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HIMARS + Tropic Lightning = A Lethal Combo 25th Infantry Division receives High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 2025. 🎥 Sgt. Duke Edwards

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‼️‼️🇺🇲🇹🇼🇨🇳 BREAKING - The administration of Donald Trump is moving with full commitment into a preparatory phase aimed at defending Taiwan from China. In line with the new U.S. National Security Strategy, The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a large-scale arms sales package to Taiwan valued at more than $11 billion. The U.S. State Department was notified of this decision by the Defense Cooperation and Security Office of the U.S. Department of Defense. The United States is prepared to sell tactical ballistic missiles, self-propelled howitzers, multiple rocket systems, and strike drones. The eight proposed deals include 82 M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery rocket systems and 420 M57 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles, with an estimated combined value of $4.05 billion. The package also includes 60 M109A7 155mm self-propelled howitzers and associated equipment, with an estimated cost of $4.03 billion. Taiwan may additionally acquire Altius-600 and Altius-700M drones along with related systems, valued at approximately $1.1 billion. Furthermore, approval has been granted for the sale of more than 1,500 BGM-71F-7-RF TOW 2B anti-tank guided missiles, including logistics, training, and program support, with a total value of $353 million. The United States has also agreed to sell 1,050 FGM-148F Javelin missiles and 70 lightweight command launch units (LwCLU), at a total cost of $375 million. Additional elements of the package include spare parts for AH-1W attack helicopters worth $96 million, as well as repair kits for Harpoon anti-ship missiles valued at just over $91 million. See the latest updates with us: NSTRIKE

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EL ARSENAL DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA QUE ESTADOS UNIDOS DESPLIEGA CONTRA IRÁN Lectura rápida Estados Unidos concentró en Medio Oriente una de sus mayores fuerzas militares en décadas. Utiliza bombarderos B-2, portaaviones, drones y sistemas antimisiles. Antes de los bombardeos, Washington acumuló poder aéreo, naval y tecnológico en la región. El Comando Central informó el armamento utilizado en la operación. El despliegue combina sistemas tradicionales y tecnología de última generación. Bombarderos furtivos B-2 Los B-2 Spirit encabezan la ofensiva aérea. Estados Unidos tiene 19 en servicio. Fueron equipados con bombas de 2.000 libras para atacar instalaciones vinculadas a misiles balísticos. Drones y ataque asimétrico Por primera vez se emplearon drones LUCAS (Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System). Son aparatos de ataque unidireccional y de bajo costo. Están inspirados en modelos iraníes Shahed-136. También operan drones MQ-9 Reaper armados con misiles y bombas guiadas. En tierra, el sistema HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) aporta movilidad y precisión Poder naval y misiles Dos portaaviones, el USS Abraham Lincoln y el USS Gerald R. Ford, operan en la región. Desde allí despegan cazas F/A-18 y F-35. Los destructores clase Arleigh Burke lanzan misiles Tomahawk y pueden transportar hasta 96 misiles. Defensa y guerra electrónica Estados Unidos activó sistemas Patriot y THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) para interceptar misiles y drones. Aviones EA-18G Growler realizan tareas de guerra electrónica. Aeronaves de alerta temprana monitorean hasta 400 kilómetros y coordinan operaciones en tiempo real. (+) en Clarín:
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EL ARSENAL DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA QUE ESTADOS UNIDOS DESPLIEGA CONTRA IRÁN Lectura rápida Estados Unidos concentró en Medio Oriente una de sus mayores fuerzas militares en décadas. Utiliza bombarderos B-2, portaaviones, drones y sistemas antimisiles. Antes de los bombardeos, Washington acumuló poder aéreo, naval y tecnológico en la región. El Comando Central informó el armamento utilizado en la operación. El despliegue combina sistemas tradicionales y tecnología de última generación. Bombarderos furtivos B-2 Los B-2 Spirit encabezan la ofensiva aérea. Estados Unidos tiene 19 en servicio. Fueron equipados con bombas de 2.000 libras para atacar instalaciones vinculadas a misiles balísticos. Drones y ataque asimétrico Por primera vez se emplearon drones LUCAS (Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System). Son aparatos de ataque unidireccional y de bajo costo. Están inspirados en modelos iraníes Shahed-136. También operan drones MQ-9 Reaper armados con misiles y bombas guiadas. En tierra, el sistema HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) aporta movilidad y precisión Poder naval y misiles Dos portaaviones, el USS Abraham Lincoln y el USS Gerald R. Ford, operan en la región. Desde allí despegan cazas F/A-18 y F-35. Los destructores clase Arleigh Burke lanzan misiles Tomahawk y pueden transportar hasta 96 misiles. Defensa y guerra electrónica Estados Unidos activó sistemas Patriot y THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) para interceptar misiles y drones. Aviones EA-18G Growler realizan tareas de guerra electrónica. Aeronaves de alerta temprana monitorean hasta 400 kilómetros y coordinan operaciones en tiempo real. (+) en Clarín:

