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Ukrainian troops spotted with American-made, but Russian-styled, RPGs. Here’s where they came from.

Ukrainian National Guard troops were spotted in early May training with a modified American version of the RPG-7 — the PSRL-1 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, made by the Texas-based company AirTronicUSA.
UK drops millions on new SA80 rifle upgrade

The British Army is sinking £5.4 million into Heckler & Koch to upgrade its standard issue SA80 rifle to help prolong its life beyond 2025, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defence. The current issued SA80 is the A2 and will be upgraded to the A3 variant U.K. officials announced in April. And the British…
The F-104 Starfighter was supposed to be the Air Force’s fastest, highest-flying combat jet

Often called “the rocket with a man in it,” the F-104 was the first operational aircraft to sustain Mach 2 speed in flight.
How the AK-47 became the ‘weapon of the century’

Conceived as an intermediate rifle for Soviet foot soldiers, the AK became the prototype of the modern assault rifle.