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As part of its ongoing expansion of operations in and around Africa, the U.S. military has recently begun operating drones from a Greek... Read More
It's not easy being in charge of foreign relations of a country most of the world refuses to recognize.Taiwan lost another ally on Thursday.... Read More
In war, no weapon or technology matters as much as leadership. That's what the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to modernize the... Read More
From the Report:In the years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Navy has carried out a variety of irregular warfare... Read More
Military drills on the Korean Peninsula are always a source of tension, but this year's Max Thunder exercises were on another level.They're... Read More
The U.K.'s Royal Air Force is exploring the possibility of using constellations of cubesats and other mini-satellites to increase the... Read More
As the U.S. Navy expands its aircraft fleet with the fourth-generation F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet and... Read More
Beyond the 24/7 dining facilities and the seemingly abundant supplies of everything, there is one thing all French soldiers are jealous of... Read More
According to a press release, about 20 members of the HMS Queen Elizabeth team witnessed F-35B test aircraft BF-02 and BF-04 taxi, perform... Read More
An Air Force T-38 training jet crashed in Mississippi on Wednesday. Both pilots ejected safely, but with Memorial Day fast approaching, the... Read More
If China's intentions in the South China Sea weren't quite clear, this month should have removed doubt. News reports said China had installed... Read More
The sequence of events that culminated in the brutally efficient slayings of 24 unarmed civilians in a residential enclave of Haditha on Nov.... Read More
There has been much gnashing of teeth and complaint in response to the U.S. Navy's slow build toward a goal of 355 ships. Peacetime naval... Read More
TAKING COMMAND OF WHAT, EXACTLY: Lt. General Scott Miller has been nominated as the next commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, which would... Read More
With a focus on restoring readiness and lethality to the military, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2019 National... Read More
TAMPA, Fla. — Special Operations Command requires new tools to help commandos sift through the vast amount of information they come... Read More
Traditional deterrence is transparent, certain, and rational. … The new approach to deterrence … embraces the chaos.The world... Read More
News reports coming in are based on early information and have not been confirmed. Current reports are that a U.S. airline carrying almost... Read More
It's clear that the continent's political and military leaders are wrestling with the implications of artificial intelligence. But debate... Read More
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United Technologies disclosed yesterday that it expects to hire 35,000 employees in the United States over the next five years, a number... Read More
Hindsight is 20-20.That's true for the Air Force National Guard colonel who recently became part of a military-wide scandal when he... Read More
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – With a Marine down and several dozen heavily-armed enemy fighters approaching his location, 1st Lt. Philip H.... Read More
A U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, crash landed during a routine training flight near the... Read More
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran was not his first departure from a key... Read More
If one were to make a list of “what Kim really wants” in his discussions with the U.S., such would be quite... Read More
The CONOPS development, review, approval, and notification processes were pro-forma and did not reflect the detailed, deliberate planning and... Read More
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Boeing is pushing ahead with the Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program for the U.S. Navy, which includes new build aircraft and upgraded... Read More
HONOLULU: Gen. Gus Perna, head of Army Materiel Command, is a brave man. He came to Pacific Command's AOR and announced he wants the Army to... Read More
Tampa, Fla. — Despite recent reports that Special Operations Command missed the initial deadline to deliver a prototype for the... Read More
Good news for U.S. Air Force retirees: The service has expanded plans to not only welcome back retired pilots into active-duty staff... Read More
The U.S. Navy wants to stop production of America's most useful long-range missile, betting that a replacement will arrive without... Read More
The Air Force is integrating the B61 Mod 12 nuclear weapon into the F-35 this year as part of a long-range plan to deploy a nuclear-armed,... Read More
Watching the current eruptions and flowing lava in Hawaii is strangely similar to observing the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. In both... Read More
At a White House ceremony Thursday, President Donald Trump will present the Medal of Honor to a retired Navy SEAL who led... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday shot down a proposed limit on the Trump administration's pursuit of a low-yield... Read More
After years continuing to sail alongside China in the massive Rim of the Pacific naval exercises even as the peer competitor militarized... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final passage on Wednesday to a multibillion-dollar revamp of the veterans health care system,... Read More
Just days ago, the planned summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong‑un seemed to be hanging... Read More
Many Sunni and Kurdish political forces seem to consider Sadr a reliable partner in forming a new government, setting him apart from... Read More
The National Defense Strategy is explicit in its recognition that U.S. strategic advantage is eroding.Competition does not always mean... Read More
The head of Army Training and Doctrine Command said recently that the service will have to depend on high-tech simulations to... Read More
It has now been 18 months since the November 2016 presidential election, during which the U.S. intelligence community believes Russia acted... Read More
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The actual details of the first-ever operational missions of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft that were carried out in... Read More
The past casts a long shadow over this palm-lined city on Asia's fringe.In February 1942, a devastating Japanese airstrike killed more than... Read More
A new missile system to provide protection for the UK's two aircraft carriers has entered into service, the defence secretary has... Read More
Last week, the United States and Indonesia held a ceremony to commemorate the completed delivery of Apache Guardian helicopters to the... Read More
The Pakistani military allegedly coordinated a surveillance operation which collected data from US, UK, and Australian officials and... Read More
President Trump on Thursday canceled a summit next month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, citing “tremendous anger and open... Read More
The Pentagon is speeding up U.S. weapons deliveries to allied militaries such as Saudi Arabia, Romania, Japan, and South Korea... Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump turned to a Cold War-era law to stem the flow of steel imports, part of a campaign pledge to save American... Read More
An Air Force T-38 training jet crashed in Mississippi on Wednesday. Both pilots ejected safely, but with Memorial Day fast approaching, the crash is a reminder that military service involves dangers seldom encountered in civilian life -- even when warfighters are not operating near hostile forces. Read More
Just days ago, the planned summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong”‘un seemed to be hanging by a thread. Talks are still on track, but the North Koreans have expressed second thoughts, owing to statements from the Trump administration suggesting that the North would be expected to denuclearise in exchange for the mere promise of loosened sanctions. Read More
