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Here are the Navy records of 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle
Oscar best picture nominee "American Sniper," starring Bradley Cooper, brought renewed attention to Chris Kyle's record as the deadliest sniper in US military history.Kyle served four combat tours in...
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The Australian military is now training to use Reaper drones
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian air force personnel have begun training on armed drones in the United States, Australian defense officials said on Monday, less than a week after Washington said it would...
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Senior Western diplomat: All options are open to Putin in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - In Russia, Vladimir Putin likes to portray himself as the saviour of the nation. In Europe and the United States he has come to be seen as a threat to the new world order.What the...
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Egypt wants to build a joint Arab military force
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president said Sunday that the need for a joint Arab military force is growing every day as the region faces the threat of Islamic militancy.President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in...
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Moldova looks dysfunctional, and Russia is loving it
CHISINAU -- The political system in Moldova looks increasingly dysfunctional. And the big winner from that might end up being Russia.More than two months after legislative elections in Moldova gave a...
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Military expert: Russian snap military drills could turn into assaults on...
The Baltic states are becoming increasingly unnerved by the growing number of Russian military drills close to their borders, Damien Sharkov of Newsweek reports,Since the start of the Ukrainian crisis,...
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South Korea is eyeing a deal to buy 120 F-16s
Seoul (AFP) - Korean Air and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly bid for an $8-billion fighter jet project, a company spokesman said Sunday, pitting the pair against a...
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A US Marine who vanished in Iraq a decade ago and resurfaced in Lebanon has...
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — A US Marine who vanished a decade ago in Iraq was convicted Monday of desertion for leaving his post there and then fleeing to Lebanon after a brief return to the US.The...
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The eastern Ukraine ceasefire is crumbling
Kiev (AFP) - Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine's port city of Mariupol are continuing to attack government troop positions, Kiev said, fuelling concerns for the fate of a UN-backed...
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Veterans Affairs Secretary apologizes for incorrectly stating that he was in...
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized Monday for misstating that he served in the military's special forces.McDonald made the erroneous claim while speaking to a homeless veteran during...
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America's drone makers are expecting a surge in sales because of eased State...
Abu Dhabi (Reuters) - U.S. drone makers are expecting a surge in sales of military and civilian drones to Gulf states after the State Department eased export rules last week, industry executives said...
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Here are the Air Force's most wanted fugitives
The US military has more than 2.2 million personnel across all branches. Despite the US military's best attempts at instilling discipline and training a professional force, it has its share of bad...
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This map shows how the rest of the world doesn't even come close to the US'...
The US continues to hold the indisputable top spot in defense spending, designating more than the combined expenditures of the top 15 nations according to an annual report from the International...
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Watch Iran attack a model US aircraft carrier with speed boats
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards staged war games in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, including a gunboat attack on a model U.S. warship, in Tehran's latest display of military muscle in a Gulf...
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US military trains African armies ahead of Boko Haram campaign
Under the glare of the Saharan sun, a U.S. special forces trainer corrects the aim of a Chadian soldier as he takes cover behind a Toyota pick-up and fires at a target with his AK47 -- a drill that...
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Houti rebels sacked a US-trained Yemeni special forces camp
SANAA (Reuters) - Armed men from Yemen's newly dominant Houthi group took over a special forces army base in the capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, soldiers there said.The clashes, which lasted around...
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Experts: The US military is no longer able to fight two wars simultaneously
The United States military does not currently have the ability to fight two major wars simultaneously, according to a new report, a significant reduction from the capacity enjoyed by defense officials...
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Russia considered a plan to split Ukraine before the president’s overthrow
Strategy document suggests Moscow was already pondered plan to annex Crimea and assimilate pro-Russian regionsThe Kremlin received advice to break up Ukraine and absorb its pro-Russian regions even...
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This chart shows how China, India, and Japan are competing to develop their...
Aircraft carriers are one of the ultimate symbols of a nation's military strength and ability to project force beyond its borders. An aircraft carrier group is only fully operational when it has a...
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A former FBI agent revealed the motivations behind 'lone wolf' terrorists,...
There's been a big increase in so-called lone-wolf terrorist attacks, according to a new study, which also revealed characteristics of lone-wolf terrorists.The study by the Southern Poverty Law Center...
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