Russia is building a new radar station close to NATO's borders
Russia's Defense Ministry broadcasting channel, Zvezda-TV, reports that Moscow has plans to start building new early warning radar stations in Azerbijan and near the Arctic Circle.The radar stations...
View ArticleChina just tested a new intercontinental missile that can fire multiple...
China conducted a flight test this month of its newest long-range missile that US intelligence agencies say lofted two independently-targeted simulated nuclear warheads, according to defense...
View ArticleHere's the tactic that makes China's espionage activities are so effective
As the US still attempts to formulate a response to China's massive hack of the US government's Office of Personnel Management — a breach that affected some 22 million people, including federal...
View ArticlePentagon report: Russia is deploying new, specially modified air-defense...
Russia is moving air defense systems modified for the harsh Arctic environment to key areas near its borders with Norway and the US, the US Army's Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) notes in its...
View ArticleQatar is still negligent on terror finance
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on August 5 against two Qatari nationals accused of providing funding to al Qaeda in Pakistan, as well as to Al Nusrah Front in Syria and extremists in...
View ArticleA preliminary analysis of the Bangkok bombing
On August 17, the daily evening rush hour routine of Bangkok residents was tragically interrupted by a devastating bomb blast that tore through a segment of downtown Ratchaprasong junction, a major...
View ArticleA look inside Ranger School, where the Army's toughest soldiers are made
Two women made history this week when they completed Ranger School, one of the US military's most demanding courses. It's a grueling, two-month physical and mental gauntlet, and graduating from it...
View ArticleStunning photos of a new $20 million reconnaissance jet that hasn't got any...
The Scorpion is an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft with twin canted tails, two 8,000-lb turbofan engines, straight wings with internal weapons bay and external...
View ArticleHere's what might be behind the latest surge in violence in Ukraine
The past 10 days have witnessed a significant escalation of violence all along the line of contact (LOC) between the Ukrainian armed forces (UAF) and combined Russian-separatist forces in eastern...
View ArticleA successor to the storied U-2 spy plane is reportedly in development
Lockheed Martin is developing a successor to the storied U-2 spy plane, Flightglobal reports. Lockeed Martin's "Skunk Works," the office in charge of developing the company's high-end future defense...
View ArticleNavy SEALs may begin to admit female candidates into training
The chief of naval operations has said that the Navy is poised to let women become members of the elite SEAL teams if they meet the same non-gender-specific established training and entry standards,...
View ArticleIt's been 75 years since the iconic B-25 Mitchell Warbird made its debut
On August 19th, 1940, the North American B-25 "Mitchell" performed its first flight. It would become the most versatile, widely used, and overall best medium-range bomber of World War II.The B-25 took...
View ArticleThe Ashley Madison hack may have exposed information connected to 15,000...
Hackers released account information belonging to millions of users of the adultery website AshleyMadison.com, including some 15,000 email addresses possibly linked to government and military email...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment
The 75th Ranger Regiment is the US Army’s premier airborne light infantry unit. Specializing in raids and airfield seizures, the Regiment is one of very few units that has been constantly deployed...
View ArticleThe 9 dirtiest and most effective hand-to-hand combat moves
When the military needs to get down and dirty with the enemy, it usually means a few things have gone wrong. It’s best for the US if fights are conducted at long range, where more assets can be brought...
View Article7 killed in plane collision during an air-show rehearsal in Slovakia
Two turbo-prop planes carrying civilian parachutists rehearsing for an air show collided in mid-air in Slovakia on Thursday, killing seven people, authorities said.The dead were the four pilots and...
View ArticleISIS claims responsibility for explosion outside government building in Yemen
A bomb exploded next to the governor's office in Aden and killed four people on Thursday, witnesses said, as Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a deadly raid on a Yemeni military post...
View ArticleThis intense video shows a Boeing 737 getting struck by lightning
The video below is extremely interesting. The video shows a lightning strike hit a Delta Boeing 737 on the taxiway.No one was hurt as a consequence of the lightning as the plane is shielded by a...
View ArticleEvery American war summed up in one sentence
America has fought in a lot of wars so it can be hard to keep track of all of them. As a quick reference guide, here is every American war, each captured in a single tidy sentence.American Revolution:...
View Article6 of the wildest top secret spy missions of World War II
Spy novels are filled with over-the-top missions and unlikely operations, but some of the wildest spy stories are the real ones.1. A Polish spy bluffs her way into a Gestapo prison while surrounded by...
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