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The 10 Most-Impressive US Military Technologies Right Now
As a laser weapon capable of shooting down enemy drones is developed by the US military, we look at other weird gizmos and gadgets soon to be rolled out by the US armyA laser weapon capable of shooting...
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BIDEN TO MALIKI: You Can Forget US Help If You Don't Work With Rival Factions
US Vice President Joe Biden pushed Washington's calls for greater political inclusion in Iraq in phone calls with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other top officials, amid a deepening crisis.With...
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Militants Fly Their Black Flags Over Iraq Refinery
BAGHDAD (AP) — Sunni militants have hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq's largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital facility had fallen to the insurgents in...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki Claims Momentum Against ISIS — But Battle For...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki insisted on Wednesday that government forces had halted the advance of hardline Sunni militants across the country.The clashes at the country's largest oil refinery...
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The U.S. Is Opposing Russia And China's Draft Of An Arms Control Treaty For...
The United States is opposing a new draft treaty submitted to the United Nations last week by China and Russia that seeks legally binding curbs on weapons in space amid concerns that both states are...
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There Have Only Been 15 Instances In Modern Combat Worthy Of America's...
On Thursday, President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, making him the 15th recipient of the nation's highest military award for bravery after more than a decade of war in...
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These Amazing Pictures Show What Iraq Was Like Before The Country's Decades...
Iraq has lived under a nearly-continuous state of conflict or international sanctions since 1980, the year the war with neighboring Iran began. After the ravages of Saddam Hussein's decades in power...
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It's Time To Face America's Failure In Iraq
The last week, which has seen murderously radical Sunni jihadists take over much of Iraq and even threaten Baghdad, has witnessed the unraveling of the past dozen years of U.S. policy in that country,...
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Marine Who Covered A Grenade To Save His Best Friend: 'I Wouldn't Change...
"I wasn’t gonna make it. I had come to terms that I was gonna die, and I was very sure of that.”Those thoughts raced through Marine Corporal Kyle Carpenter's head in the moments after he dove on top of...
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A Military Defense Contractor Has A New Chair That Can Control Up To Three...
Defense contractor Thales Group proposes this sci-fi chair-and-monitor arrangement as a setup capable of helping a person command up to three unmanned drones at once. It's only a proof-of-concept for...
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NATO: Russia Is Placing Thousand Of Troops Along The Ukrainian Border
MOSCOW (AP) — Intense fighting raged Thursday in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia insurgents said they were losing the battle with government forces and begged the Kremlin for military help.NATO's...
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Here's The New Kurdish Country That Could Emerge Out Of The Iraq Crisis
Chaos is spreading in Iraq as the militant jihadi group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and its affiliated members launch operations throughout the country, and Syria's civil is still...
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Amazing Photos Of A Multinational Air Force Exercise Currently Underway In...
Several Turkish and foreign aerial squadrons are attending Exercise Anatolian Eagle, lasting from June 9 to 20, which is currently underway at the Konya airbase in Turkey.Inspired by the American Red...
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Israeli Official: A Hamas Leader Living In Turkey Is Behind The Kidnapping Of...
A Hamas leader currently living in Turkey is believed to be behind the kidnapping of the three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank last week, an Israeli security official said Thursday.The official...
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Providing Aid In Conflict Zones Is Getting More And More Dangerous
On Monday, a series of aerial bombs struck Sudan's South Kordofan province, home to communities who are sympathetic to the newly formed country of South Sudan.Two bombs in particular struck a hospital...
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Here's The Crazy Amount Of Gear Military Medics Carry Every Day In War
Some of the most-respected and loved members of a military unit are the ones who don't do much fighting.They are the combat medics — or corpsman to the Navy and Marines — and they are often the first...
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These Images Show How Hard Daily Life Has Gotten In Ukraine's War-Torn East...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists — bolstered by militants with less-than plausibly deniable ties to Russia — and the Ukrainian government is continuing despite a soon to be...
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The Air Force Is Already Planning Its Next-Generation Drone Fleet
Air Force leaders are in the early stages of planning the service’s next-generation drone fleet that could reshape the Air Force’s entire fleet and continue to lower the number of airborne pilots,...
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The World's Three Largest Arms Importers All Border One Another
The world's three largest arms importers — India, China, and Pakistan — all share borders with one another, some of which are in dispute. These disagreements have occasionally led to armed conflict,...
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ISIS Is Spreading These Propaganda Photos All Over Social Media
On June 18, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIS) media wing in Wilayat Ninewa released a series of photos to social media sites illustrating the group's staggering gains. The images also...
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