Video Shows A Libyan Fighter Jet Crashing Into The Middle Of A Town
On Sept. 2, a Mig-21 belonging to the Free Libya Air Force crashed into Tobruk killing the pilot and at least a small boy on the ground.The entire scene was filmed from a rooftop in Tobruk: the...
View ArticleIsrael Just Signed A Historic $15 Billion Natural Gas Deal With Jordan
Israel signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan Wednesday, under which it will supply the Hashemite Kingdom with $15 billion worth of natural gas from its Leviathan energy field over 15...
View ArticleThe US And China Are In A Race To Develop Next-Generation Hypersonic Missiles
China and the U.S. have both conducted tests of new hypersonic weapons systems over the past month. Although both tests were unsuccessful, they signal continuing military competition between the two...
View ArticleTurkey's Attempts To Cozy Up To Iran Shows That Ankara Learned Nothing From...
Taking a step back and looking at the Turkish-Iranian relationship, it strikes me that it is following a similar pattern to the one Turkey had with Syria until 2011.The Turkish relationship with Syria...
View ArticleObama Is Having Trouble Building An International Coalition Against ISIS
Barack Obama has called for a "broad-based international coalition" to "degrade and destroy" Islamic State (ISIS) after the beheading of the American journalist Steven Sotloff.But it is not clear which...
View ArticleThe Army National Guard Is Broke
The Army National Guard is about $100 million short on cash and numerous states around the country are being forced to postpone, and possibly cancel training because of it.So far, Guard units in...
View ArticleThe US Military Is Going Forward With A Huge Training Exercise In Ukraine
The U.S. military has no plans to cancel a huge training exercise set to take place in western Ukraine in mid-September, despite a tense situation still remaining in the east of the country.Exercise...
View ArticleThe World Is Gearing Up For Amphibious Warfare — And That Means Even More...
The Marine Corps is returning to amphibious warfare — or at least it's trying to.While land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been the primary focus in recent years, the US military is dialing up its...
View ArticleNew US-South Korean Army Unit Will Seek To Destroy The North's Nukes In Any...
South Korea said Thursday it would create a joint military unit with the United States, as a report suggested the contingent would target North Korea's weapons of mass destruction if a full-scale...
View ArticleRussia Blames The US For Suspension Of French Warship Sale
Russian officials questioned France's reliability as a trading partner on Thursday after it suspended delivery of a warship because of the Ukraine crisis and suggested Parishad bowed to U.S....
View ArticleISIS Surveillance Drone Is An Amateurish Remote-Controlled Quad-Copter
The drones used by ISIS militants are only remotely-controlled products you can buy online for about 500 USD rather than something comparable to real UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).Even though some...
View ArticleWhy ISIS Is A Bigger Threat Than Most People Realize
The rhetorical war over expanding direct U.S. military intervention into Syria — this time against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — has once again reached a boiling point. And in the long...
View ArticlePentagon: Russian Forces Near Ukraine Are 'More Lethal' Than Ever
Russian forces deployed near Ukraine's eastern border are "more lethal" than before and heavily armed with artillery and air defense weaponry, the Pentagon said Thursday."The force that we see arrayed...
View ArticleRussia May Still Have An Automated Nuclear Launch System Aimed Across The...
Anxiety over a nuclear exchange between super powers seems out of place in a post-Cold War world where conflicts are usually fought within states, rather than between them. But despite the changing...
View ArticleHere Are The 200 'Sky Soldiers' The US Is Sending To Military Exercises In...
The Pentagon announced Wednesday the U.S. Army will be sending 200 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Ukraine. The paratroopers from the 173rd, known as "Sky Soldiers," will...
View ArticleDespite World-Wide Fears, There's A Limit To How Much Of A Threat ISIS Really...
If it wasn't so disturbing, it probably could have been entertaining.An army in 4×4 Toyota pickup trucks, managing to terrorize not only Middle Eastern Shiites, but also Western and Israeli media. If...
View ArticleA Buckingham Palace Guard Put On A Wild Show For Tourists, And The Army Isn't...
The guards outside Buckingham Palace are known for their incredible bearing, often standing for hours of post with nary a flinch.But a recently discovered video uploaded to YouTube last month shows a...
View ArticleRussian Rockets Are Falling Within Sight Of A Strategically Vital Ukrainian City
Pro-Moscow separatist forces, likely augmented by Russian soldiers, have began a bombardment of a major Ukrainian coastal city.Mariupol sits between pro-Russian occupied areas and the Crimean...
View ArticleNATO Declares Cyberattacks Could Trigger Military Responses In The Future
NATO leaders agreed on Friday that a large-scale cyberattack on a member country could be considered an attack on the entire U.S.-led alliance, potentially triggering a military response.The decision...
View ArticlePost-Conflict Bosnia Is Putin's Model In Ukraine
When Russian President Vladimir Putin looks at Ukraine, does he see Bosnia?The Balkan country, which has a tripartite presidency that reflects its ethnic balance, has remained at peace for almost two...
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