Why Is The US Military Spending So Much Money On The F-35 Fighter Jet?
Despite incessant technical problems and delays, the US military has no plans to cancel the new F-35 fighter jet, the costliest weapons program in Pentagon history.The Joint Strike Fighter has been...
View ArticleIsrael's Infamous 'Prisoner X' Leaked Secrets To Iran [Report]
The Australian-born Mossad agent who committed suicide while imprisoned in Israel on undisclosed charges leaked sensitive intelligence to Iran, according to a new book by investigative journalist...
View ArticleUS Weapons Makers And Military Bet On Innovation As Funds Shrivel
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (Reuters) - Building missiles used to be back-breaking, strenuous work, and dangerous too, given the high level of explosives involved.But U.S. weapons maker Raytheon Co has...
View ArticleThis Is What It Looks Like When An F-35A AF-1 Does A 360-Degree Roll [PHOTO]
This is a composite image, built from 17 photos of the F-35 doing an aileron roll.The maneuver itself is anything but special. It’s a standard 360-degree roll, that the F-35A AF-1 routinely completes...
View Article29 Awesome Pictures Of The US Navy Through History
October 27 is Navy Day in the United States, celebrating the world's largest fleet, with 317,054 active duty personnel, 109,671 reserves, and 285 ships and more than 3,700 aircraft in active service.It...
View ArticleThe Navy's Plan For High-Tech New Ships Is Going To Be Very Expensive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's decision to stop building the current class of coastal warships after 32 vessels and focus on ships with more firepower and protection will result...
View ArticleA Rare In-Air Photo Of A B-2 Stealth Bomber Flying With A T-38 Talon
The T-38 Talon Twin-Jet Supersonic Trainer is a vital training tool used by B-2 Spirit stealth bomber pilots.The image above shows something you don’t see every day: a T-38 Talon and a B-2 Spirit...
View ArticleDramatic Color Footage Shows Aerial Combat In World War II
This is what aerial combat over Europe looked like during World War II.A video producer by the name of Loudon Maverick has compiled a color video including fighter gun camera footage, dogfights, flak...
View ArticleHardly Any Female Soldiers Actually Want Direct Combat Jobs
FORT EUSTIS, Va. (AP) — Only a small fraction of Army women say they'd like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do say they want a job that takes them right into the...
View ArticleSlow-Motion Video Gives Mesmerizing View Of The US Military's Rifle Of Choice
In an ongoing series of filming topics that normally occur too quickly for the human eye to process, YouTube sensations The Slow Mo Guys recently filmed an M4 Carbine at speeds 720 times slower than...
View ArticleThe Military Is Rolling Out A Combat Equivalent Of Google Glass
Continuing a drive to outfit soldiers with the latest in high-tech enhancements, Special Forces will soon be equipped with a Google Glass-like technology, Wired reports.Q-Warrior, the latest...
View ArticleThe Syrian Government Is Using Famine As A Weapon Of War
The Syrian Civil War — already noted for horrors ranging from chemical weapons to the indiscriminate shelling of civilian neighborhoods— has reached a new low, NOW reports.Taking advantage of the...
View ArticleThe US Is Inching Closer To Total Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The White House is signalling toward the likelihood of a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the end of this year, The Washington Post is reporting.With Afghan President Hamid...
View Article17 Unbelievable Photos Of Special Forces Training In Belarus
The Agence France-Presse recently tweeted a couple of photos of what can only be described as excruciating displays of strength and focus by Belarus Interior Ministry special forces.A Belarus Interior...
View ArticleUS Marines Are Thrilled Over Minor Uniform Regulation Change
Rank-and-file US Marines will be able to show off their forearms once more after the commandant backed down from a deeply unpopular rule that banned troops from rolling up the sleeves of their combat...
View ArticleBoeing Develops Secure 'Black' Phone To Keep Secrets Safe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> on Wednesday unveiled a smartphone that appears to come straight from a James Bond spy movie.In addition to encrypting calls, any attempt to open the casing...
View Article11 Things The Military Teaches You About Leadership
Does military experience translate to leadership and business savvy?A glance at today's most successful corporations would suggest that it does. Many of the biggest names in the business world —...
View ArticleADMIRAL: The Al Qaeda Threat Is 'Metastasizing'
Al-Qaeda's core leadership in Pakistan has been seriously weakened, but the potential withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan could trigger a resurgence of the terror network, a top US commander...
View ArticleTop Republicans Long For Simpler Days Of The Cold War
Amid the worries of a nuclear holocaust and mutually assured destruction, the Cold War was a relatively stable period as the Soviet Union and the United States kept each other in check.Now, against the...
View ArticleTroops Can't Have 'Scary' Tattoos At Popular Beach In Japan
Troops with tattoos that may "scare other beachgoers" are no longer allowed to enjoy the popular Zushi beach a short trip away from the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Naval Base, Stars and Stripes reports.In...
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