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Details of the U.S. Navy's new generation, electrically powered aircraft launch and recovery system, currently under test for the first time... Read More
The U.S. Navy over the next decade will reshape its carrier air wing (CVW) with the introduction of a number of new platforms.If one simply... Read More
A recent study reviewed 21 American crisis deployments since World War II and analyzed the type of forces sent and eventual outcome with the... Read More
There's no end to fun surveys that purport to measure patriotism among the states, with military enlistments often part of the... Read More
More information about Japan's next generation fighter concept has emerged.More details have emerged regarding Japan's next generation... Read More
The US Air Force (USAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin U-2 Dragon Lady spyplanes recently have completed flight testing and installation of the... Read More
Somewhere in Instagram earlier this year, someone started a meme poking fun at the derision baby boomers show millennials and captioned it,... Read More
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes with the Somalian government on Wednesday, which successfully eliminated three Al-Shabaab... Read More
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – With dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52) in the hazy horizon, a procession of green-and-tan... Read More
WASHINGTON—Aging and fragmented technology has left the U.S. Navy unable to fully defend itself from persistent cyberattacks from China... Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense's top policy official, John Rood, is stepping down from his post following pressure from the White House,... Read More
On the question of how much to spend on national defense, as with so much else, Americans are divided. A Gallup poll taken in 2019 found that... Read More
The Army will soon release a new list of desired capabilities for a next-generation combat vehicle as it reboots its effort to acquire a... Read More
Ever since the United States-led military coalition in Syria was ordered to withdraw the majority of its military assets from the... Read More
Drones used by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are becoming deadlier and more accurate over long ranges, according to a report released... Read More
The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee warned Wednesday that any drawdown of U.S. military forces in West Africa... Read More
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Bottom Line: Sanctions are rarely effective,...
Bottom Line: NATO member countries' views on...
Christina Portwine reported that she was sexually assaulted. Then she was the one who got in trouble.The alleged assault happened during her... Read More
Sudan denies it played a role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. But families of the dead say it provided support for the Al-Qaeda... Read More
The legendary Life magazine photojournalist patted the empty seat next to him in the back of the South Vietnamese UH-1 Huey army helicopter.... Read More
U.S. Northern Command is executing plans to prepare for a potential pandemic of the novel coronavirus, now called COVID19, according to Navy... Read More
What happens when America's most elite military forces are given almost complete autonomy for two decades? For starters, they develop... Read More
Trump's national security adviser has a plan of attack for a problem decades in the making.The press has been focused recently on Lt. Col... Read More
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When United Technologies and Raytheon combine later this year, they will form the most broadly diversified, technically proficient aerospace... Read More
The U.S. Air Force developed a new assault rifle that breaks down into two pieces, allowing it to be stored in the ejection seat of modern... Read More
RAND Corporation report for the US army says Turkish defence minister is particularly close to American militaryA U.S. think tank report on... Read More
The Navy intends to deploy its conventional prompt strike hypersonic weapon on Virginia-class attack submarines, after previous discussions... Read More
As threats of military aggression from China grow, the island nation of Taiwan needs a credible military deterrent more than ever. But... Read More
Since its inception at the turn of the 20th century, the submarine has been the ace asymmetrical weapon. It has allowed smaller navies to... Read More
“I know $178 billion, by anybody's standard, is a lot of money, but I gotta tell you, this is a million-man Army,” the deputy... Read More
DOJ asked to review China Daily ads following Free Beacon report.Lawmakers are calling on the Justice Department to launch a "full-fledged... Read More
A multi-target air-to-air weapon and gun-armed close-support missile are among new projects DARPA plans to launch in fiscal 2021. New... Read More
For the fifth consecutive year, the Air Force has failed to completely close its pilot manning gap through retaining, and recruiting and... Read More
Ernest Swinton's “The Defense of Duffer's Drift” educated a few generations of military professionals in the West. It introduces... Read More
In the fall of 2018, I was fire control officer on board the USS Normandy (CG-60), deployed and operating with the Harry S. Truman Carrier... Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army has selected Persistent Systems to develop a secure communications network that can transmit information in... Read More
Sources say the list will closely follow an October report from a defense advisory board.The Defense Department will soon adopt a detailed... Read More
WASHINGTON—Aging and fragmented technology has left the U.S. Navy unable to fully defend itself from persistent cyberattacks from China and elsewhere, defense officials said, prompting an effort across the service to upgrade and secure computer networks.Alarmed by the technological shortcomings, the Navy's acting secretary circulated an internal strategy memo last week outlining goals to quickly Read More
DOJ asked to review China Daily ads following Free Beacon report.Lawmakers are calling on the Justice Department to launch a "full-fledged investigation" into China Daily after the Washington Free Beacon found that the propaganda outlet ignored federal law.China Daily has spent millions to publish state-sanctioned propaganda in top American newspapers without complying with disclosure requirements Read More
MOSCOW/OSLO (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it was alarmed by a trip to a Norwegian outpost in the Arctic by a U.S. Air Force unit and urged Oslo to refrain from what it said were de-stabilizing moves in the strategic region. Read More
