Japan’s F-35s Could Give It A Big Advantage Over China
Japan, guided by fiery nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has committed to purchasing 42 F-35As with the possibility of ordering more in the future. Although the F-35 has had a controversial run in...
View ArticleThe Military's Testing A Laser That Can Disable A Speedboat In 30 Seconds
Lockheed Martin's prototype laser weapon successfully disabled military-grade speed boats in under thirty seconds on Wednesday.ADAM, or Area Defense Anti-Munitions, is a laser weapon initiative that is...
View ArticleAward-Winning Filmmaker Learned Everything He Needed To Know In The Marine Corps
Anton Sattler says he could not have made his award-winning CHOSIN documentary or its spin-off graphic novels without what he learned in the Marine Corps.First of all, the Marines taught him how to...
View ArticleLegendary Marine General Jim Mattis Explains What Makes This Generation Of...
General "Mad Dog" Mattis, the general who last year retired his post as commander of U.S. Central Command and finished a remarkable career of military service, is well known for his no-nonsense brand...
View ArticleChina Is Worried Its Students Are Being Recruited As Foreign Spies
Chinese state media is warning students studying overseas to avoid foreign spies, writing that an "overseas intelligence agency"has repeatedly seduced Chinese students to conduct espionage against...
View ArticleOminous Photos Of Russia's Most Militaristic Victory Day Parade In Years
Russia marked the Soviet Union's role in defeating Nazi Germany by holding one of the largest Victory Day military parades in Moscow in years today.President Vladimir Putin presided over the parade,...
View ArticleA Swedish Airliner And A Russian Spy Plane Nearly Collided Above Sweden
An SAS Boeing 737 had to change its course at the last moment not to collide with a Russian Il-20 close to Malmö, Sweden.Even if the news was only recently made public, a Boeing 737 with 132 people on...
View ArticleHow Russia Equips America's Volatile Neighbors
Russia's push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and re-establishing itself as a power in the...
View ArticleDefector Claims North Korea Is Run By A Mysterious Organization That Directs...
Since Kim Jong-un succeeded his father, Kim Jong-il, in 2011, the 31-year-old has been trying to make his mark as Supreme Leader of North Korea.However, a recent interview with a North Korean defector...
View ArticleUS: Crimea Belongs To Ukraine
The United States criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Crimea on Friday as provocative and repeated the U.S. rejection of Moscow's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula."This trip is...
View ArticleLinguistic Imperialism: The World According To Putin
When Vladimir Putin justified his annexation of Crimea on the ground that he owed protection to Russian speakers everywhere, this newspaper took a dim view of his line of argument, pointing out that...
View ArticleUS Marine Harrier Jet Crashes In Arizona
A U.S. Marine Corps pilot escaped serious injury after his Harrier jet crashed south of Phoenix, Arizona, ABC 15 is reporting.The jet went down around 1:25 p.m. local time in an unpopulated area, The...
View ArticleThat Viral Video Of A 'UFO' Attack In Afghanistan Is An Obvious Hoax
A YouTube video currently making the rounds across the internet showing a "UFO" destroying a Taliban camp is an obvious hoax.While debunking videos isn't exactly my forte, it's worth it this time since...
View ArticleSix Numbers That Explain Why Europe Can't Get Its Act Together On Russia
Western sanctions against Russia appear to have done little to influence the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine. But while the United States has targeted some of President Vladimir Putin's close allies, the...
View ArticleNorth Korea Has A Stockpile Of Nuclear Missiles And Is Threatening To Test One
North Korea renewed a threat on Saturday to conduct a nuclear test amid heightened concern that the reclusive state with a stockpile of missiles may set off an atomic device for the fourth time on the...
View ArticleThese 9 Countries Are The Most Dangerous For Minorities
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. And last week, International Holocaust Remembrance Day happened.Yet despite promises by the international community to never repeat such...
View ArticleBrazil Will Have Troops Guard Amazon Border During World Cup
Brazil began deploying 30,000 troops on Saturday to patrol its borders and beef up security for the World Cup soccer tournament that will kick off in 12 Brazilian cities next month, the Defense...
View ArticleThe CIA Probably Has A Huge Secret Arms Cache At This Base In Texas
Camp Stanley, a U.S. Army weapons depot north of San Antonio, is the probable location of a secret CIA weapons cache, Charlie Savage of The New York Times reports.Until now, nobody has known the exact...
View ArticleNavy Set To Buy Ten New Submarines For $17.6 Billion
The Navy has awarded an $18 billion contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat to build ten more Virginia-class attack submarines, service officials announced April 28.The award is the latest contract...
View ArticleThe View From The Cockpit of Russia's Answer To The Blue Angels
On May 9, Russia celebrated the Victory Day (70th anniversary of the country's liberation from Nazi troops) with a spectacular airshow and huge naval parade reviewed by Putin at Sevastopol, in...
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