Mexican Navy to Deploy Advanced SOF Vertical Takeoff Landing (VTOL) Drones

Arcturus UAV reports that the Mexican Navy is using its T-20 JUMP fixed-wing, Vertical Takeoff, and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The fixed-wing VTOL UAV, with an electro-optical/infrared payload, has been conducting unspecified operations since its procurement earlier this year, the California-based company said. The T-20 JUMP is a VTOL variant of Arcturus’ catapult launched T-20 […]

Man in custody after barricading himself in a National Guard armory

Authorities say a man barricaded himself inside a National Guard armory in Maryland for about three hours before being taken into custody. No one was injured. The Baltimore County Police Department said on its Twitter feed that the unidentified, unarmed man had been holed up Monday at the Guard’s MG William C. Purnell Readiness Center […]

Appeals ruling clears way for Bowe Bergdahl case to resume

An appeals court has cleared the way for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s legal case to resume, rejecting prosecutors’ arguments that defense attorneys were given too much leeway on accessing classified documents. The United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals denied prosecutors’ appeal in a ruling released late Saturday by defense attorneys. The court also lifted […]

N.J. anti-terrorism plan aims to spot those vulnerable to being radicalized

The FBI is enlisting teams of community leaders, clergy, social workers and mental health professionals to counsel troubled people who voice support for terrorism in a program that could begin in New Jersey this year, officials said. The teams, called “shared responsibility committees,” would act on tips and intervene to help to steer a person […]

TSA’s ‘Gross Mismanagement’ Persists at the Cost of Safety

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) still suffers from mismanagement and a negative workplace culture, three employees testified in a Congressional committee Wednesday, saying that unqualified and punitive administrators’ practices put travelers’ security at risk. “The refusal to address or to hold senior leaders accountable is paralyzing this agency,” TSA program manager Mark Livingston told the […]

CIA Director: ’28 pages’ Contain Inaccurate Information

CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that releasing the 28 classified pages from the 9/11 Commission report would be a mistake because they contain inaccurate, un-vetted information that could be used to tie Saudi Arabia to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. “This chapter was kept out because of concerns about sensitive methods, investigative actions, […]

FBI head: No timetable for completing Clinton email probe

FBI Director James Comey says there’s no timetable for the FBI to complete its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. Comey told an Aspen Security Forum audience on Thursday that the FBI does not set timetables on any of its investigations. The comments echo assertions that he and […]

Former Force Recon Marine to deal out vigilante justice on the streets

Our favorite Force Recon Marine turned vigilante just got his own Netflix series.  ‘Bout damn time if you ask me.  The Punisher follows up on his appearance in season two of Daredevil (who is a whiney hand wringing wimp) with his own mini-series.  Jon Bernthal plays former Marine Frank Castle, whose family is gunned down […]

FBI arrests brother of San Bernardino terrorist and 2 others on marriage fraud charges

Federal agents arrested three people, including the older brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, on charges of marriage fraud and lying to federal investigators on Thursday morning, authorities said. Syed Raheel Farook, his wife, Tatiana Farook, and her sister Mariya Chernykh are charged in a five-count indictment filed in federal court alleging that Chernykh entered […]