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The remote Tanf outpost has been quiet for years, but Iran's pinprick provocations may once again be targeting the base, which plays a key... Read More
In 2013, an Iranian fighter pilot was closing with an American drone in international airspace when he was shocked to find a stealthy... Read More
Khamenei and his regime haven’t gone to all this trouble merely to become a ‘threshold state.’ It is a common hope within... Read More
President Donald Trump was a symptom, not the source, of the United States’ democratic decline, one of his top officials argues in the... Read More
Thomas Martin, director of national security programs: 'We're in conversations with U.S. Transportation Command' NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. —... Read More
The unmanned vehicle made a helicopter landing zone unusable, which could happen during a real battle as adversaries field similar... Read More
Lockheed Martin is exploring ways to connect Sikorsky’s next-generation helicopters with combat jets, including the F-35 fighter. The... Read More
The Navy is planning to put new robotic and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies through their paces in one of its toughest areas of... Read More
Essential Reading
Foreign policy in the United States is like...
The ongoing debate over whether, how, and how...
Cynthia Vest Kinkead has rested alone beneath a white headstone in her family’s large burial plot near the east entrance to... Read More
“All of us learn to write in the second grade,” said legendary Indiana basketball coach and media scourge Bob Knight. “Then... Read More
It’s the highly secure space in the White House where presidents have gone to watch video feeds as U.S. forces killed terrorists Osama... Read More
“I’ve had Vietnam veterans contacting me applauding him for his courage because they too want to know: Was it all worth... Read More
The crisis he has sparked will do lasting damage If I lived in poverty under an oppressive government in Latin America, Africa, the Middle... Read More
U.S. corporations have been essential to defeating America’s enemies. During World War II, big business made the United States the... Read More
WASHINGTON—Colin Powell, who helped steer U.S. national security policy in the post-Vietnam era as the country’s first black... Read More
When Andrew Jackson refused to be buried in a Roman sarcophagus, he showed the down-to-earth essence of democracy. Read More
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With the possible exception of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, no ships in the Russian navy are as important or held in higher regard... Read More
The Financial Times originally reported on October 16 that China had tested a hypersonic nuclear missile in late August that was... Read More
When it comes to foreign relations, Washington sometimes seems to be its own worst enemy. U.S. political leaders routinely say and do things... Read More
A cascade of failures – from a junior enlisted sailor not recognizing a fire at the end of their duty watch to fundamental problems... Read More
The CIA’s Iran chief, described by his colleagues as “legendary,” is being forced to retire as the center he oversees is... Read More
B-1B bombers and about 200 airmen deployed recently to the island of Diego Garcia in the center of the Indian Ocean, the first time Lancers... Read More
A few weeks before the end of World War II, a delegation of youngsters from the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization presented... Read More
Since 9/11, personnel-related expenditures have ballooned for the Defense Department. While reining in such costs could free up money for... Read More
During my visit to Europe earlier this Fall, the surprise announcement of the Morrison Administration’s decision to shift from their... Read More
The IRGC commander was enumerating U.S. failures in the region only hours after reports that Israel was allocating a special budget for a... Read More
t’s an easy morning outside Washington, DC. But we’re making things hard on an Army student. “Good plan,” we say.... Read More
Officials cited problems with the unusually wide field of view. The Army is delaying testing and fielding of its augmented-reality headset... Read More
WASHINGTON — Satellites in space provide essential services in support of national security and the civilian economy. The U.S.... Read More
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in May underscores the urgency for the Pentagon to safeguard its transportation and logistics... Read More
North Korea says it has tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, or SLBM, which it claims has significant maneuvering capabilities.... Read More
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in May underscores the urgency for the Pentagon to safeguard its transportation and logistics enterprise, defense officials said.... Read More
A few weeks before the end of World War II, a delegation of youngsters from the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization presented Ambassador W. Averell Harriman, the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States. A sign of friendship in the closing days of the “Great Patriotic War,” as Russian history refers to the struggl... Read More
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