Syrian rebels are trying to capture the birthplace of the revolution
Syrian rebels launched an offensive Thursday to capture government-held neighborhoods in the southern city of Daraa, setting off fighting that killed dozens of people, including a man struck by a shell...
View ArticleThe 30,000-pound bomb that could be used against Iran's nuclear facilities...
Negotiators are working toward a June 30 deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. Should the negotiations ultimately fail and the talks fall apart, the Obama administration and any...
View Article15 common phrases civilians stole from the US military
The military is full of interesting lingo. The Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army all have their own unique phrases. Some of these are so good, the civilian world just can’t resist picking them up...
View ArticleHere's what upcoming ISIS military operations will probably look like
This report is authored by Jessica Lewis McFate, Kimberly Kagan, Jennifer Cafarella, Christopher Kozak, Theodore Bell, and Harleen Gambhir.The purpose of this intelligence forecast is to outline ISW’s...
View ArticleCombat medic: Here's how to stop bleeding
As docs, all of us spend a lot of time training people how to do this basic medical stuff themselves. We do this for several reasons.First, remember Combat Medicine Axiom #1: We may be busy looking...
View ArticlePutin: Russia is going to spend $400 billion upgrading its military
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia needs a mighty military to fend off threats near its borders, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, in a stance that reflects soaring tensions with the West over the crisis in...
View ArticleThe Assad regime is trying to use an embattled minority group to put pressure...
The agitation in the Druze community in Israel over the situation of their coreligionists in Syria turned bloody on Monday.A Druze mob near Majdal Shams attacked a military ambulance carrying wounded...
View ArticleThe US is starting to have an ISIS sympathizer problem
As the global US-led bombing campaign against ISIS approaches its first anniversary, the US is seeing an apparent rise in ISIS-related cases within its own borders. Since ISIS seized and held its first...
View ArticleThe Army is developing a 'Star Wars'-like hoverbike to transport soldiers
The U.S. Army is working on a futuristic “hoverbike” that could carry one to two soldiers up to ten feet off the ground at speeds around 60 miles per hour over land and water.The Army Research...
View ArticleSweden is boosting its military after Russia's ominous warning
Sweden will boost military exercises with NATO amid concerns of Russia's increasingly defiant posture, Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist said on Friday, according to AFP. Sweden, which is not part of...
View ArticleObama is denying the undeniable
The slaughter in Syria and the awful human rights violations in Iran cannot be denied by the Obama administration, but they sure can be downplayed and ignored.On the Iran point, consider the release...
View ArticleThe Cold War never really ended
To those who lived through it, the night of November 9, 1989, seemed to mark a new epoch in human history.The Berlin Wall was suddenly undefended, in a single delirious moment that promised to end the...
View Article7 unbelievable military weapons most people have never heard of
History is full of examples of human ingenuity run amok. Weapons design is no exception.A group of Quora users sought to answer the question, "What are some historical weapons that most people have...
View ArticleRussia thinks its monstrous new super-tank can resist just about all of...
Russia's 3rd-generation battle tank will feature a new version of explosive reactive armor (ERA) capable of resisting widely used Western anti-tank weapons, a source at a leading Russian heavy...
View ArticleWhy forging an Iran deal by the deadline will be close to impossible
VIENNA (AP) — World powers and Iran are back in nuclear talks, and this round may be the deciding one.After nearly a decade of international diplomacy, negotiators are trying to reach a final agreement...
View ArticleBattlefield setbacks aren't stopping ISIS from killing on a massive scale
On June 26, jihadists carried out terror attacks on three continents.In Tunisia, gunmen killed 39 people at a beach resort in Sousse, a coastal city south of Tunis. In Kuwait, a suicide bombing at a...
View ArticleThis is America's new $13 billion warship
The US Navy is less than a year away from adding the most expensive warship in history to its fleet, the $13 billion USS Gerald Ford.The USS Ford, the lead ship of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier...
View ArticleReport: Syrian vice president was severely beaten on Assad's orders
BEIRUT – A pro-opposition media outlet has reported that Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa was “severely beaten” in a regime bid to kill him.A well-informed source told Elaph Journal that Sharaa...
View ArticleHere's a look at Russia's hypersonic missile that experts say could breach...
Russia is currently working on a new hypersonic missile, which can carry nuclear warheads and breach existing missile defense systems, according to military experts. The new weapon is part of Russia’s...
View ArticleGorgeous photo of America's mighty M1 tank firing rounds in Eastern Europe
In a move to unnerve Russian aggression, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced plans to deploy 250 M1 Abrams tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and artillery to the Baltics and Eastern...
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