises a total of three submarines, marks the continuation of this long-standing partnership, and the next generation of submarines for the Israeli Navy is…

The diagram above illustrates a decentralised C2 concept: two brigade HǪ C2 nodes connect to three battlegroups, each with multiple companies. Primary and redundant links mean that even if part of the network falls within a Russian EW denial zone, other routes can maintain connectivity. (Suzy Button/Intelligent Consulting)By Suzy Button, director, Intelligence ConsultingHow might a NATO mechanised infantry brigade fare against Russian electronic warfare capabilities on a future battlefield in the northern Baltic?In September, Armada will publish a dedicated supplement entitled 9th May 2028 which will be distributed at this year’s EWLive exhibition to be held in Tartu, southern Estonia,…

Ever wish you could talk to a deceased loved one again, hear the essence of their voice, listen to their stories, and imagine their lives from before you knew them? U.S. Army veteran Wilson Feliz created the ‘Chapter3Five’ app to bring the dead back to life. “I thought to myself, so many veterans and so many people grieve and are lonely. A lot of the suicide rates among veterans come from the fact that they feel like they’re alone, and they have nobody to talk to,” Feliz, the app’s founder, said in an interview with Military.com. “So what I did…

Anthony Smith is getting back to work after booking his next fight as part of the Gamebred FC heavyweight grand prix taking place on Oct. 2 in the Dominican Republic.The one-time UFC title challenger faces off with Jordan Heiderman as the main event with the card airing live on DAZN as part of Gamebred’s new broadcast deal with the streaming service.Of course, Smith returns to action amid his own legal issues after he was arrest and charged with numerous felonies following an incident in Nebraska that also involved his wife. Smith was eventually released on bail and the judge overseeing…

Hero Blasters: Defense is an RPG game from Buff Studio Co., Ltd. It welcomes you to the world of casual puzzle tower defense, where you experience the joy of playing alongside adorable heroes. I played the game for some time and am now making this guide. In this Hero Blasters: Defense redeem code article, I’ll list all the codes available in the game that I found and tested myself. Hero Blasters: Defense redeem codes and rewards It takes you on an adventure but feels more like a tower defense game. You merge, recruit, manage, and fight with monsters. You summon…

Armada recently examined Russia’s P-324 Smalta airborne electronic attack system. In this article we look at its Rychag-AV successor.The Rychag-AV electronic countermeasure equips the Russian Aerospace Force’s Mi-8MTPR-1 medium-lift utility helicopters. 35 percent of the 20-strong fleet has been lost to hostile action in Ukraine leading to questions concerning the system’s effectiveness in jamming ground-based air surveillance and fire control/ground-controlled interception radars. (Russian MoD)Last month Armada launched its new ‘Beating the System’ article series profiling electronic warfare and military communications systems. Our focus is to demystify materiel used by United States and allied near-peer adversaries. The series commenced with an…

As a new convoy of Russian armored vehicles arrives from the port of Lomé to support Russia’s Africa Corps deployment in Mali, that mission has entered its fifth year. Russia’s investment of blood and treasure urgently demands a return, but what could this return be? What is the Russian end goal in Mali?When the Wagner Group, Africa Corps’ predecessor, entered Mali in December 2021, it was pursuing a resources-for-security deal like the one it had achieved in the Central African Republic. Along with my co-authors Chris Faulkner and Colin Clarke in our book, Moscow’s Mercenaries, I documented Wagner’s lessons learned,…

Germany has said Russia was responsible for the drone attack at Leipzig’s airport on August 4. BBC News reports that the Russian embassy in Berlin said the allegation that Russia was responsible was “absurd.”The drone, which was discovered carrying an explosive device at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, failed to explode as the detonator was apparently faulty. Investigators suspect a second drone collided with a cargo aircraft nearby, and a reports add that a third drone was found near the airport 10 days later.The BBC reports that Leipzig/Halle Airport in the east of the country is used by Germany’s military…