Breaking Down Russia’s Vacuum Bomb, the U.S.'s M10 Booker and More | WSJ Equipped

What weapons and ammunition are the U.S. sending to Israel and Ukraine to aid in their war efforts against Hamas and Russia? What kinds of weapons are the U.S. developing and using for their own defense?

From Spice bombs and 155mm shells, to the USS Carney and Sentinel nuclear missiles, WSJ takes a look at different military innovations and tactics from around the world.

Chapters:
0:00 Triton drone boat
7:18 M10 Booker tank
15:40 Sentinel nuclear missiles
21:59 The USS Carney
27:53 155mm shells
34:49 GLSDB missile system
41:42 Russia’s TOS-1A thermobaric weapon
48:03 Valkyrie XQ-58A AI drone
56:28 Mi-24 helicopters
1:02:55 Russia’s nuclear torpedo
1:09:03 Spice bombs

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[Nomad_TraderX]

I love watching videos on the rich people's network showing me where my tax dollars go and what they do with the money they consistently inflate out of my meager savings via deficit spending (a not so hidden tax). At least WSJ is honest - war is about money and they cover money stories so it's very appropriate they are the leaders in this reporting genre 💰

[stevenphillips]

Every government contract for planes or Missiles ...Go with the original budget and multiple it by 2.5 times That will be the true budget

[rogeronealjr]

How about self destruction abilities so the enemy doesn't have our technology?

[bartofilms]

$2M for a 15' drone? Is a hammer still costibg the US Taxpayer $2000?.

[RichardL.]

I'm suprised I haven't seen a drone shaped like a shark with movable fins.

[johnathansaegal]

The Triton submersible drone should have a self-destruct feature if captured. Why risk one falling into the hands of the enemy?

[exeternewengland]

$2~$3m per small remotely boat? No wonder how easy it is to steal the bank this day.

[sofakingjewish]

a limerick.

A stealthy boat called the Triton
Could sail and submerge like Poseidon.
Though cheap to attrit,
Its sensors were lit,
Giving intel that sailors would write on.

[brotherbrovet]

Almost $10k for a standard 155mm shell??? "$2-3 million is the sweet spot." ??? I retired from a manufacturing executive career. "Sweet spot" = It matches our capabilites at a high profit margin, while being priced so the customer doesn't notice. That phrase says it all.

I'm reminded of the last years of WWII. Germany put its faith in "wonder weapons ", while the Russians just kept producing artillery and tank shells and grinding up the Divisions of Germans and their allies, like the Ukrainian Banderites.

Anyone else see this?

[seungltd]

This is just what they want you to see. Wonder how far classified technology has gone nowadays

[IanSinclair]

It's interesting, but there is so much sales language in here that I expect the script was modified and approved by marketing from the companies.

There is a lot of...not technically wrong, but objectove/misleading stuff...good, but...too much corporate sales language

[twobucca]

The Booker looking like drone catnip, lol.

[PeaceamongstEarth]

My grandma used to live by a missile testing sight in Marin California. She said she could see them testing the rockets right above the ground and putting them back.

[wew]

All of these combatants will become exhausted to the point of just fading

[dr.flywheel]

Surprise, surprise, even WSJ falls for BS regarding a "Ninja Bomb", more than likely based not on rational and vetted facts but instead on rumors that originated with "video game warriors.". The actual weapon is a very small TBX warhead placed inside a mostly empty, AGM-114 ("hellfire") type air-frame. The missile was modified specifically to lower the cost of the original AGM-114 (which was meant to be used against tanks and heavily armored targets) while also significantly reducing "collateral damage", when used for "targeted individual personnel" (i.e. targeted assassination). due to the much lighter warhead, the missile's center of gravity as well as center of dynamic stability changed, requiring an aerodynamic stabilization solution, in the form of the six expandable knife-like wings protruding from the missile body frontal section. The "Ninja Myth" is nothing but stupid conjecture information proliferated on the Internet by substandard "drone journalists"...

[retest]

So, Booker tank is the newer kind of Sherman tank?

[iivihwd]

Great reporting thanks for sharing!❤❤❤❤❤

[Lopro]

What comfortable times for weapons manufacturers 💩

[clydelouis]

There still stuck on stupid because the reason why drones are so much better is because how cheap they are. 10k for enemy drones vs Valkry at 5 to 10 million.

[mikeforce]

This is the best documentry video I have ever watched