Military & defense News

17 May 2024, 04:51

The US is worried about an invasion, but China could take control of Taiwan without firing a shot, war experts warn

A Chinese coercion campaign, likelier than an invasion and in some ways already happening, isn't something the US is prepared for, experts warn.

16 May 2024, 04:41

The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable

The co-development comes as the allies face a growing Chinese missile threat and challenges from other potential adversaries.

16 May 2024, 01:18

Air defenses have been key in tough battles, showing the US what it could need most for a missile war with China

In Ukraine, the Red Sea, and other areas of the Middle East, highly advanced air-defense systems have proven their worth over the past few months.

09 Oct 2019, 19:09

How police are using technology like drones and facial recognition to track people across the US

Associated Press/ Noah Berger Emerging tech is making it more efficient and inexpensive for police across the country to sca...

09 Oct 2019, 16:30

The US Army has struggled to get recruits. Its new marketing heads explain how the military will target Gen Z with personalized, data-driven ads.

The US Army has struggled to reach its recruitment goals over the last two year...

09 Oct 2019, 04:02

A brutal dictator, warring US partners, and a former al-Qaeda branch: Here's who controls Syria now

Who controls which parts of Syria has changed dramatically since the civil war began in 2011. While Kurdish forces control a...

09 Oct 2019, 02:50

The US Air Force teamed up with Canada to deliver supplies to the northernmost inhabited place in the world

US airmen and the Canadian air force delivered more than 100,000 pounds of cargo to Canadian Forces Station Alert. CFS Alert...

09 Oct 2019, 02:38

The Pentagon is expected to spend more than $56 billion on combat vehicles by 2024 - here's what analysts say companies need to do to compete

The US military is expected to spend $56.25 billion on combat vehicles by 2024, creating lucrative new opport...

08 Oct 2019, 22:54

Rafale will boost India's air dominance exponentially: Rajnath Singh after officially receiving the fighter aircraft

The Indian Air Force on Tuesday received its first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 aircraft purchased from France in presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh here. Rajnath Singh attended the handover ceremony of the first Rafale fighter jet acquired by the IAF along with his French counterpart Florence Parly at aircraft maker Dassault Aviation facility in Merignac, southwestern France.

08 Oct 2019, 16:58

Rajnath Singh arrives for Rafale handover ceremony in France

Defence minister Rajnath Singh landed at Merignac Airport in the southwestern French town of Bordeaux on Tuesday for the handover ceremony of the fir...

08 Oct 2019, 06:21

Trump administration considering pulling out of a vital treaty with Russia, lawmaker warns

Alexander Mishin Russian Tupolev Tu-154M spy plane The US is considering pulling out of a vital treaty with European allies ...

08 Oct 2019, 02:37

Trump is threatening to wage economic war on a country the US bases nukes in

US President Donald Trump has threatened NATO ally Turkey if it crosses a line in the northeast of Syria, where the US is pu...

08 Oct 2019, 02:25

The US Army is planning to send 20,000 soldiers to Europe for its largest exercise in decades

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Hannah Tarkelly, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st ABCT, 1st CD A U.S. Army tank c...

08 Oct 2019, 02:00

'Here comes this Russian hot dog': The story behind a Navy warship's dangerous encounter with Russian fighter jets

US Navy A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft makes a low-altitude pass by USS Donald Cook, April 12, 2016. ...

08 Oct 2019, 00:26

An F-35 pilot describes how he landed safely after losing one of his flight computers in mid-air

In May, Capt. Robert Larson, a 61st Fighter Squadron student pilot, was on a training mission when he faced with an in-fligh...

07 Oct 2019, 23:25

The US Army wants to combine its powerful new night-vision goggles and its new pocket-sized spy drones so soldiers can see the battlefield like never before

FLIR Systems FLIR Black Hornet III The US Army recently fielded L3's Enhanced N...

07 Oct 2019, 19:08

Lindsey Graham lets loose on Trump's decision to pull out of northern Syria and says the White House is lying about ISIS

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a consistently passionate supporter of President Donald Trump, slammed the pr...

07 Oct 2019, 15:28

A YouTuber documenting deadly protests in Iraq posted a video that appeared to show a rocket-propelled grenade flying just past his head

A video shot by a YouTuber in the midst of protests sweeping Iraq appears to show a rocket flying just past h...

05 Oct 2019, 20:08

China is filling a 'strategic vacuum' in the Pacific left by the US and its allies, and that's bad news for Taiwan

REUTERS/Xihao Jiang US sailors in front of US and Chinese flags as the Navy destroyer USS Stethem arrives in ...

05 Oct 2019, 18:30

Trump says Democrats are plotting a 'coup.' These 8 real-life military takeovers show what coups are really like.

Associated Press/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurrica...

05 Oct 2019, 06:58

A second intelligence official is considering filing a whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine

A second intelligence official is considering whether to file a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump regar...

04 Oct 2019, 21:01

The Army secretary is ordering the service to step up its manufacturing game to keep from 'falling behind' rivals Russia and China

US Army Watervliet Arsenal/John Snyder A 120 mm tank barrel is heated to nearly 2,000 degrees just prior to m...

04 Oct 2019, 16:20

Action initiated against Pakistan for using drones to smuggle arms, says Indian Air Force Chief

Action has been initiated by the Indian Air Force against Pakistani arms smuggling drones, stated IAF Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria after reports of three consignments caught by the Punjab police.