Military/Defense News

How Effective Are Freedom of Navigation Operations? A US Navy Officer's Perspective

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US Carrier Launches Operations In East Med As Top US Syria Policy Czar Calls Al-Qaeda Leader "quotAn A

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Deadly Marine accident demonstrates the military’s accountability problem

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The U.S. Army's Body Armor Could Turn Out 14 Times More Powerful

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America’s coming robot Navy: What could go wrong?

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US closes once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners

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DHS IG finds holes in U.S. bioterrorism detection system

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The future for Marine Corps Infantry? Perimeter Security for artillery &amp sitting on the ship while

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21st Century USW: A Kill Web Team Sport

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An F-35 pilot breaks down each fighter generation

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Army Makes Gargantuan Bet On New Augmented Reality Goggles For Its Soldiers

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Army Powering Through with Future Vertical Lift Programs

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The Pentagon can’t spend China into submission, but alliances can deter it, House Dems say

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Nearly Half of DoD Employees Got More Productive When They Started Teleworking

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U.S. Navy beefs up its Red Sea presence

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Introducing the Irregular Warfare Initiative

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US Green Berets in Mozambique as ‘Brutal’ ISIS Siege Unfolds in the North, Spurring ‘Dunkirk-Style’

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Marine Trackers Push Back After General Blames Vehicle Commander for Deadly AAV Mishap

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Let’s Get Real About US Military ‘Dominance’

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Ike Carrier Strike Group launches flight operations against ISIS

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04/04/2021 News & Commentary – National Security

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US Army developing facial recognition tech to scan people in moving cars at base gates

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Burn pit advocate, Navy vet, Lauren Price dies after long fight with cancer

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Active-duty suicide numbers level off after summer spike, but reserves soar

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Air Force continues to pound ISIS targets in Iraq

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VA suicide prevention staff face burnout as workload rises, watchdog warns

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Pics: US military working on supersonic Air Force One that can go Mach 1.8

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Valkyrie drone launches even smaller drone from inside payload bay

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04/05/2021 News & Commentary – National Security

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America’s Maritime Army

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GAO: US loses control as Russia advances in electronic warfare (EW)

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Is the US Government Abandoning Radiation-exposed Sailors?

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US Special Operations units to take on Chinese disinformation

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As U.S. seeks peace, Taliban celebrates its jihadist training camps

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Sleep Issues Are Soaring in U.S. Military: Study

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Remains of Army soldier killed in Korean War identified after 70 years

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TO PROVE THEY “CARE” ABOUT WOMEN, THE ADMIRALS AND GENERALS ARE WILLING TO RESORT TO RUSSIAN TACTICS

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USS Essex Honors Service Members and Families during Burial at Sea

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US Army’s Not Stupid for Wanting Long-Range Fires — But More Analysis Needed, Hyten Says

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Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan

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USSOCOM: Information-Enabled Command versus AI-Enabled Command

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Imperial Policing Redux: The Folly of Staying the Course in Afghanistan

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Navy Installing More Directed Energy Weapons on DDGs, Conducting Land-Based Laser Testing This Year

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Marine vet & the interpreter who saved his life discuss CBS show ‘United States of Al’

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Today's D Brief: WestPac maneuvers; Iranian ship attacked; Hypersonic failure; Top US arms customer

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04/07/2021 News & Commentary – National Security

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The Air Force’s F-15EX Gets A New Name: F-15EX Eagle II

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Memorial Day veterans’ motorcycle ride set to return in May, if Pentagon approves

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‘Every Marine a rifleman’ still relevant, says sergeant major of the Corps

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US Service Members Killed in Vietnam Helicopter Crash Remembered on 20th Anniversary

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Redesigned Brakes and Wheels Are on the Way for B-52 Bomber

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DoD to Spend a Quarter-Billion Dollars Reorganizing Its Data for AI

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The Arctic Is No Substitute for Suez. We Should Keep It That Way.

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U.S. Air Force pilot spotted with Russian patch

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Oh You Need to Study This Picture. The U.S. Military Wants to Kill Drones.

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U.S. Marine Corps successfully tests new cargo drones

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Today's D Brief: Taliban strike another U.S. base; China’s hypersonics use US tech; Biden, Abdullah

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04/09/2021 News & Commentary – National Security

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‘Glowing Green’ – Pentagon Developing Compact, Portable Nuclear Reactors for Field Use

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US Navy and Marines Want New Body Armor Survival Vests for Helicopter Crews

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Suicides spiked across the military in 2020; Up 25% among reserve troops

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US warns China of aggressive action against the Philippines

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'Baby' Aircraft Carriers: The U.S. Navy's Next Super Weapon?

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Expeditionary firefighting and rescue Marines: Ready at a moment’s notice

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04/09/2021 News & Commentary – National Security

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Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

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Biden Will Keep Loosened Rules on Land Mines

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Arctic Littoral Strike: Marines, Norwegian Military Conduct Exercise in Northern Norway

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Video: Army Research Lab Scientist Describes Human Brain as Sensor Connecting With AI

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Thucydides’s Trap: Is the Marine Corps Prepared?

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Watch video of WWII Navy ship found at bottom of Philippine Sea

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Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan

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First Flight Test For USAF Hypersonic Booster Failed | Israel’s Oron Aircraft Arrived | Greek Pilots

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THE ROLE OF RETIRED SENIOR OFFICERS

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The idea involves a small and widely distributed multi-static field of sonobuoys pinging to gather s

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Pentagon Condemns Taliban Attack on Base Housing Hundreds of US Troops

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U.S. General Hodges: deployment of Russian troops to Donbas is only a distraction, the Kremlin is p

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Pulling Levers, Not Triggers: Beyond Direct and Indirect Approaches to Irregular Warfare

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Report: U.S. military must speed up AI development to maintain edge

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U.S. Carrier Strike Group, Amphibious Warships Massed in South China Sea as Regional Tensions Simmer

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The Military’s Extremist Stand-Down: Is the Cure Worse Than the Problem?

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Amid China tensions, US navy engages in 'cognitive warfare' in East, South China Seas

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United States Marine Corps About to Receive Some BADASS New Toys Thanks to Donald Trump

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How US Marines Deliver 1.000 Armored Vehicles Using LT. JACK LUMMUS

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Veterans face uphill battle to receive treatment for 'burn pit' exposure

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Army's Precision Grenadier Program Is About to Face Its First Real Test

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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Warfare

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What Maps Can Tell Us About U.S. Strategy for Europe and Asia

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What a Real People-First Pentagon Budget Would Include

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Russian military buildup in the Arctic has northern NATO members uneasy

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Remains of Nebraska soldier who disappeared in Germany in WWII are finally coming home

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The Army’s faster way to field tactical network gear gets its first big test

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Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill exposes America’s weak defenses, experts say

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04/13/2021 News & Commentary – National Security

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This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above

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US Navy’s next-gen naval warfighter is a multi-billion dollar failure

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FBI Seeks Suspects After Laser Hits US Air Force Aircraft in Georgia

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DARPA to move artificial intelligence (AI)-equipped jet fighters to dogfights research in the real w

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Small unmanned aircraft like the Insitu ScanEagle and Blackjack may help reshape naval maritime surv

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With the Arctic Up for Grabs, the Army Needs a New Snow Carrier

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