NASA to execute emergency space walk to replace malfunctioning computer

Record setting International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson and rookie American astronaut, U.S. Air Force Colonel Jack Fischer, will undergo an emergency space walk on Tuesday to replace one of the two computers used to control major U.S. systems aboard the spacecraft. The computer, which serves as the primary computing hub for most the U.S. […]

As Syria war enters new phase, U.S. looks to expand communications with Russia

The Pentagon has stepped up communication with the Russian military over Syria, a top official said Friday as the Trump administration lays plans for future operations likely to thrust U.S. forces closer to Russian and Syrian troops. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the United States had […]

Mattis meets with Norwegian defense minister to reaffirm ties and discuss Arctic defense

American Secretary of Defense Mattis continued his meetings with foreign defense officials on Thursday, this time meeting with Norwegian Minister of Defense Ine Eriksen Søreide at the Pentagon. Mattis used the meeting as an opportunity to praise the longstanding defense partnership the United States has maintained with Norway, and to reaffirm the two nations’ mutual commitment […]

US special ops are still trying to figure out how to counter Russia’s new way of warfare

US special operations is researching how to counteract a new breed of warfare that Russia, China and Iran have been using quite successfully in recent years, Defense News reported.   Known as gray-zone conflict or hybrid warfare, it encompasses “activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating […]

Russians Arming Taliban in Afghanistan Fight with the US

The Russians are supporting the Taliban in northern Afghanistan by sharing intelligence with the former leaders of Afghanistan and also by ferrying in weapons and equipment by helicopter and by boat. The later parts are denied by Russian government officials. The head of the US Central Command, General Joseph Votel had stated earlier this year […]

In new sanctions list, Ukraine targets Russian social-media sites

MOSCOW — Ukraine on Tuesday put in place new sanctions seeking to block Russian media and online networks from operating in the country, including VKontakte, the nation’s most popular social network. The decision, signed by President Petro Poroshenko, was announced in an updated sanctions list, which included the Russian search giant Yandex, social media sites […]

Could North Korea be the spark that ignites World War III?

Another day, another North Korean missile launch. This time, the hermit kingdom tested a Hwasong-12 missile on Sunday, May 14, 2017, which reached an altitude of 2,111.5 kilometers (approximately 1,300 miles) and flew 787 kilometers (approximately 500 miles), according to the state news agency KCNA. The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on May […]

An F-35 pilot explains why Russia and China’s counterstealth can’t stop him

Ever since the US used F-117s in 1991 to rock Baghdad, at the time one of the world’s most defended cities, Soviets and other potential US adversaries have been studying up on how to counter stealth jets. Later, over Serbia, an F-117 was shot down, forever souring the image of so-called invisible aircraft that have […]

Former CIA officer’s initial assessment of Trump giving sensitive intel to the Russians

The Washington Post is reporting today that during his meeting last week in the White House with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, President Donald Trump boasted of U.S. intelligence information on ISIS, specifically pertaining to threat information from a highly sensitive “liaison” reporting stream. Here are the salient facts in the […]