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Surveillance in the UK ‘just kept expanding’ after the London bombings
LONDON (AP) — After four home-grown suicide bombers killed 52 London commuters on July 7, 2005, Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed that Britain would stop at nothing to defeat terrorism. "Let no one be in...
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Kurds are carving out a new type of entity in northern Syria
From the vast size of his office and the breadth of his responsibilities, you would think Akram Hesso was a head of state.He talks of economic policies and export taxes, while his armed forces are...
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Iran is developing a new flying boat
The Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex appears to have built a new ekranoplan at the shipyard located near Bostanu, satellite imagery suggests.Imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe from...
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War in Europe is no longer seen as completely out of the question
NATO is preparing for a long standoff with Russia, reluctantly accepting that the Ukraine conflict has fundamentally transformed Europe's security landscape and that it may have to abandon hope of a...
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REPORT: An Iranian agent was caught planning terrorist attacks in Jordan
BEIRUT – Dramatic reports have emerged in Jordan that the country’s security forces have stopped an Iranian terror plot following the arrest of a man affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards...
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The world's most popular gun debuted 68 years ago today
The world's most notorious gun entered into its first round of production 68 years ago today.First put into production on July 6, 1947, the AK-47 quickly became one of the most ubiquitous firearms in...
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US professor in Russia dismissed amid Kremlin crackdown on foreigners
Officially, Nizhny Novgorod's Lobachevsky State University said Kendrick White was being let go as vice rector for innovation due to a "restructuring of the management system," according to a...
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Meet the 5 Russian generals already fighting the new Cold War
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has prepared a dossier laying out evidence for what it calls "Russian aggression against Ukraine."The report alleges there are some 9,000 Russian troops deployed in...
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A 78-year-old German man was hiding a 44-ton Nazi tank in his basement
Plenty of people collect World War II memorabilia and small trinkets, but a 78-year-old man in Germany was found with something much bigger: A 44-ton tank.Acting on a tip, police in northern Germany...
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US Coast Guard chief: We are 'not even in the same league as Russia' in the...
The US is lagging far behind other nations, especially Russia, when it comes to planning for the Arctic region as ice melts."We're not even in the same league as Russia right now,"Newsweek quotes Coast...
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Here's an intense cockpit-eye view of a C-130 transport plane making a...
Sometimes landing a plane looks much different than a smooth glide in until the wheels touch down.During a “combat landing” that US pilots perfected in Vietnam, the plane basically nose-dived in at a...
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US jets intercepted Russian bombers off the California and Alaska coasts on...
On July 4th, two pairs of Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bombers approached the US West coast, causing the Air Force to scramble to intercept the planes before they breached US airspace, two senior defense...
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Iran's regime knows 'snapback sanctions' aren't going to be able to stop it...
As world powers prepare to finalize a nuclear deal with Iran, European businesses are gearing up for a swift re-entry into the Islamic Republic. The potentially impending deal will open Iran — one of...
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Obama's 'Whack-a-Mole' talk about ISIS is getting ridiculous
In the beginning there was Operation Overlord. Then came Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom.Now the fight against the Islamic State has introduced a new...
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The US has blown up a lot of American-made tanks and humvees captured by ISIS
Here's the latest from the US military's information war against the Islamic State: an infographic that tells a story about the conflict that the Pentagon probably didn't want to emphasize.The US...
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GHOST FLEET: A new book describes a Vision of White-Knuckle Warfare in the...
If a major war broke out on Earth below, what would happen aboard the International Space Station?This and a dozen other wild “what ifs” are answered in the opening pages of P.W. Singer and August...
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5 big takeaways from the new US national military strategy
General Martin Dempsey, outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has just released a new, remarkably readable National Military Strategy (NMS).This document, alongside the President’s National...
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US-backed Kurds are on a roll — but there's a catch
The Kurds are gaining momentum in the northern Syria stronghold of Islamic State militants.With the backing of US airstrikes, the Kurdish YPG militia has made significant gains against the militant...
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A look inside Russia's military-centric Woodstock
The Nashestvie Music Festival is one of the biggest outdoor music events in Russia, featuring some of the country's most popular rock bands. But alongside the music, dancing, and beer, visitors can...
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Here's the story of the World War II hero who became the first Navy SEAL
Though his service in the military preceded the formation of the Navy SEALs by nearly twenty years, Navy Lt. j.g. Jack Taylor is thought to be the first U.S. commando to operate in the sea, air, and...
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