U.S. Air Force nuclear-capable bombers were intercepted and escorted by Russian fighter jets during a flight over neutral waters over...
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Taliban brutality on video: Surrendered Afghan commandos shot to death [Graphic Content]
As the Taliban swiftly expands its control over Afghanistan, snatching territories held by government forces with ease, it has also...
Gulf Cooperation Council: stronger military ties with US
JEDDAH // The crown prince of Saudi Arabia called on Wednesday for stronger military cooperation between the US and Gulf...
Taliban claim to control 85% of Afghanistan as US troops withdraw
The Taliban claimed today to control at least 85 per cent of Afghanistan as the Islamist movement gains ground in...
Biden: US military mission to end on August 31, Afghans to decide own future
The US military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31, President Joe Biden has announced, noting that the drawdown...
Taliban seize key Afghan border crossing with Iran
The Taliban on Thursday seized another key border crossing in Afghanistan, this time with Iran, an Afghan official said. The...
Military Tech
DEFEA 2021: The Greek laser weapon that hits drones every 2-3 seconds
The inventor of the first robot in Greece, Konstantinos Soukos, has pushed Greece into a new era by creating laser...
NNSA produces first upgraded warhead for sub-launched nukes
The improved W88 Alt 370 warhead comes a year late and millions over budget. America’s newest submarine-launched nuclear weapon has...
B&T’S APC9K: The U.S. Army’s new submachine gun is a tiny terror
The fact the Army was looking for an SMG, or submachine gun, was big news a couple of years ago. They hadn’t...
China upgrading fifth-gen fighter capabilities
Experts say U.S. fifth-generation fighter aircraft — the stealthy F-22 and F-35 — remain the best in the world. However,...
War games in California and Florida linked to test massive “Kill Web”
Test pilot explains how the US Air Force linked two major developmental exercises that included cutting-edge long-range targeting and autonomous...
Almaz-Antey unveils latest naval air-defence systems
Russia’s state-owned Almaz-Antey Concern unveiled its latest range of shipborne air-defence systems at the International Maritime Defence Show 2021 (IMDS...
Opinions
Turkey may be changing its Islamic State strategy – Analysis
v Writing for Al-Monitor, Taştekin said Turkish operations against ISIS inside Turkey and neighbouring Syria had failed to end criticism...
Talking about ‘Strategic Stability’
“Consistent with these goals, the United States and Russia will embark together on an integrated bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue in...
Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces’ collapse – Report
More than 1,000 have fled across the border, and hundreds more have handed over weapons to the Taliban. Report by...
Afghanistan turns to India as US hastens to escape ‘the war without end’ – Analysis
Afghanistan has called on India to engage with the Taliban once American troops return home. The signals became public just...
Who will get bogged down in the ‘graveyard of empires’ next?
U.S. President Joe Biden announced that America’s military mission to Afghanistan will end on August 31. His administration refuses to...
An American force structure for the 21st century
The United States is unprepared for its current strategic challenges. Since the end of the Cold War, no nation could...
NATO
Coronavirus Response: NATO supports Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 8 July, Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted a ceremony for the handover of medical equipment received from NATO’s Pandemic Response...
Turkey, United States take up NATO air patrols
Fighter jets from the United States and Turkey are taking up NATO Air Policing duties this week, guarding the skies...
NATO Secretary General reaffirms NATO’s commitment to its KFOR mission and to stability in the Western Balkans
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg travelled to the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), where he met with the KFOR Commander (Major...
Politics
US Air Force to send dozens of F-22 fighter jets to the Pacific amid tensions with China
The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western...
Biden and Merkel to discuss Afghanistan, cybersecurity and Nord Stream pipeline this week
President Joe Biden is slated to discuss an array of pressing issues with German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week, in...
Japan defence paper warns for first time of crisis over Taiwan
Annual defence report calls on Japanese government to pay attention to US-China tensions over Taiwan with ‘a sense of crisis...
Veterans
Medical Foster Homes offer Veterans sense of family
Several VA providers huddled in front of a home in a gated San Antonio community. An unusual scene unfolded, since...
Afghanistan veteran: Biden plan to remove troops in Afghanistan ‘feels wrong’
Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran and founder of Righteous Media, and Jeremy Bash, former chief of staff at the...
5 inspiring stories honoring Veterans and their journeys, from AARP
Not only does AARP provide practical news and information to help Veterans and military families stay healthy, avoid scams and...
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