Anduril Industries conducted a series of flight tests of its Barracuda-100M AAV as part of the HSMM programme for the US Army AvMC.
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The easy answer is often the best answer
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On Monday, the Congressional Research Service came out with its latest, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress.
This is worth your time, as we need to get this right.
We have to get this right because we have yet to cut steel on a successfully designed surface warship since Ronaldus Magnus was CINC.
Robert D. Kaplan, The National Interest
America’s policy class has been obsessed for decades with presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures There are moments when I am exhausted by crises that come and go, and remember the next real existential crisis of humanity.
Lubold, et al., NBC President Donald Trump rejected a military plan for more comprehensive strikes on Iran’s nuclear program that would have lasted weeks, NBC News has also learned.
Editor, Vatican News The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by a raid this morning resulting in several injuries including the Parish priest, …
Maya Carlin, The National Interest
Following a nearly three-and-a-half-year-long deployment extension, the USS Carl Vinson has finally departed the Middle East and is now transiting…
The AR-15, first adopted by the Air Force in 1962, served from the Vietnam War (as the M16 rifle) to the Middle East (as the M4 carbine). Although the weapon had teething issues (through no fault of its own), it proved itself to be a lightweight, reliable, and effective tool for the U.S. military. The modular platform was able to adapt to new technologies like rails, electronic sights, and infrared lasers.
On April 19, 2022, the Army announced that Sig Sauer had been selected as the winner of the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) contract for the XM5, which will replace the M4.
Summer is here, and while theme parks and roadside attractions promise excitement, there’s one unexpected stop that might leave the most profound impact: a national cemetery.
The U.S. Space Force 11th Space Warning Squadron has been honoured as the top unit in the service for 2024 for its role in helping to protect Israel fro Iranian missile strikes, with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies having selected the squadron on the basis of the precise early warning data it provided. The Iranian missile strikes in question began on April 13, in response to an Israeli F-35 strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus twelve days prior.