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The Spike series of ATGMs are lightweight, fire-and-forget tactical precision-guided missiles using electro-optical (EO) and fiber-optic technologies. Infantry soldiers can employ the systems, special rapid reaction forces, ground forces, and helicopter aircrew.

Compared to the standard launch units, the Lightweight Command Launch Units are lighter and punch farther out.

The military is facing its most severe staffing crisis since the advent of the all-volunteer force in 1973.

Opponents of arming Ukraine as the country battles Russian invaders have argued that the U.S. has literally no oversight of the tens of billions of dollars in financial and military aid being [...]

Sgt. 1st Class Chris Freymann has become a kind of ad hoc, over-the-phone tech support for Ukrainians trying to use Javelin missiles.

The Ukrainian engineers and Hayward had to put together a prototype rechargeable battery or face the tightest of restrictions on the use of their Command Launch Units.

<strong>Freddie Ponton</strong> | The evidence is everywhere: vast amounts of deadly material is very likely being shipped into Ukraine - and the damage will not be contained there.

The most potent weapons Ukraine received to oppose the Russian 2022 invasion were for its resourceful and determined ATTs (Anti-Tank Teams) that managed to destroy thousands of Russian armored vehicles and hundreds of trucks carrying supplies to the Russ

Into capable hands and as the ukrainian air force demonstrates you give them the aircraft and theyre going to fight and theyre going to be very good at taking down russian aircraft. so the additional things they need, youve already mentioned the air defense business. im working with retired general officers and air defense trying to get that thing moving. that say high priority. they need those air defense assets. ground-based air defense. the other thing they need is they need to have the comma...

The problem here for the russians is the ukrainians are actually. survive in an urban fight because of their success so far. we talked about the javelin a lot. and a lot of people are talking about this high explosive anti-tank round fired by the javelin, right? the javelin is a two component missile system. here is the most part of the javelin, command launch unit. thats the targeting system on the javelin. i rode out every day in iraq with my unit in iraq we carried a clue not a javelin missil...