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🇳🇴🇰🇷 Norway’s parliament has approved a roughly $2 billion plan to buy long-range rocket artillery, choosing South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo system over the US-made HIMARS. The move is intended to strengthen Norway’s deterrence posture against Russia, particularly in the High North and the Arctic, where Norway shares a strategically sensitive border with Russia. The decision is seen as a major breakthrough for Hanwha Aerospace in the European defence market, and a setback for Lockheed Martin, which produces HIMARS. Industry sources cited by Yonhap News Agency said a formal contract signing is expected on Friday in Oslo, and that South Korea’s presidential chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, is expected to attend. Why Norway picked Chunmoo Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported that the Chunmoo system met all of Norway’s operational requirements for ground-based long-range fires, including the ability to strike targets at ranges of up to 500 kilometres. It also reportedly offered the fastest delivery schedule among the competing options, a factor that has become increasingly important as European countries try to close capability gaps quickly. During Tuesday’s parliamentary session, Peter Frölich, defence spokesman for Norway’s Conservative Party, emphasised the importance of deep-strike capability in contemporary warfare, describing the munitions as able to reach far into enemy territory. What the deal includes The procurement covers 16 launch systems, along with an unspecified number of rockets, with a total value estimated at 19.5 billion Norwegian kroner. Under Norway’s defence procurement rules, the contract also includes an offset requirement. This means the foreign supplier must provide industrial cooperation equal to 100 percent of the contract’s value, typically through technology transfer and partnerships with Norwegian companies. Part of a wider European rearmament push The purchase comes as European countries accelerate defence investment amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and heightened concern about Russia’s military intentions. Some Norwegian lawmakers had pushed for a European missile alternative, but officials reportedly concluded that developing a new system would take too long and cost too much given the immediate security situation. Hanwha’s expanding presence in Europe The agreement further strengthens Hanwha Aerospace’s position in Northern Europe. The company has already won Nordic business, including contracts to supply K9 Vidar self-propelled howitzers to Norway signed in September 2025. Hanwha has also partnered with Poland’s WB Electronics to produce Chunmoo missiles in Poland, supporting European-based manufacturing and supply chains. Taken together, the deal highlights how quickly South Korea’s defence industry has become a serious contender in Europe, especially when speed of delivery and industrial cooperation are decisive factors. Stay connected, Follow Gandalv Gandalv
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🇳🇴🇰🇷 Norway’s parliament has approved a roughly $2 billion plan to buy long-range rocket artillery, choosing South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo system over the US-made HIMARS. The move is intended to strengthen Norway’s deterrence posture against Russia, particularly in the High North and the Arctic, where Norway shares a strategically sensitive border with Russia. The decision is seen as a major breakthrough for Hanwha Aerospace in the European defence market, and a setback for Lockheed Martin, which produces HIMARS. Industry sources cited by Yonhap News Agency said a formal contract signing is expected on Friday in Oslo, and that South Korea’s presidential chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, is expected to attend. Why Norway picked Chunmoo Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported that the Chunmoo system met all of Norway’s operational requirements for ground-based long-range fires, including the ability to strike targets at ranges of up to 500 kilometres. It also reportedly offered the fastest delivery schedule among the competing options, a factor that has become increasingly important as European countries try to close capability gaps quickly. During Tuesday’s parliamentary session, Peter Frölich, defence spokesman for Norway’s Conservative Party, emphasised the importance of deep-strike capability in contemporary warfare, describing the munitions as able to reach far into enemy territory. What the deal includes The procurement covers 16 launch systems, along with an unspecified number of rockets, with a total value estimated at 19.5 billion Norwegian kroner. Under Norway’s defence procurement rules, the contract also includes an offset requirement. This means the foreign supplier must provide industrial cooperation equal to 100 percent of the contract’s value, typically through technology transfer and partnerships with Norwegian companies. Part of a wider European rearmament push The purchase comes as European countries accelerate defence investment amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and heightened concern about Russia’s military intentions. Some Norwegian lawmakers had pushed for a European missile alternative, but officials reportedly concluded that developing a new system would take too long and cost too much given the immediate security situation. Hanwha’s expanding presence in Europe The agreement further strengthens Hanwha Aerospace’s position in Northern Europe. The company has already won Nordic business, including contracts to supply K9 Vidar self-propelled howitzers to Norway signed in September 2025. Hanwha has also partnered with Poland’s WB Electronics to produce Chunmoo missiles in Poland, supporting European-based manufacturing and supply chains. Taken together, the deal highlights how quickly South Korea’s defence industry has become a serious contender in Europe, especially when speed of delivery and industrial cooperation are decisive factors. Stay connected, Follow Gandalv Gandalv

