Military/Defense News

Onslow Marine Corps legend -- a Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war -- dies at 77

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If the SR-72 Succeeds, War and Flight Will Never Be the Same

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The Militant Drone Playbook

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Is the Woke U.S. Military Going the Way of 1940’s France?

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Pentagon Quietly Puts More Troops in Taiwan

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Senior al-Qaida leader killed in northwest Syria drone strike: CENTCOM

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Could This Become the Army’s New Light Tank?

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US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you're making us look bad

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (8/13)

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Study: U.S. Military ‘Marginally Able’ to Defend America’s Vital Interests

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In Kabul, 8th Marines Add to Storied History Before Official Deactivation

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The Pentagon Sees Its First National Guard Unit Mutiny Over the Federal Vaccine Mandate

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Iran releases footage of helicopter approaching USS Essex, blasted for ‘unsafe’ conduct

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Bring Back the Sightseeing Sixth: The Case for an Arctic Division

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (9/15)

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US Navy Seizes 1,400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction

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Air Force goes woke and allows the use of gender pronouns in email signatures, saying it's 'authoriz

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Navigate by the Stars—From Beneath the Waves

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The $76 Billion Cost of a Yearlong Continuing Resolution

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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2021

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Merry Christmas, Soldiers: DOD Cuts Stateside Cost of Living Allowance

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US scrambles to avoid Vietnam moment in Kabul as panic spreads through Afghan capital

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Wormuth pushes back on scathing IG report on Army’s IVAS goggle program

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Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefitted Taliban

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Pentagon Distances Itself from Minihan Memo Suggesting Possible War with China in 2025

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The Army Brief: Boosting defense funding; Logistics failure; Russian drones; and more...

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The weaponry of the future Marine Corps Rifle Squad explained

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Army closes in on replacement for Patriot air defense system

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US Army will use creepy robots in subterranean environments

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Today's D Brief: Afghanistan's uncertain new chapter; Tragedy at Kabul; Lives in limbo; Lingering Q

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Gingrich knocks Milley: 'So incompetent' he revealed extent of socialism in military

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Adding Sensors Saves Ammo, Army Network Testers Find

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What I Learned While Eavesdropping on the Taliban

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Another Alaska-based soldier is found dead off post

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RAIDER X Could Be the Fastest Helicopter Ever

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Marine Corps F-35B Conduct First Landing Aboard JS Izumo

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The Naval Brief: Ukrainian port cities threatened; F-35C recovered; Cyber vigilance; and more...

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The US shot down Iranian drone in Syria - report

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Can Culture Drive Geopolitics?

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Army Expands Reviews of Command Sergeants Major in Bid to Weed Out Toxic Leaders

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The One Submarine China, Russia, North Korea and Iran Fear

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Proposed light tank battalion concept will require more armor crewmen

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Building a US Special Forces ‘Stealth Network’ on Taiwan

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Don’t call it a landmine. Soldiers test suitcase-sized tank killer

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For the first time, Black Hawk helicopter flies without anyone aboard

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Special ops task force in Middle East restructured for ‘broad, regional’ ISIS fight

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Four intelligence agencies produced multiple reports on the future of Afghanistan, but none forecast

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Cruise missiles in the Middle East

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For the American public, military conflict is the new normal

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Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force's Shadowy Project Mayhem

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A Research Team Hopes to Get Every Sailor to Wear a Sleep Tracker. And They Have Big Plans for the

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The US Has Spent $21 Trillion on the Military Since 9/11

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The Air Force's most advanced jets may be vulnerable because of their own weapons

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Michael Goodwin: Milley went rogue – he put activism over duty, joining many in DC who were out to

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Putin’s Biggest Ukraine Blunder: Energizing German Rearmament

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Air Force Posthumously Promotes Dick Cole, Last of the World War II Doolittle Raiders

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US Navy Will Upgrade Warships to Add Unnamed Space Capabilities

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Evolving Missions Require Evolving Munitions

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NY man sneaks onto Fort Drum base, injures soldier and steals Humvee

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Will China Surpass the US in Military Air Superiority?

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A veteran’s odyssey after hanging up the uniform in an America he doesn’t recognize

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Hundreds of Troops Complain About ‘Woke’ Racism, Extremism Training, Cotton Claims

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

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Airborne Almighty: Examining the Role of Static Line Jumps in Army Special Operations

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‘I Wake Up Shaking’ — The Moral Injury of the Afghanistan Withdrawal

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Army tweaking its approach for a long-range electronic warfare system

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Top Admiral Warns of Rapid Chinese, Russian Nuclear Arms Buildup

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Project Kaiju: The U.S. Air Force’s Desperate Bid To Protect Big, Slow Planes From Fast, Smart Chine

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State Guard units can’t limit off-duty protests by their troops, National Guard Bureau memo says

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DARPA Hopes A Plane-Boat Hybrid Can Solve The Pentagon’s Sealift Challenge

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Marine Corps Commandant Wants Review of Afghanistan Evacuation

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Finally: USAF Released a New Video Of The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber

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Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

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Biden's Parting Gift: Taliban Soldiers Reportedly Seen Taking Joyride in Black Hawk Helicopter – Vid

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What I Learned Working With ♠️MARSOC® The Last Few Years Of My Career(Things Big Marine Corps Needs

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Operations in the Information Environment: The Perspective from MARFORPAC Marines

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Re-shaping Forces for the High-End Fight: The Challenge of Overcoming the Legacy of the Land Wars

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Special Tactics Airmen and Coast Guard Bring Crucial Help to Haiti

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Lockheed Martin to build AGM-114 laser-guided Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles in $101.3 million

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Today's D Brief: Afghan pilots' fate up in the air; USAF minority recruiting takes a hit; Top Army

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The Pentagon spent $88 billion dollars training the Afghan Army for 20 years

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U.S. Military Eyes Prototype Mobile Nuclear Reactor in Idaho

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The fewer and the prouder: The hard truth looking up

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Why Is the U.S. Navy Retiring a Littoral Combat Ship So Early?

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Thousands expected to line 31 miles of closed roads to honor a fallen Marine

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Semper Party: Coast Guard offloads record $1.4 billion haul of coke and weed

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Defense Secretary Orders US Airlines to Help With Evacuation

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (8/9)

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Milley says civil war in Afghanistan ‘likely’ after US withdrawal, could lead to 'reconstitution of

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That $14 Trillion Spent by Pentagon Since 9/11

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Inside Skunk Works, Lockheed’s super-secret weapons facility

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Lessons from Kabul: The US Military Must Resolve Its Air Mobility Dilemma

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The Tragedy of Normalcy: Who Speaks for the “Functional Veteran?”

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

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Right-sizing the force: Army offers armor for smaller troops

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71% Of Eligible Gen-Zers Don't Qualify For Military Due To Obesity, Criminal Records And Other Reaso

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CH-47D/F / MH-47E Chinook Transport Helicopter

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U.S. Air Force Arms Ghostrider Gunship With Laser Weapon For Covert Strikes

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The Naval Brief: No ‘likes’ for extremism; Vulnerable veterans; Home for repairs; and more...

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For US military leaders, Afghan news strikes personal chord

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