United States considers providing weapons to Ukraine

As the White House completes plans to send anti-armor weapons as well as small arms to Ukraine, the Russian government is taking notice. The move has been long anticipated by the Ukrainian government who is waging a war with Russian backed separatists using surplus munitions and weapons. United States officials declared that among the shipment, […]

Russia Talks Tough, Tells US to “Deal With It” in Plane Flyby

Russia has responded to US officials after one of its warplanes performing an “unsafe” maneuver Monday by reportedly coming within 5 feet of a Navy spy plane over the Black Sea. Their response is basically…to deal with it. The incident, which reportedly lasted more than two-and-a-half hours, occurred when a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II surveillance plane […]

Ukraine’s choice in new service rifle sends a clear message to Russia.

While Russia has chosen their new line of service weapons and gone with the latest in the Kalashnikov series of rifles, Ukraine has gone a different route. Ukraine has opted for a modernized version of the American designed M4 carbine, designating it the M4-WAC47. During the testing and evaluation, it will be determined if Ukraine’s […]

New Pentagon report warns that the US is falling behind Russia and China in space

Last year, both the U.S. Congress and Senate seemed to hear the chorus of defense officials calling for an increased emphasis on the defense of America’s orbital infrastructure when they put together budget proposals for an increase in defense spending. Unfortunately, when the two budgets were reconciled into a single bill, both the plans for […]

Russian Jet Flies Within 5 Feet of US Jet Over Black Sea

A US Navy surveillance plane flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was buzzed by a Russian Su-27 jet in another unsafe, dangerous provocation on Monday defense officials said. The Russian pilot reportedly came within 5 feet of the US plane according to defense department officials. Some hotshot Russian pilot have an old copy […]

Dr. Strangelove Premieres in 1964, A Film Comedy Classic

On this date in 1964, the fabulously satirical and hilarious “Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb” opened in theaters across the United States. Stanley Kubrick directed the film and it starred Peter Sellers who played three distinct roles. It was adapted from Peter George’s novel “Red Alert”. Originally […]

FBI agent was hesitant to join special counsel’s Russia probe

A top FBI agent last spring expressed skepticism about the burgeoning investigation into Trump associates’ ties to Russian electoral meddling, according to a newly released text message, a few months before his texts critical of the president cost him his role in the special counsel’s probe.   Read the whole story from The Wall Street […]

Russia sells Burma six Su-30 fighter jets

As Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu vistited Burma/Myanmar last week, they agreed upon a sale resulting in the acquisition of six Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets for the Burmese military. Shoigu met with the Army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, the capital of Burma. General Hlaing occupies the most senior position within the Burmese […]

Turkish Airstrikes Pound Kurdish Held Town of Afrin

Turkey launched a reported 72 aircraft to begin an air and ground offensive against Kurdish fighters from the northern Syrian city of Afrin. The Turks reportedly hit 100 targets in and around the city according to their state-run news agency. The Kurdish YPG militia responded that it had no choice but to fight back and […]