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  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Mi-17 helicopters are being prepared at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Wyrsch, commanding officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 conducts his final flight at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 15, 2022. Lt. Col. Wyrsch conducted his final flight with VMFA-242 after serving 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The KF51, also known as the “Panther,” is bristling with new technology, including a larger main gun, a digital computer backbone, and a full suite of defensive features. The Panther even has the ability to counter so-called “top-attack” munitions, like the American-made Javelin missile, that are decimating Putin’s army in Ukraine.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conduct flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) while underway, May 25, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting flight operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The Swedish island of Gotland hosted defence drills as part of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22, an annual United States-led maritime exercise.Situated roughly 100 kilometres off the Swedish coast, Gotland has a commanding view of the Baltic Sea, which makes it strategically vital terrain for the Swedish Armed Forces. As part of BALTOPS 22, Swedish soldiers practised the rapid reinforcement and defence of the island against a simulated enemy, played this year by the United States Marine Corps’ 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU). Sweden is hosting this year’s exercise, which coincides with the 500th anniversary of the Swedish Navy.BALTOPS 22 involves forces from 16 countries, with over 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft and 7,500 personnel participating. The exercise will end on 17 June 2022. The exercise is led by the US Navy’s Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Italy, with Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), based in Port...

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chiefs, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469), fire a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun and an M240D 7.62 caliber machine gun during a live-fire training event in Okinawa. HMLA-469 conducted the training to simulate fighting in a forward operating environment to enhance the squadron’s combat readiness

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Around 3,000 NATO troops are taking part in exercise Ramstein Legacy 22, NATO’s largest live-fire air defence exercise to date. Seventeen Allied countries are exercising in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland with aircraft, missile defence systems and electronic warfare systems. Around 50 aircraft have flown from bases across Europe, and 17 surface-based air and missile defence systems are being integrated and tested in live-fire scenarios. Footage includes live-fire demonstrations in Ustka, Poland with Czech, French, Polish, Slovak and UK troops demonstrating various weapons systems, including the Starstreak air defence system. Also included is an interview with Colonel Graham Taylor, Commander of 7 Air Defence Group, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, British Army.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier Jump Jet family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The aircraft is primarily employed on light attack or multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of ground troops to armed reconnaissance. The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the Spanish Navy, and the Italian Navy. A variant of the AV-8B, the British Aerospace Harrier II, was developed for the British military, while another, the TAV-8B, is a dedicated two-seat trainer.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The AT4 is intended to give infantry units a means to destroy or disable armoured vehicles and fortifications, although it is generally ineffective against current modern main battle tanks (MBTs), especially those with reactive armour, unless weaker sections of the tank's armour are exploited. The launcher and projectile are manufactured prepacked and issued as a single unit of ammunition, with the launcher discarded after a single use.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Pictured is the M270B1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) moving to a firing position at Kirkcudbright Ranges. Army Reserve Royal Artillery Regiment has been firing one of the Army's most sophisticated weapons platforms, in the southwest of Scotland this week. Reserve soldiers from 101 Regiment Royal Artillery, based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, fired the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) at Kirkcudbright Ranges on the Solway coast, in Dumfries and Galloway. This is the first time in the last 15 years, that the GMLRS has been fired in Scotland. The GMLRS is a self-propelled, armoured missile and rocket launcher, which can fire 12 rounds per minute to a distance of up to 180 miles. It is one of the Royal Artillery's most powerful weapons. The reservists, who only get to fire live MLRS very rarely, were doing so as part of their Annual Deployment Exercise, which sees them practice all of their basic soldier and specialist Ar...

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The Estonian Defence Forces proved their skills against a simulated invading force during Allied Exercise Siil 22. Meaning “Hedgehog” in Estonian, Siil showed how the Estonian Defence Forces, much like the forest animal common to the Baltics, have unique defensive capabilities. The exercise, which takes place every three to four years, activates Estonia’s wide network of reserve, volunteer and conscript forces, and tasks them with responding to a breach of sovereignty. According to the Estonian Ministry of Defence, the 2022 iteration is one of the largest held since Estonia regained its independence in 1991. Infantry and armoured units assigned to NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Estonia – including troops from the Danish and UK armies – simulated an opposing force during the exercise, giving the Estonian troops a chance to test themselves against a modern, highly manoeuvrable foe.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The F-35C variant is designed for catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery operations from aircraft carriers. Compared to the F-35A, the F-35C features larger wings with foldable wingtip sections, larger control surfaces for improved low-speed control, stronger landing gear for the stresses of carrier arrested landings, a twin-wheel nose gear, and a stronger tailhook for use with carrier arrestor cables. The larger wing area allows for decreased landing speed while increasing both range and payload. The F-35C structure is limited to a positive 7.5 g compared to 9 g for the F-35A and 7 g for the F-35B, though in practice they operate below these limits to preserve airframe life.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. Those rockets are capable of hitting a target more than 40 miles away.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL RUSHES package showing part of the Royal Air Force Typhoon Force based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, and RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland leaving RAF Coningsby to take part in the Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee today. RUSHES package also includes Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) leaving RAF Coningsby. Personnel and aircraft from the Royal Air Force Typhoon Force based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, and RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, took part in the flypast to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee today. The crews of the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF)also played a starring role in the proceedings. The 15 Typhoons paid tribute to The Queen by forming a stunning ‘70’ formation in the sky. The aircraft of the BBMF, two Spitfires, Two Hurricanes, and the sole airworthy Lancaster in Europe thundered down The Mall as a tribute to the Monarch. Station Commander at Coningsby...

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Turkish drone magnate Baykar said Thursday that it would donate a Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to Lithuania so that the funds its citizens had raised to buy one for Ukraine can be transferred for humanitarian aid.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Four AH1 Wildcat helicopters with the British Army Air Corps No. 659 Squadron have been deployed to Lithuania in support of NATO’s multinational battlegroups in the Baltic states. Designed to serve as a utility, search-and-rescue and light attack helicopter, the Wildcat can fly low, move quickly and get into positions that other aircraft can’t access. This makes them a natural complement to the NATO battlegroups in the Baltic states, where their mobility helps troops manoeuvre around the dense forests. Since deploying in March, the Wildcats have joined several exercises, helping troops from the multinational battlegroups learn how to use the aircraft to their advantage. The Wildcats will fly missions out of Šiauliai Air Base until they redeploy in June.