Soviet-Era Tu-160M2 Is More Lethal Than Ever
Russia’s upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 Blackjack supersonic bomber is expected to make its first flight in 2019. Moscow currently has 16 of the original version of the Mach 2.0-capable bomber, which are...
View ArticlePeacekeepers in South Sudan Face a Tactical Nightmare
Since the beginning of South Sudan’s civil war, U.N. troops have been sheltering civilians inside their bases from marauding bands of soldiers and militias battling throughout the country. Both sides...
View ArticleReport Shows Mexico’s Growing Importance in the Meth Trade
This article originally appeared at InSight Crime. A new report suggests Mexico‘s role in the production and trafficking of methamphetamine to the United States continues to grow, a reflection of how...
View ArticleIran’s Basij Fighting Force Bolsters the Syrian Regime
Tehran downplays its presence in Syria, but its volunteers are hard to hide. The most obvious clue as to their presence is the fact that Iranian troops have died in the conflict, including...
View ArticleThe MAT-49 Was the Iconic Submachine Gun of the First Vietnam War
In 1954, more than 14,000 French troops were locked in combat during one of the most decisive battles of the 20th century — Dien Bien Phu. Hopelessly outnumbered by communist Viet Minh forces,...
View ArticleB-52s Are On Their Way to Blast ISIS
The Pentagon has few weapons as iconic and fearsome — not to mention as old — as the B-52 Stratofortress. Now the U.S. Air Force plans to send the bombers to strike the Islamic State. Air Force Gen....
View ArticleRelentless Combat, and Many Secret Awards, for America’s Special Operators
Since 9/11, nearly a fifth of the Distinguished Service Crosses and Silver Stars that the U.S. military has awarded to service members for heroism in battle were handed out in secret, USA Today...
View ArticleYes, the U.S. Army Still Needs Paratroopers
Once again, Army Times, in an apparent desperate bid for clicks, dragged up and flogged a dead horse — this time, questioning whether the Army still need its airborne forces, including the 82nd...
View ArticleFor Sale Soon, an Anti-Drone Bazooka
Drones got you down? British company is offering a new way to ensnare and bring down robotics planes operating illegally in your airspace — the SkyWall 100, a net-firing bazooka. “The proliferation of...
View ArticleSecretive U.S. Spy Plane Crashes in Iraq
When Talal Abdulqadir woke up on March 5, he probably didn’t expect his farm in northern Iraq would end up crawling with American troops guarding a crashed aircraft. In an instant, the green field...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....