A coalition of jihadist groups just launched an offensive that could be...
Jaysh al Fateh (the “Army of Conquest”), a coalition of anti-Assad forces that overran much of the Idlib province earlier this year, has launched a new offensive against the Assad regime.The...
View ArticleThe US's strategy in Iraq is getting even more confusing
The US is having increasing trouble distinguishing between armed groups that are allied with and opposed to the American-led anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq, Andrew Tilghman reports for the Military Times....
View ArticleUkraine's maverick battalions are becoming a problem
(Reuters) - From a basement billiard club in central Kiev, Dmytro Korchynsky commands a volunteer battalion helping Ukraine's government fight rebels in the east. A burly man with a long, Cossack-style...
View ArticleThe head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias is taunting the US
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition's campaign against Islamic State ineffective and accused Washington of lacking the will to...
View ArticleIt's been 70 years since the worst disaster in the history of the US Navy
Seventy years ago, the worst naval disaster in US history and worst shark attack ever were overshadowed by the dropping of the world’s first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.The...
View ArticleAir Force secretary: The F-35 has a wide range of problems
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has admitted to a wide range of past and present problems with the F-35 while maintaining that the fifth-general will eventually guarantee the US continued air...
View Article12 Russian military aircraft spotted near Latvia’s sovereign airspace
As many as 12 Russian military aircraft were spotted Wednesday near Latvia’s sovereign airspace in the Baltic region of Eastern Europe, a statement by the Latvian Armed Forces said.Russia has flown...
View ArticleTaliban leader Mullah Omar once cold-called the State Department to demand...
On July 29th, the government of Afghanistan announced that it believed Mullah Muhammad Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, had died in a hospital in Pakistani in 2013.From 1996 to 2001, when the...
View ArticleIncredible photos a son found of his father in Okinawa
The 718th Amphibian Tractor Battalion shipped out just in time to participate in the invasion of Leyte Gulf, where they took part in raids behind Japanese lines.Though seeing a fair amount of action,...
View ArticleChina and Russia are going to hold military drills in the Sea of Japan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia will hold joint naval and air defense drills in the Sea of Japan, China said on Thursday, the latest exercises between the two countries which could concern Japan,...
View ArticleRussia and China are building hypersonic missiles and it's 'complicating'...
OMAHA—China and Russia are developing maneuvering high-speed strike vehicles that pose new threats to the United States, U.S. Strategic Command leaders said Wednesday.Adm. Cecil D. Haney, Strategic...
View ArticleLoopholes in the Iranian nuclear deal could bolster ties between Iran and...
Iran’s nuclear relationship with North Korea is likely to grow due to a recent nuclear accord, according to experts and members of Congress, who warned in a hearing that loopholes in the deal would...
View ArticleThis chart shows the US' astonishing defense capabilities — along with their...
Since the end of the Cold War, the US has been the world's unquestioned dominant military power.Though defense spending has been shrinking since its high in 2010, the US' budget in 2014 still surpassed...
View ArticleHackers found a way to make a self-aiming sniper rifle change targets
A pair of hackers have found a way to intercept a computer-assisted sniper rifle's wireless connection and change the weapon's target, disable the scope's computer, and stop the gun from firing,...
View ArticleRussia is currently modernizing the S-300 advanced missile system for Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is modernizing its S-300 missile system to supply to Iran, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, RIA news agency reported."It has partially been...
View ArticleIncredible photos of 10 Russian warplanes intercepted over the Baltic Sea
On July 24, Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets intercepted and identified 10 Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.The RAF Typhoons from were launched as a large...
View ArticleThe Legenday F4U Corsair as you have never seen it before
The Vought F4U Corsair is probably one of the most famous American fighter planes ever.More than 12,500 examples of this aircraft were manufactured by Vought beginning in 1940, with final delivery of...
View ArticleHere are stunning pictures of the wreck of one of America's first aircraft...
USS Saratoga (CV-3), commissioned in 1927, was an Lexington-class American Aircraft carrier measuring 268 meters (880 ft.) in length and weighting 39,000 tons. Originally she was designed as a...
View ArticleThe incredible story of US Navy sailors sunk by torpedos and then attacked by...
When the USS Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the final weeks of WWII, around 900 men of the crew jumped into the water to escape the burning ship.Yet that was just the start of their...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia wants to buy $5.4 billion in advanced missiles from the US
The government of Saudi Arabia has requested several hundred Lockheed Martin Corp.-made Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles and other equipment as part of a potential $5.4 billion deal.The...
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