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Recently, the political courtship between North and South Korea led to the two states signing an agreement that, among other things, establishes a no-fly zone in the vicinity of the North and South Korean border. This military accord has been hailed by some as a landmark step toward North Korea’s eventual denuclearization. After all, a […]
A 13-page document produced by the Department of Defense aims to serve as the beginnings of a framework that will lead to the establishment of the U.S. Space Force; an entirely new branch of the American armed forces dedicated to orbital military operations. According to sources within the Pentagon, the existing 13-page draft will continue […]
Earlier this month, we showed you a video captured in Ukraine of a particularly brave pilot taking his Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer down to what appears to be under 30 feet in a high speed pass filmed by some particularly shaken cameramen on the ground. While spectacular footage of fighter jets conducting impressive maneuvers aren’t […]
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty — a document widely known today as simply the INF treaty. The breadth of the treaty pertained to ground-launched, medium-range missiles that could engage targets between 300 and 3,400 miles away. It was part of a broader […]
As Arctic ice sheets continue to melt, Russia has rapidly positioned themselves to take advantage of new northern shipping lanes created by the thinning ice. Russia’s massive fleet of icebreakers — which dwarfs that of the United States and most of its allies combined — bolster six new and a number of other re-opened arctic […]
According to satellite images captured by the commercial imagery and analysis firm ImageSat International, the Russian military has commenced a major modernization effort of its forces in their Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad. This news, coupled with previous revelations made during the summer about upgrades to what appear to be nuclear weapons storage sites, paint a troubling picture […]
The United States isn’t the only nation that’s looking to develop ways to extend the range and combat capabilities of carrier-based fighters. The UK’s Royal Navy may not boast a carrier fleet as massive or widespread as America’s, but its new flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is already working on ways to increase the capabilities […]
The FBI is asking for America’s help in locating a 13-year-old girl that’s been missing since her parents were found dead on Monday. Jayme Closs was believed to be in her family’s home in Wisconsin when her parents were killed, and has not been seen since. At around 1 a.m. on Monday, Wisconsin’s Barron County […]
Last Thursday, a Russian rocket was aborted moments after liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying one Russian cosmonaut and one American astronaut. That astronaut, Air Force Colonel Nick Hague, is no stranger to dangerous situations in the sky. Through combat deployments and his tenure as an Air Force test pilot, Hague has found […]
In August, Google executives chose to yield to internal and external pressure and cut ties with the United States Defense Department on an initiative that aimed at bringing a Google image search-like capability to the intelligence feeds human analysts currently sift through in hopes of locating high-value targets or identifying behavioral trends. The project, which […]
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com and the private spacefaring corporation Blue Origin, responded to critics that questioned his willingness to work with the Pentagon this week. In recent weeks, an outspoken opposition from within Amazon has been bolstered by external support, calling on Bezos to cut ties with the Department of Defense due to the […]
In an interview televised on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, President Trump was asked if Defense Secretary James Mattis would be leaving his administration any time soon. The president responded by saying that he thinks Mattis is “kind of a Democrat.” “But General Mattis is a good guy. We get along very well. He may leave. […]