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Special Operations: Ukraine Releases The Kraken - StrategyPage
Dec 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 about two million people ...
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Air Defense: Stinger Evolves Into A Winner - StrategyPage
March 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 ...
Submarines: Russian Doomsday Weapon - StrategyPage
Jan 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 ...
Special Operations: A Decade of CIA Operations in Ukraine
Mar 9, 2024 · Special Operations: A Decade of CIA Operations in Ukraine. March 9, 2024: Even before Russia first seized Ukrainian territory in 2014 by taking possession of Crimea and sought to annex two provinces in eastern Ukraine, the American CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) was quietly and unofficially working with Ukraine to monitor an increasingly ...
Murphy's Law: Twilight of the BTG - StrategyPage
October 27, 2023: The Russian army is abandoning the BTG (Battalion Task Group) concept. In February 2022 one of the surprising developments was the failure of the BTG system. Russia had expanded the use of BTGs since the 1980s because BTGs had consistently proved successful in many small wars, including the rather large operation in Afghanistan during the 1980s.
Air Defense: Where the Patriot Missile Batteries Are - StrategyPage
As of March 2024, eight Patriot batteries have arrived in Ukraine. The Ukrainians want 25 Patriot batteries and over a thousand Patriot missiles to defend military and civilian targets from Russian missile attacks. The Patriot batteries already in Ukraine have made it impossible for Russia to use their jet fighter-bombers inside Ukraine.
Strategic Weapons: Sentinel Replacing Minuteman
November 29, 2023: The U.S. Air Force is trying to develop the new LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM to replace the LGM-30 Minuteman III. It seemed to be a straightforward task but was not the case. The 35-ton Minuteman III has a max range of 13,000 kilometers and can carry up to three nuclear warheads. Each of the warheads can be programmed to hit a ...
Military Photos "Red Devils" VMFA 232 - StrategyPage
Dec 19, 2023 · Military Photo: "Red Devils" VMFA 232. U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 12, 2023. The Aircraft Training Relocation (ATR) program allows U.S. aviation units in the Indo-Pacific, such as VMFA-232 and Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, to train away ...