Vlad Litnarovych

A former British Army officer has questioned whether the UK’s next-generation Challenger 3 tank represents the future—or the end—of the country’s tank-building tradition. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stuart Crawford argues that the new British main battle tank, while technically advanced, may be the “last iteration of an obsolete design philosophy.”

New photos of an A-10C Thunderbolt II returning to Portsmouth from a CENTCOM deployment show two Shahed-type drone silhouettes on its nose, alongside “Ares” nose art. While the US Air Force has not confirmed the engagements, the markings suggest the Warthog has been actively used to shoot down low-cost drones in the theater.