Israel Tested A System That Can Stop Iranian Missiles Dead In Their Tracks
With the help of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the Israeli Ministry of Defense carried out its first successful test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system on Monday, according to the Jerusalem...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Nightmarish Prison System Is Expanding
One of North Korea's brutal prison camps "was significantly expanded between 2009 and 2010," according to a new analysis of satellite imagery.North Korea's prison camps have been compared to the...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Remains Deadly Silent About Karzai Booting US Special Forces...
Newly appointed Afghan War commander Gen. Joe Dunford stepped up to the plate in Afghanistan and, according to Foreign Policy's Gordon Lubold, promptly whiffed when Afghan President Hamid Karzai "threw...
View Article11 States That Are Going To Get Slammed Hardest By The Sequester
With less than a week to go until the sequester kicks in, the White House is warning of the effects that the automatic, across-the-board cuts will have on individual states.Here, we've compiled a list...
View ArticleThe Part Of The Drone War We Still Know Nothing About
The nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director has prompted intense debate on Capitol Hill and in the media about U.S. drone killings abroad. But the focus has been on the targeting of American...
View ArticleHere's Why Only One Stealth Nighthawk Was Ever Painted Gray
The Lockheed F-117A was not only the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, but also one of the most secret planes ever developed.Conceived for secret night missions, the “Nighthawk” was...
View ArticleThe Iranian Government Gives 'Argo' Two Thumbs Down
The government of Iran doesn't care much for the film "Argo," calling it an "advertisement for the CIA," and a Zionist plot to misrepresent the events surrounding the 1979 Islamic revolution, according...
View ArticleThese World-Class Navy Ships Are Going To Deteriorate If Congress Doesn't...
There's plenty of finger pointing over who's responsible for the budget battles on Capitol Hill, but the U.S. Navy is planning for the worst regardless of who's to blame.In a document released by Navy...
View ArticleThe Military Is Already Trying To Replace Aircraft That's Only Five Years Old
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the main research arm of the military, just released some details of a new experimental aircraft program "to develop the next generation of vertical...
View Article7 Huge Boondoggles That The Military Should Cut Right Now
Lost in the apocalyptic talk about automatic $50 billion cuts to the military is the simple fact that there is plenty of fat to cut.Starting with some of the more bombastic weapons programs: it cost...
View ArticleThe Most Elite Special Forces In The US
Ever since the Osama bin Laden raid, America has gone bonkers for U.S. Navy SEALs and Military Special Operators in general.Skip to the units >The Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is scheduled...
View ArticleLeaked Info Allegedly Shows The Absurd Lengths BofA Goes To Spy On Hackers
Anonymous hackers have released 14 gigabytes of information allegedly related to Bank of America and a web intelligence firm it hired to spy on hackers and social activists last year.Emails detail how...
View ArticleChief Of Dysfunctional F-35 Program Calls Out The Pentagon's Defense Contractors
AVALON, Australia, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Pentagon program chief for the F-35 warplane slammed its commercial partners Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney on Wednesday, accusing them of trying to...
View Article'Drop' In Afghanistan Insurgent Attacks Turns Out To Be A Clerical Error
An apparent drop in the number of insurgent attacks in Afghanistan that was cited by the Nato-led coalition as evidence of progress against the Taliban has been revealed as a clerical error.Coalition...
View ArticleCobra Snake Blood Is On The Menu For US Troops Training In The Thai Jungle
Ninety miles south of the bustling streets of Bangkok, U.S. troops trained with their counterparts in the Thai military this February, learning the ropes of jungle survival with surprising — and often...
View ArticleHow The US Air Force Sniffs For Nuclear Explosions
While the world diplomatic community debates sanctions against North Korea following the reclusive nation’s underground nuclear test on Feb. 12, U.S. Air Force crews are in action over the Sea of...
View ArticleHow A Corrupt Iraqi Police Chief Once Saved Me From The Advances Of A Politician
The people of planet earth tend to disagree about a lot of things. From what to teach in schools to the best economic system to what we should have for dinner, we’re always fighting, arguing or just...
View ArticleOne Of These Six Israeli Soldiers Could End Up Being Miss Universe
At least six of the 20 nominees competing for the title of Miss Israel this year will know how to field strip an M-16 military rifle, and have the strength to knock out a few pushups during the talent...
View ArticleThe 'Periodic Table Of Terrorists' Puts America's Enemies Into Perspective
The Department of State currently labels 52 groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), and strategic communications firm Navanti has put together a handy graphic to illustrate America's view of...
View ArticleI Spent 7 Months Driving The Most Vulnerable Vehicle In The US Military
When it replaced the quarter-ton Jeeps, the Humvee was an amazing leap forward. But the Pentagon never expected the improvised explosive device (IED).When I got out to Afghanistan in 2004, the Humvee...
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