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Those recent viral rust photos/footage of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in Thailand overstated the story.
Yes, the hull looked rough in pictures, but the ship itself was never in question, that's the part the headlines skipped.
Today at Laem Chabang Port in Thailand, local crews under US Navy contract handled the cleanup, rust removal, hull washing, clearing marine growth.
Abe had just wrapped over 280 days of sustained combat operations against Iran that whole stretch. So when you're choosing between keeping jets flying and touching up paint, the paint loses every time, and it should.
Today's ship clean-up proved the ship was always fine, it just needed a wash.
[ Footage by Army Military Force]
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UAV Launch from Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
A UAV was launched from Ghost Shark, an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-AUV) developed by Anduril.
Anduril and the Australian Government confirm Ghost Shark can deploy drone swarms, sea mines, air-launched effects for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike, and underwater logistics payloads.
The vehicles are being built in New South Wales, Australia, and payload testing is underway.
UAV Launch from Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
A UAV was launched from Ghost Shark, an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-AUV) developed by Anduril.
Anduril and the Australian Government confirm Ghost Shark can deploy drone swarms, sea mines, air-launched effects for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike, and underwater logistics payloads.
The vehicles are being built in New South Wales, Australia, and payload testing is underway.
Germany's armed forces have raised the threat of Russian sabotage against its forces in Germany to “significant,” the second-highest level, according to an internal assessment obtained by WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung.
The military warns attacks could come soon and is tightening security at its facilities.
U.S. intelligence assesses that August's failed drone attack on Germany's Leipzig-Halle Airport was part of an intensified Russian sabotage campaign ordered by Putin, per WSJ.
German officials also considered invoking NATO's Article 5 collective-defense clause had the attack caused mass casualties.
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Cummings Aerospace has demonstrated the launch of the Hellhound S3 jet-powered drone.
A launch platform capable of carrying up to 8 Hellhound S3 drones was installed on a Polaris RZR buggy.
During the test, 2 drones were launched, and the company plans to install the launch platform and conduct tests with both land-based and maritime drones.
The Hellhound S3 weighs 5.9 kg, has a range of up to 60 km, and a speed of up to 618 km/h. It can be used as an attack drone or as an interceptor drone.
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The US Navy controlled an MQ-25A Stingray refueling drone from an aircraft carrier more than 2,100 miles away.
Operators aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific linked to the aircraft, which was sitting at Boeing's facility in Mascoutah, Illinois.
Using the carrier's Unmanned Air Warfare Center and a low Earth orbit satellite network, the crew made a beyond-line-of-sight connection during sea trials.
The Navy calls it the first successful link between an underway carrier's control station and an MQ-25A, a key test of the systems needed to bring drones onto future carrier decks.
[Archive Footage]
The US Navy controlled an MQ-25A Stingray refueling drone from an aircraft carrier more than 2,100 miles away.
Operators aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific linked to the aircraft, which was sitting at Boeing's facility in Mascoutah, Illinois.
Using the carrier's Unmanned Air Warfare Center and a low Earth orbit satellite network, the crew made a beyond-line-of-sight connection during sea trials.
The Navy calls it the first successful link between an underway carrier's control station and an MQ-25A, a key test of the systems needed to bring drones onto future carrier decks.
[Archive Footage]
Cummings Aerospace has demonstrated the launch of the Hellhound S3 jet-powered drone.
A launch platform capable of carrying up to 8 Hellhound S3 drones was installed on a Polaris RZR buggy.
During the test, 2 drones were launched, and the company plans to install the launch platform and conduct tests with both land-based and maritime drones.
The Hellhound S3 weighs 5.9 kg, has a range of up to 60 km, and a speed of up to 618 km/h. It can be used as an attack drone or as an interceptor drone.
Iran is intentionally stalling talks with Washington, senior officials told Reuters, to deny Trump a win before the midterms.
But they aren't preparing for peace. They're preparing for the next U.S. and Israeli strikes.
American Rheinmetall and Furientis unveiled the HX CAML AMP containerized launch system with the F1.0 low-cost interceptor at AUSA 2026.
The launcher is built on the Rheinmetall HX truck and was developed for the US Army's CAML program. Rheinmetall demonstrated the HX as its CAML solution at Redstone Arsenal in June 2026.
The system was shown with a Furientis-branded container. Furientis says the setup was tested a week earlier at White Sands during the Low-Cost Interceptor trials.
The company has not published the F1.0's range, cost or magazine capacity. Its Pentagon contract targets a 100-mile (160 km) interceptor, but that figure has not been tied to the F1.0.
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An interesting piece released at an opportune time. Given its massive missile capabilities and industrial base, South Korea should pursue collaborative initiatives (similar to those recently emerging for deep-strike missile systems) with partners like Poland and certain Middle Eastern nations.
ELSA serves as a fitting example; the France ArianeGroup, for instance, recently unveiled an intriguing presentation on this subject.
Poland is a key partner for South Korea in the defense industry.
A point underscored by the fact that missile facilities related to the K239 (Homar-K, Chunmoo) system are already being constructed in Poland.
Such facilities are designed not only for the development and production of everything from basic rockets to complex missiles, but also for quality assessment and testing. (rocket motor, sensor tests, flight tests using telemetry and ground based measurement equipment, etc.)
There appears to be significant potential for broad cooperation with Poland, spanning state-led research and development, investment, testing, production, and deployment.
It is highly likely that such collaboration is already taking place quietly under the surface.
Naturally, it would be prudent to begin by focusing on less sensitive strategic assets, such as the L-SAM-I and L-SAM-II high-altitude, long-range interceptor systems, which are better suited for public disclosure.
