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US Marines went to Thailand to practice storming beaches with F-35Bs, amphibious vehicles, and rockets
The Kingdom of Thailand and the United States participated in a bilateral amphibious landing exerci…
Gunnery Sgt. Robert Dea, US M…
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Here's how the Boeing AH-64 Apache Helicopter stacks up against India's indigenous HAL Light Combat Helicopter
The Apache helicopters will boost the Indian Army’s capabilities of conducting cross-border stri…
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Wild photos show US Marines munching on scorpions and washing them down with snake blood as they learn to survive in the jungle
US Marines are eating scorpions and drinking snake blood in the jungle, and no, it's not because so…
Ryan Pickrell
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Meet the soldiers who keep the Apache attack helicopter flying during Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand
Both Akau and the helicopter he's working on are with 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment stationed …
Staff Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath, US…
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Turkey is crushing Syria's army after wiping out its heavy armor with superior tech, daring Russia to step in and save them
Turkey turned its total air superiority - via a fleet of cheap drones and high-tech F-16s - into an…
Mitch Prothero,Mitch Prothero
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The Taliban says it is going to resume fighting Afghan security forces, throwing another wrench into US plans for peace
The Taliban has said that it will not take part in intra-Afghan talks until its captured fighters h…
Ryan Pickrell
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DRDO’s new bomb detection device can spot 20 homemade explosives from two meters away
A new explosives detection device was unveiled at the National Workshop on Explosive Detection 2020…
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Wife of first US service member to test positive for the coronavirus has also been infected
In response to the outbreak, USFK has placed a number of restrictions on US military personnel. For…
Ryan Pickrell
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US signs historic deal with Taliban that could bring an end to America's war in Afghanistan
"This is a hopeful moment, but it is only the beginning. The road ahead will not be easy. Achieving…
Ryan Pickrell
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3 jailbreaks in 3 countries reveal ongoing problems in fight against Latin America's most powerful gangs
The three events below that occurred in early 2020 are unrelated to each other, but demonstrate sev…
James Bosworth, Hxagon
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Turkey is threatening to push a new refugee crisis onto Europe after its vicious conflict in Syria hit a tipping point
A three-month offensive by the Syrian regime and its primary backers in Iran and Russia to retake I…
Mitch Prothero,Mitch Prothero
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A Chinese destroyer fired a weapons-grade laser at a US surveillance aircraft, US Navy says
In 2018, the Department of Defense accused the Chinese military, specifically personnel stationed a…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy orders ships in the Pacific to stay at sea at least 14 days between port calls over coronavirus concerns
The US military has already taken several drastic measures in response to the coronavirus, which ha…
Ryan Pickrell
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Here is what the US military is doing to defend troops from the coronavirus In Korea and elsewhere
The US military is trying to fight off the coronavirus that has infected over 81,000 people in at l…
Ryan Pickrell
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Air Force 'aggressors' are getting into the mind of the enemy to test US and allied pilots over the Pacific
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Figh…
Staff Sgt. Curt Beach, US Air…
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Indian defence exports will touch Rs 35,000 crore by 2024, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
nation.Instead, based on your strength, I can say that India.
PTI
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Photos show what life is like inside San Fiorano, one of the Italian towns on lockdown because of the coronavirus
Local primary school teacher Marzio Toniolo documented for Reuters what it's like inside San Fioran…
James Pasley,James Pasley
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Top US commander in Europe says Russia's subs are getting busier, as Trump cuts sub-hunting planes from the Pentagon budget
Moscow has spent much of the past two decades rebuilding its navy, its subs in particular, after it…
Christopher Woody
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This is the sniper rifle that the US Army, Marines, and the special operators all want to get their hands on
The PSR, the budget request says, also "includes a sound suppressor and direct view optics (with fi…
Ryan Pickrell
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75 years after the US recaptured it during WWII, a US base in the Pacific is dealing with a new menace: birds
Heavily bombarded during a bloody two-week battle in World War II and the subsequent 44-month occup…
Airman 1st Class Emily Farnsw…
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The intelligence community is intimidated by Trump
Similar situations have arisen in the past. In August 1964, intelligence analysts charged with asse…
Paul R. Pillar, Responsible S…
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India's $3 billion defence deal with the US — everything we know so far
The US and India just signed three key pacts and a $3 billion arms deal. The Indian Armed Forces …
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How the Air Force instructor pilots learn to teach world-class aviators
Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi (AFNS) - A US Air Force instructor pilot's job is to nurture t…
Airman Davis Donaldson, US Ai…
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A major ally's decision to scrap an important military deal with the US raises the stakes in competition with China
The VFA allows US troops to operate on Philippine territory, including US Navy crews and Marine Cor…
Christopher Woody
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The military's 'war for talent' is affecting what the Navy's future ships will look like
"What we have to think about - and we're sort of a platform-centric service, both us and the Marine…