Pro-Russian Rebels In Ukraine Can Shoot Down Aircraft, And It's A Huge Problem
Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) are a serious threat in Ukraine and elsewhere.The following footage was reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, and shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin...
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These Crossword Clues Nearly Gave Away The D-Day Invasion
Seventy years ago, the British Intelligence agency MI5 flew into a panic when agents noticed that key code names from the top secret D-Day operation were appearing in The Daily Telegraph's crossword...
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The US Secret Service Has New Software That Detects Sarcasm On The Internet
Nextgov came across a fascinating new software the Secret Service will be deploying: a sarcasm detector.The software can actually detect much more than that: it is meant to investigate a number of...
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A Russian Fighter Nearly Collided With A US Spy Plane
According to U.S. Defense officials, the interception of a U.S. RC-135U Combat Sent by a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker was not routine.The RC-135U is one of the most secretive U.S. surveillance...
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Militaries Know That The Arctic Is Melting — Here's How They're Taking Advantage
The new Wild WestThe Arctic, long considered an almost worthless backwater, is primed to become one of the most important regions in the world as its ice melts over the next few decades.Unlike every...
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These Are The Major Players Among Ukraine's Pro-Russian Separatists
KYIV — Keeping a handle on who's who in the chaotic separatist insurgency gripping Ukraine's frontier with Russia can get a little confusing. Here is a quick guide to the main players in Ukraine's...
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North Korean Officials Accuse Their Only Ally Of 'Being In Bed With...
North Korea's Central Party Committee has released an internal decree urging party members to 'abandon the Chinese dream,' according to New Focus International, a media outlet run by prominent North...
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The US Plans To Spend $20 Billion In Afghanistan After 2014 — Here's What...
Most of the stories headlining how President Obama plans to cut troops in Afghanistan as part of his planned exit from that country have not bothered to provide numbers on U.S. military spending...
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The US Military Just Closed Its 'Gateway To Afghanistan'
MANAS TRANSIT CENTER Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday handed back its only Central Asian airbase to the government of Russia's close ally Kyrgyzstan, as President Barack Obama winds...
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This Korean War Campaign Shows What The US Marine Corps Is Made Of [PHOTOS]
The Chosin Reservoir Campaign of the Korean War is the stuff of legend in the Marine Corps. During the pivotal 1950 battle, 15,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines, alongside another 15,000 UN soldiers,...
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Nigeria Has Arrested 10 Generals For Aiding Boko Haram
Some 15 senior Nigerian military officers, including 10 generals, are under arrest for allegedly aiding and abetting Boko Haram extremists who have spread chaos and fear in northern Nigeria, and in...
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See The App That Connects Rifle Scopes To Mobile Devices And Google Glass
A new application connects a rifle scope to a smartphone or Google Glass — and it has potential military uses.TrackingPoint's Precision Guided Firearms app accurately mirrors the view from a rifle's...
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CHART: These Are The Countries Where Terrorists Pose The Greatest Threat To...
Despite the U.S.-led War on Terror, there has been a rapid proliferation of Salafi-jihadist styled groups, according to a new RAND report by Seth G. Jones. Since 2010, there has been a 58% increase in...
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The Thai Military Junta Claims It Now Has Support From China After The US Cut...
BANGKOK (Reuters) — China and Vietnam have expressed support for Thailand's new military government, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, as pro-army supporters held a small gathering at the Australian...
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Here's The Army's Plan For Reintegrating Bergdahl
Recently freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has a long road of recovery ahead of him, according to Michelle Tan of the Army Times. Bergdahl is currently in the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where...
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The Last Of The Legendary Navajo Codetalkers Has Died
The last of 29 Navajo Americans who developed a code that helped Allied forces win the second World War died in New Mexico on Wednesday at the age of 93, local media reported.Family members confirmed...
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General In Charge When Bergdahl Was Captured: 'We Don't Leave Americans Behind'
The top American general who was in command of forces in Afghanistan at the time Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured says we shouldn't judge the soldier just yet, telling Yahoo News unequivocally that we...
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I Got A Rare Look Inside The Air Force's Drone Pilot Training
Learning how to drop bombs and fire Hellfire missiles is more like sitting in a regular college classroom than you might expect. There are hundreds of pages of text to digest, continual testing of...
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The Taliban Fighters Who Handed Off Bowe Bergdahl Were Bummed He Didn't Even...
The Taliban fighters who handed off Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to a Special Forces team during a prisoner exchange in eastern Afghanistan were reportedly bummed they didn't stick around long enough to exchange...
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This US Veteran Created A Wheelchair That's Built Like A Tank
Combat veteran Brad Soden, inspired by his wife's paralysis, has created a fleet of wheelchairs that are built more like tanks than traditional wheelchairs.Bloomberg Businessweek reports that...
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