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Air Defense: America Buys Another Russian Wonder Weapon
WEBMarch 14, 2021: In January 2021 a Russian truck-mounted Pantsir S1 (SA-22) air-defense system captured in Libya was turned over to the U.S. at a German airbase. The UAE had, with assistance from American commandos and an American C-17 transport, obtained the Pantsir S1 and flown it out of an improvised landing strip west of Tripoli.
Armor: Israel Builds a Better Merkava - StrategyPage
WEBJan 31, 2023 — Merkava 4 has improved armor, a redesigned turret, 25 percent more powerful 1,500 HP engine and a top speed of 65 kilometers an hour. Merkava 4 is even more nimble and maneuverable than Merkava 3. Merkava 4 carries 48 rounds of 120mm shells and uses a 10-round electric powered drum for quick loading.
Artillery: Ukraine Develops a Deadlier Neptune Missile
WEBDecember 25, 2023: Ukraine is developing a longer-range version of its ground-launched Neptune cruise missile. The current Neptune has been frequently used to attack targets deep inside Russian occupied territory, or ships at sea and in harbor in the Black Sea. The new version is called Long Neptune and is literally a longer version of the ...
Submarines: Russian Doomsday Weapon - StrategyPage
WEBJan 26, 2023 — Submarines: Russian Doomsday Weapon. January 26, 2023: Russia’s mysterious special purpose 14,000/24,000 ton (on the surface/submerged) nuclear submarine Belgorod (K-329) has shown up again. Commercial satellite photos showed the Belgorod on the surface off the northeastern Russian coast, where several ports used by the Northern Fleet are ...
Air Defense: Stinger Evolves Into A Winner - StrategyPage
WEBMarch 17, 2022: In 1981 the U.S. introduced the Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile to replace the 1960s era Redeye. The 14.3 kg Stinger fired its 10.1 kg missile out to 8,000 meters and was more accurate and resistant to countermeasures. Stinger had a 3 kg (6.6 pound) warhead. Stinger has been continuously upgraded since it first appeared ...
Special Operations: Ukraine Releases The Kraken - StrategyPage
WEBDec 9, 2022 — Kraken is the latest special operations force created to deal with the changing situation in Ukraine. This is a pattern that first appeared back in 2014 when the Russians sized Crimea in early 2014 and later went after two eastern provinces (Donetsk and Luhansk) collectively known as Donbas (Donets Basin). Donetsk had …
Artillery: A Very Long Range 155mm Guided Shell - StrategyPage
WEBApril 6, 2023: The U.S. Army ERCA (Extended Range Cannon Artillery) has overcome reliability problems with the new cannon artillery itself and recently successfully fired the new BAE SCALRP (Sub-Caliber Artillery Long-Range Projectile) guided 155mm shell at a target 110 kilometers away. The current Excalibur guided shell has a max range of 38 kilometers and unguided shells have a range of 25 ...
Murphy's Law: The Unexpected Case Against Caseless
WEBJune 11, 2021: For about a decade the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army have been seeking caseless ammunition or polymer (instead of brass) cased ammunition that would work reliably in combat and be much (30-37 percent) lighter than conventional 5.56mm ammo using a brass case. A popular caseless variant was CTA (Cased Telescoped ammunition) in ...
Special Operations: Secrecy In Constant Motion - StrategyPage
WEBJuly 9, 2018: With no fanfare at all the U.S. Navy completed the conversion of a cargo ship into an MSV (Maritime Support Vessel) for SOCOM (Special Operations Command). The ship to be converted had been built in 2011 for commercial service with Maersk Lines. It was quietly purchased by the U.S. Navy and in early 2014 an American shipyard began converting the 20,000 ton (displacement) RO/RO ...