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This was awesome. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine paid tribute to yet another unsung aspect of the joint force, focusing this time on those in artillery. “Now, as I often do, I want to share a little bit about our incredible joint force. Today, I’m going to talk about our incredible artillery force comprised of American soldiers and Marines who have been sinking ships, destroying depots, and launching Army tactical missiles, missile systems, or ATACMS precision strike missiles or PRISMS, and high mobility rocket systems, or HIMARS from outside Iran. Our army and marine artillery are hitting sites that Iran relies on to project power beyond their borders and protect our deployed. In just the first 13 days of this operation, our artillery forces have made history. They fired the first precision strike missiles ever used in combat, reaching deep into enemy territory. They’ve used Army ATACMS to sink multiple ships, including a submarine, and they’ve done all of this with the precision and determination that comes from relentless training and trust in each other and in their weapon systems.” “Yesterday, I had the incredible honor and privilege of speaking with some of our young soldiers from the Third Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the unit and the crew that fired the first precision strike missiles. The soldiers I met came from all over this great country: New York, Texas, Delaware, California. One had been in the Army only six months and had been in the unit for two months and was already deployed. He was the youngest at 20, but you would not know it from the way that they talked about their mission. The others were 22 and 28 years old. They spoke with the sense of calm, pride, purpose and clarity that tells you clearly they understand the weight of what they’re doing and the people who depend on them. I asked him to walk me through a fire mission. I asked not just what they do, but what they feel, especially those first crew members on this particular mission. These soldiers basically live in these vehicles behind us, the cab very tight. Two folks sit next to each other with the crew commander behind them. It’s jammed inside there with their personal weapons and kit, and they sit and wait for a fire mission. And when that fire mission comes, they close the armored doors and begin to program the systems. They then throw three simple toggle switches and 10 to 15 feet behind them, a rocket motor ignites and the round is headed downrange to do the nation’s work.” “I asked these youngsters, these young, awesome Americans, what does that feel like? And one of them just looked at me and said, ‘it’s awesome.’ No drama, no hesitation. In the middle of the day, in the middle of the night, in the sun, the rain and the snow. Flawless execution. Their Marine counterparts are out there doing the same thing every night. Same work, same pressure, same expectations, same results. And we hand tremendous and enormous responsibility to these young Americans, and they carry it with a level of maturity, grit, professionalism, and tenacity that makes me incredibly proud to be a part of their joint force. Their parents and families, what could and should be incredibly proud and their leaders. And I trust them to do the deeds that they must do in difficult circumstances every single time.” “I also want to touch today a moment — I want to touch for a moment today on their leadership. These young Americans are led by extraordinary young leaders out at the tactical edge. Yesterday, the battery commander and her NCO were there with this crew on the same video screen. The two of them hardly said a word. They didn’t have to in their eyes — and in particular, the commander’s eyes — you could see the quiet trust and confidence she had in these soldiers and the rest of their battery. It came through loud and clear, and we appreciate their leadership. When I asked these soldiers yesterday, what is it that you need from the Secretary and I? They looked at each other, paused for a moment and look back at me and said, ‘more rounds, sir.’ It was awesome. So, thank you to those soldiers and Marines out on the firing line supporting our mission. And thank you to their families. Our joint force will continue today to deliver dynamic fires against the enemy from the land, sea, and air. We remain deeply grateful for their service. And, for the third time today, I’ll mention that today will be our busiest day. This mission remains complex, dangerous, and difficult, and every service member has a family waiting for them to return home. And I want to thank all of the families today who are supporting their deployed forces and those doing the work here in the States.”
