After an extended competition between various solid contenders, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected the propeller-driven AT-802U ‘Sky Warden,’ made by L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor, for its Armed Overwatch mission. … Continue reading US Special Operations Picks Modified Crop-duster Plane for ‘Armed Overwatch’ Mission
A half-century after the end of the draft and the implementation of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF), has the United States Armed Forces found itself in an existential crisis? The Pentagon … Continue reading Bring Back the Draft – The End of the All-Volunteer Force?
One of former President Donald Trump’s bigger accomplishments, the U.S. Space Force, is moving forward in its mission to protect the country from threats to its space-borne assets, as well … Continue reading Space Force’s New Intel Unit to Track Space Threats – ‘Space Delta 18’
As the US military’s focus on competition with China grows, the US special-operations community is investing in a softer skill to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region. At a … Continue reading US Special Operators Learning Language and Other ‘Soft Skills’ to Counter China
ANALYSIS – As I wrote about yesterday, a courageous former Green Beret turned Army Chaplain provoked a backlash from the woke Army when he sent a brigade all-hands email praising the Supreme … Continue reading Army Chaplain Who Praised Roe v Wade Decision Subject of Command Inquiry
The U.S. Navy concluded its latest Valiant Shield exercise last week by sinking the decommissioned frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) using a Standard Missile 6, or SM-6, in a demonstration of what the service term … Continue reading US Navy SM-6 Missile Sinks Frigate Target Ship During Massive Pacific Exercise
Three months into the war, the Ukrainian military has awed the world with its impressive defense against the invading Russian forces. Ukrainian special-operations forces have played a big part in … Continue reading US Training Ukrainian Special-ops Forces As They Double in Size
Military aviation experts note that the ‘Darkstar’ hypersonic jet in Tom Cruise’s latest movie, ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ might offer a sneak peek at what might be the SR-72 – the … Continue reading ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ – Does Movie Show Air Force’s Top-Secret SR-72 Hypersonic Jet?
Sig Sauer (Sig) is on a roll. Soon after winning the contract for the Army’s new infantry rifle with its innovative MCX SPEAR weapon, US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has announced … Continue reading US Special Ops Choose Sig Sauer ‘Rattler’ as New Personal Defense Weapon
In one of the most interesting military recruitment videos ever produced, the Army’s 4th Psychological Operations Group-Airborne launched a new video with little explanation. Titled “Ghosts in the Machine,” the video simply … Continue reading ‘Ghosts in the Machine’ – Eerie US Army Video Asks ‘Who’s Pulling the Strings?’
ANALYSIS – In its latest report on ongoing threats to the U.S. and global security, the Washington DC-based Center for American Defense Studies (CADS), which I lead, has just released a report on the … Continue reading Think Tank Report Says North Korean Army May Be a Paper Tiger – But Not Its Nukes
Soldiers stationed in Alaska will soon ditch the 25th Infantry Division’s “Tropic Lightning” patch and be redesignated the 11th Airborne Division, in what could be an important step in the Army‘s … Continue reading Move Over 82nd Airborne – Army Creating 2nd Paratrooper Division for Arctic
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Lawyers for the prosecution and defense rested their cases here Thursday after several witnesses testified in rapid succession, setting the stage to wind down … Continue reading Court-Martialed General Forgoes Witnesses
ANALYSIS – Gen. David H. Berger, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps has been creating waves since he began a radical transformation of the Marines more than two years ago. And … Continue reading Retired Generals Openly Challenge Commandant’s Dramatic Transformation of Marine Corps
The American supercarrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) suffered a ‘landing mishap’ on Monday with an advanced 5th generation stealth F-35C jet fighter, and the expensive and classified plane fell into the … Continue reading US Racing with China to Recover $100m F-35 Stealth Fighter Lost in South China Sea
NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. – After a month-long investigation into the collision of the USS Connecticut with an undersea mountain, an independent safety board has recommended that all Navy submarines be equipped … Continue reading [SATIRE] Navy Submarines Will Be Equipped With Reflective Belts to Prevent More Collisions
What Beijing will do with the Iron Dome information is an open question. Iron Dome is narrowly optimized for intercepting Katyusha rockets before they land on cities. Shooting down U.S. … Continue reading Did the Chinese Steal Our Iron Dome Technology
A Kyodo News agency report on Friday cited Japanese government sources to the effect that Tokyo and Washington have drawn up a draft joint operation plan that would enable the setup of … Continue reading Inside the Plans To Develop A Japan-US ‘Island Chain’
Pentagon Watch – After an unnecessarily long five weeks to sign off on his resignation letter, the United States Marine Corps has finally discharged outspoken Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller from the service. … Continue reading Marine Officer Who Challenged Pentagon Leadership’s Lack of Accountability is Discharged, Begins New Battle
As American Defense News (ADN) has reported frequently, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), ministry of State Security (MSS) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) has been stealing American military, technological … Continue reading Communist China Stealing US Military Secrets to Become a Global Superpower
Dec. 15, 2021, is the deadline for every active-duty member of the Army to comply with President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This follows earlier deadlines for the Navy, Air Force … Continue reading Biden Vaccine Mandate Set to Decimate Our Military
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