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While cooperation on ground-based ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and interception systems will likely take a long time, it is also significant that the FA-50 can be equipped with various air-launched long-range strike missiles (such as KALCM, SASM, L-MCM and much more) to provide a rapid deep-strike capability.
Because the FA-50 is larger than a typical trainer aircraft, it possesses the unique advantage of being able to carry large missiles.
The recently released image of an FA-50 carrying two long-range cruise missiles (KALCM) was quite encouraging.
However, since air-launched weaponry was not their primary focus, as the priority was achieving high performance, the mass production of these air-based missiles is not expected to take place for several years.
Broń hipersoniczna przestaje być domeną wyłącznie największych państw.
Kilka dni temu Korea Południowa przetestowała pierwszy pocisk hipersoniczny własnej produkcji. Zgodnie z oświadczeniem tamtejszych władz, test był udany, osiągnięto pożądaną wysokość, prędkość, tor lotu i cel. Na dalszym etapie lotu pocisk miał przeprowadzić udane manewry, które w razie użycia bojowego znacząco utrudniałyby jego przechwycenie. Co najważniejsze z perspektywy Seulu, po dokończeniu prac rozwojowych, ma on zyskać zdolność do prowadzenia ataków z zaskoczenia "na obszarze Półwyspu Koreańskiego". Mówiąc inaczej: istotnie zwiększyć swój potencjał odstraszania, wobec najważniejszego zagrożenia jakim jest agresywny sąsiad z północy.
Nieprzypadkowo @RozwojPlus postuluje rozwój polskiej rodziny pocisków manewrujących i balistycznych. Suwerenne możliwości rażenia na dalekich zasięgach to jedna z osiągalnych przez nas metod realnego wzmocnienia odstraszania wobec przeciwnika. Czerpiąc z doświadczeń takich państw jak Korea Płd. czy Izrael, warto wyciągnąć dwie zasadnicze lekcje. Po pierwsze, ten program wymaga wieloletniego, konsekwentnego zaangażowania państwa, np. w formie strategicznego programu rządowego - pewnych zdolności po prostu nie kupimy z półki. Po drugie, choć współpraca z partnerami zagranicznymi przy wybranych elementach programu rozwojowego jest wskazana, a czasem niezbędna, na końcu dnia to my musimy podjąć wysiłek integracji, testowania i doskonalenia finalnego produktu.
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Lockheed Martin has revealed more details about the PAC-3 ACE interceptor for Patriot.
— It will cost less than half as much as the PAC-3 MSE (roughly $2-2.5M vs $4-5M), with trade-offs in range and capability.
— It fits the same canister as the MSE, so one M903 launcher holds 12. It targets aircraft, cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles.
— Lockheed's lineup, in order of increasing range: PAC-3 ACE → PAC-3 MSE → PAC-3 Edge.
The MSE is in production, the ACE is a cheaper complement, and the Edge (testing 2027, deployment 2031) will have longer range.
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Ukraine's Air Force says no US intelligence warning arrived on time during Russia's evening ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, so Ukrainian forces had to detect the missiles with their own radars.
A US warning did arrive around 3 a.m., but too late for a full response, and in some parts of Kyiv the air raid sirens may have sounded only after the explosions.
This is the second time this month that Kyiv has been hit without warning.
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The US will continue lifting sanctions on Russia and is preparing new relief covering tankers and gas, and possibly some companies and individuals, while also considering how to take control of frozen assets, according to a source cited by RBC-Ukraine.
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The US is delaying delivery of Patriot interceptors already paid for through NATO's PURL initiative, Zelensky told Bloomberg on Oct. 18, saying Washington approved only some of the missiles and that this “is not a technical issue.”
He said the US is currently supplying just 12 Patriot missiles a month, about a quarter of the number under the Biden administration, as Ukraine faces renewed Russian ballistic attacks and severe interceptor shortages.
He added that he had offered to halt strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure in exchange for more Patriot missiles, but the US “just want us to stop attacking diesel.”
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Ukraine has carried out what it calls the world's first battlefield medical evacuation of a human by drone, saving a wounded soldier of the 30th Mechanized Brigade from a minefield.
Enemy drones and mined terrain made a conventional evacuation impossible, so troops from the 92nd Assault Brigade worked with the manufacturer to modify a Ukrainian-made heavy hexacopter bomber drone to stay stable while carrying him out.
The US is delaying delivery of Patriot interceptors already paid for through NATO's PURL initiative, Zelensky told Bloomberg on Oct. 18, saying Washington approved only some of the missiles and that this “is not a technical issue.”
He said the US is currently supplying just 12 Patriot missiles a month, about a quarter of the number under the Biden administration, as Ukraine faces renewed Russian ballistic attacks and severe interceptor shortages.
He added that he had offered to halt strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure in exchange for more Patriot missiles, but the US “just want us to stop attacking diesel.”
Ukraine has carried out what it calls the world's first battlefield medical evacuation of a human by drone, saving a wounded soldier of the 30th Mechanized Brigade from a minefield.
Enemy drones and mined terrain made a conventional evacuation impossible, so troops from the 92nd Assault Brigade worked with the manufacturer to modify a Ukrainian-made heavy hexacopter bomber drone to stay stable while carrying him out.
Lockheed Martin has revealed more details about the PAC-3 ACE interceptor for Patriot.
— It will cost less than half as much as the PAC-3 MSE (roughly $2-2.5M vs $4-5M), with trade-offs in range and capability.
— It fits the same canister as the MSE, so one M903 launcher holds 12. It targets aircraft, cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles.
— Lockheed's lineup, in order of increasing range: PAC-3 ACE → PAC-3 MSE → PAC-3 Edge.
The MSE is in production, the ACE is a cheaper complement, and the Edge (testing 2027, deployment 2031) will have longer range.