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The Tank Museum Reveals Centurion FV4003 AVRE Making TANKFEST Debut

Clare Fitzgerald
Centurion FV4003 AVRE driving through a field

The Tank Museum has announced the latest military vehicle slated to make an appearance at TANKFEST 2024: the Centurion FV4003 AVRE. Designed for use by…

Upcoming WWII-Era Horror Film Loosely Based On Loss of Australian Corvette HMAS Armidale

AI rendering of a great white shark swimming beneath Australian soldiers in a life raft

Shark films are a staple of the horror genre and one Australian filmmaker is looking to meld this style of film with the war genre.…

Artifact Recovered from American Destroyer Sunk By the Germans During World War I

USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) at sea + Rusty ship bell placed on a wooden deck

Over a century after the USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) was sunk by a German U-boat off the British coast, a bell has been recovered from…

Alexei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Arctic Circle Prison

Clare Fitzgerald
Alexei Navalny holding his hand out

Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader and a staunch critic of current President Vladimir Putin, has died in prison, at the age of 47. His passing…

Kate Winslet Starring As Famed War Correspondent Lee Miller in Upcoming Film

Kate Winslet standing on the set of 'Lee' in full costume

The official theatrical release date for Kate Winslet’s World War II-era drama, Lee, has been released. Based on the life of famed war correspondent Elizabeth…

Teenagers Arrested After Iwo Jima Memorial Vandalized in Massachusetts

Clare Fitzgerald
Fireworks going off in the sky behind the Iwo Jima Memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts

Two juveniles have been arrested after the Iwo Jima Memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts was vandalized. Facing charges of vandalizing a war/veteran’s memorial, the two…

Russia Is Getting So Desperate In Its War Against Ukraine That It’s Deployed Obsolete T-55 Tanks

Aerial view of a T-55

As the Russo-Ukrainian War nears the close of its second year, more reports have emerged regarding the equipment being used by Russian troops. Russia has…

Trailer Released for ‘Before Dawn’ – Film Tells Story of ANZAC Soldiers Who Served in World War I

ANZAC troops running up a hill

The efforts of soldiers from Australia and New Zealand during the First World War can not be understated, with them engaging in major and prolonged…

Bomb Squad Called After Military-Grade Rocket Found In Washington Residence

Police officer standing with a Douglas AIR-2 Genie

The bomb squad was called in when police in Bellevue, Washington were told about an unexpected piece of military equipment in a civilian’s residence: a…

First Official Trailer for ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Shows Henry Cavill in Action

Clare Fitzgerald
Publicity still for 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare'

The first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) has been released. Starring Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Eiza González Reyna and Alan…

Medvedev: Peace Treaty Only Possible Between Russia and Japan If Land Claims Dropped

Clare Fitzgerald
View of Kunashiri from the coast of Hokkaido

The former president of Russia has made new comments regarding land claims by Japan to four islands that have been held by the former since…

New Long-Range Weapon Ready for Deployment In Ukraine – Not Even the US Army Has It Yet

Graphic of a Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) being deployed

It looks like the Ukrainian forces will be getting some new firepower in their fight against the Russians. The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) is…