The Marine Corps has released the service records for two veterans — one a former reconnaissance Marine, the other a mechanic — who are accused of carrying out separate mass shootings in North Carolina and Michigan over the weekend, ending in a total of at least eight dead.
Both men left the Marines more than 15 years ago at relatively junior ranks after enlistments that included deployments to Iraq.
Experts cautioned that both men’s similar military service did not suggest a connection between the attacks, either in motive or as a link to a cause within their status as veterans.
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Milrem Robotics will roll out more than a hundred THeMIS UGVs as part of its second tranche of vehicles for Ukraine.
Rheinmetall has unveiled plans to establish a new production facility for 155 mm calibre artillery ammunition in Latvia.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered 200 Oregon National Guardsmen to be placed under federal command for operations in the state. The seizure of the troops came two days after President Donald Trump said he was sending the military to Portland, which he accused of being “war ravaged.”
A Sept. 28 memo, signed by Hegseth and directed to the adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard via Gov. Tina Kotek, called for federalizing 200 members of the Oregon National Guard under Title 10 of the U.S. Code. They are being called into federal service to “protect U.S.
European defence company KNDS has announced the upcoming departure of Nicolas Chamussy from his position as CEO of KNDS France.
It was a mixed weekend for service academy college football. Navy is still unbeaten with a grind-it-out win at home over Rice, stretching its win streak to seven games dating back to last season. Army and Air Force weren’t as fortunate: The Black Knights fell flat in a Thursday night trip to East Carolina, while the Falcons’ defensive woes resurfaced in a high-scoring home loss to Hawaii.
Each school leaves the weekend with plenty to fix, but also clear opportunities ahead as the first Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy matchup of the season looms.
Chinese state media has revealed new details regarding the stealth capabilities of the J-35 fifth generation fighter, which was confirmed to have been commissioned into service in serrate variants in both the Air Force and in the Navy in July. The fighter program has benefited from significant research and development work done for China’s first stealth fighter, the J-20, from the late 1990s, with this aircraft having seen its stealth capabilities incrementally improved since it first entered service in the Air Force in February 2017.
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Defense tech startup Allen Control Systems landed a contract for Bullfrog, which can use a variety of common weapons.
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Angry Tortoise could offer a new path to an operational and affordable hypersonic weapon after years of struggles with other programs.