Submarine caught by fishing trawler off Cornwall
The fishing boat’s nets were damaged by the catch as it trawled the waters for smaller fish.
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Former SAS Commander – Having women in combat roles ‘will cost lives on the battlefield
The infantry is no place for a woman, and to permit them to serve in close combat roles is a pure politically correct extravagance.
US: Brexit is no threat to US national security, or much else
Friday after the vote result was announced, Rice replied: “Bummer.”
Brexit: Could Farnborough Set the Defense Spending Tone for Britain?
All eyes will turn to the Farnborough International Airshow (11-17 July) in less than two weeks. The airshow comes only days after United Kingdom voters decided to remove the UK from the European Union. The referendum, known as “Brexit”, has many defense analysts questioning how defense spending will be handled in the future. Farnborough is […]
NATO: What is it, Why it Matters, and How the U.S. is Helping Strengthen it
Russia’s actions in Ukraine have led NATO to boost its air policing missions, which allow it to detect, track and take action against those who violate or infringe on the airspace of NATO allies. That includes the Baltic region, where NATO said its F-16 Fighting Falcon jets have intercepted Russian aircraft violating allied airspace several times.
Watch: Russia Should Chill – 8 Videos, U.S. & NATO, SOF and Conventional Forces in Poland
A special operations air assault exercise that demonstrated forced entry. It rounded off an exercise that included training on the land, at sea and in the air. An opportunity for Poland to prove that it not only can defend itself, but that it can also work with its NATO allies and partners, testing their ability, readiness and interoperability.
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki – The “Bomb” and the Advent of the Cold War
United States Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson considered sharing the atomic bomb; in his plan to President Harry Truman. Secretary Stimson expressed a prophetic understanding of the global dynamics of what would soon become an international arms race for dominance of atomic and nuclear armament: The Cold War. Secretary Stimson’s plan addressed the fundamental […]
UK Adding Poseidon to its Arsenal?
Word on the street is the Royal Navy could be adding nine brand-spanking-new P-8’s to its inventory in the very near future. This is most likely very exciting news for most, if not all, of the military supporters on the other side of the pond. More specifically, our UK counterparts have seen their military air […]
Tranche 1 Typhoons To Be UK Alert Force
As we talked about before, the Eurofighter Typhoon has undergone a series of important upgrades which have established it as a truly swing-role capable fighter aircraft. And while that functionality applies to Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft, Tranche 1 Typhoons going forward are going to be maintained specifically in an alert and homeland air defense […]
ISIS Mouthpiece “Jazrawi” Exposed as Cheeky London Resident
Anonymous hackers are posting photos and details of who they claim to be, Jazrawi Daesh – @Jazrawi_Daesh. Jazrawi, principally a Twitter personality who has acted as a propagandist for the terrorist organization, know as Daesh [ISIS/ISIL]. He first came to light after the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, where Jazrawi declared via Twitter, the […]
UK Spies: The First Line of Defense for Harry Potter
Usually concerned with top secret matters affecting national security, Britain’s eavesdropping spy agency GCHQ was also on the lookout for leaks of a yet-to-be-published Harry Potter book, its publisher has revealed. Shortly before the publication of one of the volumes in J.K. Rowling’s seven-part wizarding saga, with millions of fans worldwide at a fever pitch […]
US, UK to Conduct Cyber-Nuclear Wargames
The UK and the US are set to join hands to test the resilience of their respective nuclear infrastructure to terrorist attacks. Later in the year, the two countries will simulate a cyberattack on a nuclear power plant to test the preparedness of the government in dealing with such attacks. Government sources, who revealed the […]