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This was awesome. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine paid tribute to yet another unsung aspect of the joint force, focusing this time on those in artillery. “Now, as I often do, I want to share a little bit about our incredible joint force. Today, I’m going to talk about our incredible artillery force comprised of American soldiers and Marines who have been sinking ships, destroying depots, and launching Army tactical missiles, missile systems, or ATACMS precision strike missiles or PRISMS, and high mobility rocket systems, or HIMARS from outside Iran. Our army and marine artillery are hitting sites that Iran relies on to project power beyond their borders and protect our deployed. In just the first 13 days of this operation, our artillery forces have made history. They fired the first precision strike missiles ever used in combat, reaching deep into enemy territory. They’ve used Army ATACMS to sink multiple ships, including a submarine, and they’ve done all of this with the precision and determination that comes from relentless training and trust in each other and in their weapon systems.” “Yesterday, I had the incredible honor and privilege of speaking with some of our young soldiers from the Third Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the unit and the crew that fired the first precision strike missiles. The soldiers I met came from all over this great country: New York, Texas, Delaware, California. One had been in the Army only six months and had been in the unit for two months and was already deployed. He was the youngest at 20, but you would not know it from the way that they talked about their mission. The others were 22 and 28 years old. They spoke with the sense of calm, pride, purpose and clarity that tells you clearly they understand the weight of what they’re doing and the people who depend on them. I asked him to walk me through a fire mission. I asked not just what they do, but what they feel, especially those first crew members on this particular mission. These soldiers basically live in these vehicles behind us, the cab very tight. Two folks sit next to each other with the crew commander behind them. It’s jammed inside there with their personal weapons and kit, and they sit and wait for a fire mission. And when that fire mission comes, they close the armored doors and begin to program the systems. They then throw three simple toggle switches and 10 to 15 feet behind them, a rocket motor ignites and the round is headed downrange to do the nation’s work.” “I asked these youngsters, these young, awesome Americans, what does that feel like? And one of them just looked at me and said, ‘it’s awesome.’ No drama, no hesitation. In the middle of the day, in the middle of the night, in the sun, the rain and the snow. Flawless execution. Their Marine counterparts are out there doing the same thing every night. Same work, same pressure, same expectations, same results. And we hand tremendous and enormous responsibility to these young Americans, and they carry it with a level of maturity, grit, professionalism, and tenacity that makes me incredibly proud to be a part of their joint force. Their parents and families, what could and should be incredibly proud and their leaders. And I trust them to do the deeds that they must do in difficult circumstances every single time.” “I also want to touch today a moment — I want to touch for a moment today on their leadership. These young Americans are led by extraordinary young leaders out at the tactical edge. Yesterday, the battery commander and her NCO were there with this crew on the same video screen. The two of them hardly said a word. They didn’t have to in their eyes — and in particular, the commander’s eyes — you could see the quiet trust and confidence she had in these soldiers and the rest of their battery. It came through loud and clear, and we appreciate their leadership. When I asked these soldiers yesterday, what is it that you need from the Secretary and I? They looked at each other, paused for a moment and look back at me and said, ‘more rounds, sir.’ It was awesome. So, thank you to those soldiers and Marines out on the firing line supporting our mission. And thank you to their families. Our joint force will continue today to deliver dynamic fires against the enemy from the land, sea, and air. We remain deeply grateful for their service. And, for the third time today, I’ll mention that today will be our busiest day. This mission remains complex, dangerous, and difficult, and every service member has a family waiting for them to return home. And I want to thank all of the families today who are supporting their deployed forces and those doing the work here in the States.”

Curtis Houck

64,938 views • 4 months ago