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November 22, 2024

 

The Russian missile at the center of an unprecedented strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro earlier this week has been identified by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as an alleged new weapon, named Oreshnik. After the strike, the missile had been widely reported as a variant of the RS-26 Rubezh. Development work on this mysterious strategic weapon system was supposedly halted in 2018, although the Pentagon now states that whatever missile was used yesterday in Dnipro was based on the RS-26, suggesting the design was revived at least to a degree, and has now been used in combat. Read about the shadowy history of the RS-26 in our feature linked here.   -- Kyle Gunn The War Zone   Must Read Articles     Pros And Cons Of The Navy’s Controversial Submarine-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile   Will Trump returning to the White House put wind in the sails of the nuclear-tipped cruise missile program he started?         Anti-Personnel Landmines Included In U.S. Aid Package To Ukraine For First Time   The controversial landmines are being provided to Ukraine to help contain so-called Russian "meat wave" assaults.         British Defense Cuts Hit All Three Services Hard   Amphibious assault ships, drones, and an entire fleet of helicopters are all being axed in a cost-saving effort.         Watch A Ukrainian Uncrewed Aerial Mothership Launch Kamikaze Drones   Using uncrewed aerial platforms to launch and provide connectivity for first-person view drones help overcome many of the latter's deficiencies.         ICBM Reentry Vehicle Capability Still Unproven By North Korea, U.S. Military Says   North Korea is actively working on reentry vehicle technology that is especially critical for fielding functional ICBMs.         From the Archive     This Primer On Midcourse Intercept Ballistic Missile Defense Is Marvelous   You will be using the term "threat cloud" all day after watching this         Hot Shots     Air Force Maj. Lindsay Johnson, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs a break maneuver with a P-51 Mustang during a heritage flight demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 1, 2024.     The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site tracks an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 5, 2024.     A U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoots an M242 Bushmaster 25mm main gun during a low-light live-fire training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 24, 2024.