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This week on Weapons & Warfare Host Ryan Robertson and the team take a look back at some of their favorite stories from 2024.

Year in review: The best of Weapons and Warfare in 2024

In today's Weapon of the Week, the team looks back on 2024 and shows their favorite segments of the year.

Our favorite weapons of 2024: Weapon of the Week

Weapons and Warfare has now reached the 50th episode, marking one year for the team, which reflected on the year in a recent discussion.

Year in review: The best of the Debrief in 2024

Unique deal brings fighter jets to Maryland, gives D.C. a football stadium

Major deal brings fighter jets to Maryland, gives DC old Commanders stadium

Children in Poland as young as 14-years-old are now taking part in gun training sessions to learn how to cope with threats caused by war.

Poland mandates gun training in schools amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine war

For the first time since mankind first went to war, an all-unmanned ground attack team took on and completed a mission.

Ukraine uses all-drone ground attack force in historic first

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has intensified with reports of armed gangs raiding Palestinian food supplies.

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsening as gangs loot food supplies

The U.S. military conducted a precision airstrike in Syria's Dayr az Zawr Province on Monday, Dec. 23, killing two ISIS operatives and wounding a third. The operation also destroyed a truckload of weapons the group was transporting. The strike occurred in an area previously under the control of Syrian and Russian forces.

US precision strike in Syria: 2 ISIS operatives killed, weapons destroyed

Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sinks off Spain's coast, two crew members missing, amid allegations of military equipment transport.

Explosion sinks sanctioned Russian cargo ship off Spain’s coast

After the U.S. announced military sales and aid to the democratic government in Taiwan, China says the U.S. is “playing with fire."

China warns US ‘playing with fire’ by providing military aid to Taiwan

Two U.S. naval aviators were shot down over the Red Sea by friendly fire. It happened during airstrike operations against Houthis in Yemen.

US Navy shot down its own jet in ongoing Red Sea conflict

The US imposed sanctions on Pakistan over the development of long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States.

Pakistan’s long-range missile plans raise alarm in Washington

Images show North Korea is increasing its supply of arms to Russia. Russia's war with Ukraine is now approaching the three-year mark.

North Korea providing additional military aid to Russia

Australia says it will extradite a former U.S. Marine back to the United States to face charges for allegedly training Chinese pilots.

Former Marine accused of training Chinese pilots to be returned to US

U.S. forces in Syria are double what the Pentagon previously disclosed. They cited the situation's sensitivity for the underreporting.

US presence in Syria grows amid search for missing American journalist

The Biden administration is reportedly set to announce its final Ukraine aid package under its Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.

Biden admin to announce final Ukraine military aid package worth $1.2B: Report

An Israeli media outlet reports that Israel Defense Forces are indiscriminately killing Palestinian civilians in the Gaza strip

IDF accused of indiscriminate killing of Gaza civilians in Israeli media report

Finland plans to build more than 300 new shooting ranges by 2030, nearly doubling the current total, as part of its efforts to strengthen national defense. The government announced the initiative in February 2024, citing increased interest in defense preparedness following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Finland’s NATO membership, formalized in April 2023.

Finland to open 300 shooting ranges as national defense interest grows

A new report shows that sales for survival shelters are on the rise, continuing a trend that’s been a part of history for years.

Nuclear bunker sales increase amid rising concern of catastrophic events

After fairly rapid development, both South Korea and Ukraine recently announced their militaries were deploying lasers to active duty units.

South Korea and Ukraine join laser weapons club

China’s ambitious goal to modernize its military by 2027, as directed by President Xi Jinping, is encountering significant challenges, including widespread corruption within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to a new Pentagon report. Between July and December 2023, at least 15 senior Chinese military officials and defense industry executives were removed from their positions.

Corruption scandal halts China’s military modernization: Pentagon

US announces release of Guantanamo Bay detainees

US releases Guantanamo Bay detainees as government works to close facility

Biden administration rushes to spend $5.6 billion in Ukraine military aid before Trump takes office, though it's unlikely to spend all of it.

Billions in Ukraine aid uncertain as US leadership changes hands

Russian authorities arrest 28-year-old Uzbek national for assassinating Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov with a homemade bomb.

Russia arrests Uzbek national in killing of senior general

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