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Defense News

U.S. Capitol Fills With National Guard Troops
Washington — The Capitol Visitor Center, an airy complex that usually hosts tourists from across the country during the visits to...

Joint Statement of the 47th U.S.-Israel Joint Political-Military Group
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Israel on...

Lockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS Laser Weapon System To U.S. Navy
This year, the U.S. Navy will field the first acquisition program to deploy the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler...

F-35B STOVL fighter conduct flight operations from US Navy USS America LHA 6 amphibious assault ship
According to pictures released by the U.S. Navy on January 9, 2021, F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to the...

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter: Now Equal to F-22 Raptor?
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force plans to continually modify the engine of its J-20 5th Gen stealth fighter...
Military Tech

Pentagon’s $2 billion Cybersecurity project slowed by flaws
The Defense Department has halted deployment on its classified networks of a $2 billion cybersecurity project intended to detect intrusions...

US Army chooses L3Harris for avionics to enable the AH-64E Apache to control two kinds of UAVs
The MUMT-X avionics hardware enables the AH-64E crew to control the sensors and flight path of the RQ-7 Shadow and...

Pentagon continues to cut production of parts for F-35 in Turkey
Production of components for the F-35 fighter in Turkey will continue to decline during 2021-2022, said Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col....

Maybe the time to form policy for emerging brain and body-enhancement technologies
By Mary Lee* It has recently been reported that U.S. diplomats in China and Cuba were likely the victims of directed microwave...

AGM-183 hypersonic weapon still awaiting first flight
The Air Force’s AGM-183 hypersonic missile didn’t fly by the end of December, as predicted by service acquisition executive Will...

Indonesian fisherman caught what appears to be a Chinese underwater drone
The craft matches an underwater glider that China builds, which is capable of traveling for weeks and over huge distances....
Opinions

Declassification of secret document reveals U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific
By Rory Medcalf* The U.S. government has just declassified one of its most sensitive national security documents—its 2018 strategic framework for...

Pompeo sets the US up for confrontation with China
By Michael D. Swaine* The incoming Biden administration should respond with decisiveness and clarity to reject a series of new...

The eight rules of urban warfare and why we must work to change them
By John Spencer* From October 16, 2016 to January 4, 2017, US-backed Iraqi security forces conducted a full-scale city attack...

Turkey’s blank check to invade countries may end with Trump – Analysis
By Seth J. Frantzman* When US President Donald Trump won the election in 2016, many foreign countries wondered what kind...

East Med energy and geopolitical crossovers
By Thrassy N. Marketos* The Eastern Mediterranean region, where east, west, north and south converge, and the birthplace of the...

As Biden enters White House, did Israel’s Mossad win war with Iran?
By Yonah Jeremy Bob* Given that the incoming Biden administration continues to forecast a readiness to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear...
NATO

Turkey-Greece: military dialogue at NATO resumes
Military delegations from Greece and Turkey will resume technical talks next week at NATO general headquarters in Brussels, said security...

NATO Secretary General: Mauritania is a committed partner
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania to NATO Headquarters on Thursday (14 January 2021)...

UK and NATO must not leave Afghanistan before peace-talks conclude
The International Relations and Defence Committee publishes its report, The UK and Afghanistan. The report is published against the backdrop of peace talks between...
Politics

Macron’s letter to Erdoğan to improve ties
French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressing his intension to improve two...

China’s Xi instructs army to strengthen training amid heightened tensions with US
China’s President Xi Jinping has ordered the country’s military to strengthen its training to further enhance its combat preparedness, according...

“Israeli airstrikes near Syria-Iraq border targeted Iranian weapons”
Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted dozens of sites in the Deir Ezzor region of eastern Syria and in Albukamal near the...
Veterans

Veterans monitor blood pressure at home
Veteran Ronald Bordenaro, 89, has five kids, 13 grandkids, 10 great-grandkids and two more on the way. He lives in...

Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veterans : Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses
Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veterans who want to comment on their health concerns or ask about Gulf War Research...

Heroes Foundation: Job opportunities for Veterans
A collaboration between VA and The Daniel and Salvador Montoya Heroes Foundation is helping Veterans during the coronavirus pandemic. Heroes...
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