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For the better part of two decades, the United States military has focused its training on counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism warfare with good reason: the troops moving through the training cycle had a specific kind of fight ahead of them, and the force wanted to ensure they were properly equipped for the challenges at hand. Now, […]
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and more than 25 wounded when an artillery ammunition depot exploded last week. The military base was located in Hakkari Province, in southeastern Turkey. Hakkari borders both Iraq and Iran. Turkish military forces stationed there have been conducting counterinsurgency operations against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). This is not a […]
Russia’s military may not be as well funded or as capable as it was during the heyday of the Soviet Union, but the nation has managed to keep itself relevant through strategic defense initiatives aimed at cultivating international sales and drawing headlines the world over. Russia’s financial woes may prevent it from fielding a conventional […]
For the conspiracy-minded among us, Plum Island, New York, may have a familiar ring to it. Deep within the tin foil hat-wearing corners of the internet, Plum Island’s Animal Disease Center is rumored to be the site of gruesome government experiments in the vein of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.” Legends of biological weapons programs […]
According to a new report filed by a bipartisan panel of Congressionally appointed national security experts, the United States military may not be able to withstand a prolonged engagement with a near-peer opponent like China or Russia, despite the influx of defense spending delivered under President Trump. If the United States had to fight Russia […]
Per the Department of Defense: On Nov. 5, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 conducting a high speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft, putting at risk the […]
West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI), the grade of crude oil used as a benchmark for pricing in energy markets, ended this Friday down again; closing at $59.87. This marks the tenth consecutive day the benchmark oil price has fallen, heralding the longest continuous decline in oil since 1984. WTI entered bear market territory on Thursday, […]
Earlier this year, a contingent of U.S. Special Operations troops working alongside Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria were engaged in a four-hour long firefight against a Syrian government-backed force of some 500 troops. Among those pro-Assad troops, it was reported at the time, were a number of Russian civilians — widely recognized among those […]
Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the long-troubled Admiral Kuznetsov, last saw action in 2016 in support of Pro-Assad forces in Syria. That deployment proved embarrassing for the Russian military, with its support mission marred by losing two aircraft as they attempted to land on the ship’s flight deck. When it’s rotation was over, the Admiral skulked […]
Russia’s military may not be as well funded or as capable as it was during the heyday of the Soviet Union, but the nation has managed to keep itself relevant through strategic defense initiatives aimed at cultivating international sales and drawing headlines the world over. Russia’s financial woes may prevent it from fielding a conventional […]
Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Trump, acknowledged this week that America’s recent shift in defensive posture and heavy investments into new military technology might make it seem as though a new cold war is already underway. But as far as he’s concerned, that isn’t the case. […]
China’s long-touted Chengdu J-20, claimed to be the nation’s first fully functional fifth generation fighter platform, is neither fully functional nor is it technically a fifth-generation fighter — despite already being entered into service in China’s People’s Liberation Army. Fighter generations are not determined by a formal committee; generational labels are more like industry shorthand […]
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