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28 Apr 2024, 16:23

China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat

Submarine crews are undergoing more arduous training to sail farther from China, and it's taking a toll.

28 Apr 2024, 06:43

I'm a sniper in the US Army, and Hollywood doesn't show you the hardest part of my job

Precision marksmanship is important, but combining it with other skills, like concealment, is what makes a good sniper, Staff Sgt. Cho said.

27 Apr 2024, 17:57

Russian troops advanced and captured large parts of village after apparent Ukrainian blunder left front line unmanned

Russian forces were able to take most of Ocheretyne, northwest of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, after a rotational error by Ukrainian troops.

17 Oct 2019, 18:27

The Army is moving closer to field-testing a compact 24-hour ration for soldiers that weighs 40% less than an MRE

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield A soldier eating in the field. The Army showed off its Close Com...

17 Oct 2019, 00:33

An animated video from the Red Cross shows a city getting nuked, and it's a terrifying look at what happens when the government can't save you

A video from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) shows what would happen if a nuclear bomb st...

16 Oct 2019, 22:09

The US Army is worried about a potential showdown with Russia, and it's practicing a new way to get to a fight in Europe

US Army/Sgt. Kyle Larsen A 2nd ABCT soldier guides an M1A2 Abrams tank off the first of three cargo ships sch...

16 Oct 2019, 21:14

Veterans who fought ISIS say Trump's 'betrayal' of a crucial ally was 'a total slap in the face'

Rodi Said / REUTERS Members of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand together near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria Febru...

16 Oct 2019, 20:39

US Marines teamed up with the Philippines and Japan to practice hitting the beach

US Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki watches Japanese amphibi...

16 Oct 2019, 20:12

Airlines are scrambling to work out how to tell passengers they're flying on a 737 Max when it finally returns to service, and avoid the 'chaos' it could cause if they get it wrong

Airlines are trying to figure out how to deal with passengers who say they don'...

16 Oct 2019, 19:04

The Army says it has picked who will build the Patriot radar replacement, but it isn't saying who the winner is

Raytheon A Patriot launcher fires an interceptor during a test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Th...

16 Oct 2019, 18:02

Turkey's President Erdogan snubbed a meeting with Pence and Pompeo over Syria, and said he will only deal directly with Trump

Reuters Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 7, 2019. A US delegation, incl...

16 Oct 2019, 16:25

The Army says it recently achieved its first big milestone with the Strategic Long-Range Cannon that may one day fire rounds over 1,000 miles

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Keeler A M109 Paladin from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Ar...

16 Oct 2019, 06:19

The US Army 'quietly fielded' a lighter yet tougher combat helmet that can offer increased protection against sniper fire

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Youtoy Martin, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment A soldier wearing the first-gener...

16 Oct 2019, 02:59

Here's why this former CIA spy stops at every yellow light

Insider recently obtained an advance copy of "Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA," a new book by former clandestine services officer Amaryllis...

16 Oct 2019, 02:57

In just one week, Trump's Syria retreat has caused the nightmare scenario everyone warned him about

President Donald Trump was warned that if he withdrew US troops from northern Syria it could have catastrophic consequences....

16 Oct 2019, 01:40

Here's how the Air Force trains its pilots to survive, evade, resist, and escape when behind enemy lines

US Air Force pilots and aircrew train extensively to fly and maintain their aircraft. But they also go through rigorous trai...

15 Oct 2019, 17:55

Video shows Russian mercenaries inside an abandoned US camp in Syria

A video shows the inside of a US military camp in Syria shortly after it was abandoned and overtaken by Russian mercenaries....

15 Oct 2019, 17:30

This former CIA spy hunted loose nukes for a living - here's the one threat that keeps her up at night

Insider recently obtained an advanced copy of "Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA," a new book by former clandestine ...

15 Oct 2019, 15:55

Vietnam pulled Dreamworks' 'Abominable' movie because it used a map staking China's claim over the disputed South China Sea

Twitter/Movie Details A still from the movie "Abominable" showing a map including China's nine-dash line clai...

15 Oct 2019, 06:00

Army leaders say they need a better network if they are going to field next-level warfighting systems

The Army is working on a number of different modernization priorities, from soldier lethality developments to next-generatio...

15 Oct 2019, 01:42

These 3 defense industry players have revealed their visions for the Army's next attack helicopter

Five companies are competing to build the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), and three have publicly unvei...

14 Oct 2019, 23:21

Russia's submarines are getting harder to find, and the Navy is sending more people to keep an eye on them

The Russian navy, its submarine force in particular, is getting more sophisticated and becoming more active around Europe. T...

14 Oct 2019, 21:58

Textron, Howe & Howe and FLIR roll out a small robot tank that can deploy drones in bid to build the Army's new robotic combat vehicle

Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, and FLIR Systems, Inc. have unveiled their bid to build the Army a new robotic ...

14 Oct 2019, 21:26

Meet the overlooked crews who make sure fellow Marines can fight from ship to shore

Keeping Marine Expeditionary Units supplied during their wide-ranging operations is a logistical headache. The Marines taske...

14 Oct 2019, 18:29

The US Army just got its hands on the best night-vision goggles in the world - here's what it can do and what's next

Army Futures Command Army soldiers equipped with the ENVG-B The US Army recently fielded the Enhanced Night V...

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