Tag: Alex Hollings

Last week, a company sized element of U.S. Marines operating out of the Tanf garrison in Syria kicked off a series of “show of force” drills intended to demonstrate in no uncertain terms the extent to which the U.S. military can respond if challenged in the region. A live fire aerial assault was conducted, demonstrating […]

Ever since the first military drone took to the sky, pilots have wondered if their days in the fight were numbered. Drones, first relied on for reconnaissance, were soon armed and carrying out combat operations that used to fall solely to manned aircraft. Drones have grown to encompass more and more of the U.S. military’s […]

The United States Navy has been conducting regular Freedom of Navigation operations throughout the South China Sea for years now, pressing China’s aggressive claims of sovereignty over the entire expansive waterway extending thousands of miles from Chinese shores. Many nations have competing claims over portions of the South China Sea, with much of the international […]

On Thursday, the American Justice Department announced plans to charge a North Korean spy with hacking into the computers and servers of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014. The hacking, which many believe occurred as retaliation for a film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco about a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader, reportedly wiped […]

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, the world’s first ever fifth-generation fighter, is still widely considered to be not only a superior dogfighter to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter but likely, the most capable air superiority fighter on the planet. Its unique combination of stealth characteristics, speed, and maneuverability set it apart from acrobatic fourth-generation fighters […]

The UK government announced this week that it had concluded its investigation into the attempted assassination of former Russian military intelligence officer turned double agent, Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, England, earlier this year. Skripal and his daughter were both exposed to a Soviet era nerve agent known as Novichok — a weapon devised specifically by […]

In 1967, the United States, United Kingdom and Soviet Union came together to sign a document that, at the time, seemed like a pressing concern: the Outer Space Treaty. It not only established the framework for an international set of laws governing the use of outer (and orbital) space, it set important precedents about what […]

As a kid, I loved the Jack Ryan movies because they seemed like they offered more realism than Ryan’s British counterpart over at MI6. While Bond was bedding women and drinking martinis, Ryan was sitting at conference room tables, using Harrison Ford’s trademark pointing gesture or Alec Baldwin’s steely blue eyes to convey the drama […]

Earlier this week, a hole was discovered in one of the Russian Soyuz space craft docked with the International Space Station, venting air into the icy expanse of space and prompting tensions between American and Russian space faring organizations as Russia chose to ignore NASA’s cautions when mounting a prompt repair effort. The small hole, […]

At least 10 passengers have already been transported to a nearby hospital after an Emirates flight arriving at JFK Airport in New York City was placed under quarantine. More than 100 people on board, including crew members, have reported experiencing symptoms of an illness that has yet to be identified by local health officials. The […]

Bashar al Assad’s Syrian regime, bolstered by Russian and Iranian forces, is currently preparing to mount an offensive against Idlib, the last remaining major rebel stronghold in the nation, prompting a series of statements and warnings from U.S. officials, and perhaps most telling, a slurry of Russian propaganda efforts aiming to frame the impending battle […]

In recent months, it has become increasingly clear that the United States has fallen behind in the emerging technology realm of hypersonic missiles. These new platforms, capable of sustained speeds in excess of Mach 5, are already making their way into the arsenals of the Russian and Chinese militaries, with the United States recently projected […]