Days after the U.S. military destroyed a boat in the Caribbean that it claimed was being used to smuggle drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the legal basis for the strike lay in the status of the traffickers as an “imminent threat” to the United States.
“A foreign terrorist organization poisoning your people with drugs coming from a drug cartel is no different than al-Qaida — and they’ll be treated as such, as they were in international waters,” Hegseth told reporters on Thursday.
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The rising importance of armed drones in modern warfare has created new opportunities for countries looking to expand their influence in the global arms market. According to data from the Center for a New American Security, Turkey currently leads in drone exports, followed by China, the United States, Iran, and Israel. While figures vary across sources, Turkey, China, the United States, and Israel consistently rank among the top exporters — with Iran and Russia increasingly vying for a place in that group.Arms exports, however, serve more than just economic purposes.
Thousands of veterans who own their homes with mortgages backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs were stunned recently by a letter from the VA telling them they were at risk of foreclosure, according to members of Congress. Some, if not all, of the letters were sent in error, but the VA has yet to explain to the homeowners or Congress why the letters were sent.
Democrats on the House Veterans Affairs Committee sent a letter this week to VA Secretary Doug Collins asking for an explanation of the “erroneous letters.
War is chaos, confusion, and occasionally, a bunch of guys unloading their ammo at the moon. It’s a phenomenon also known as a classic “But, Sergeant, it looked dangerous” moment. History is replete with tales where armies fought bravely and steadfastly against enemies that didn’t exist. Not metaphorically; Literally nobody.
Whether it was nerves or just a soldier sprinting to the woodline after eating an expired MRE, the Fog of War is real. These “battles” show how chaos can turn shadows into enemies or cause a bunch of soldiers to start sniffing around for some CIBs.
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The UK appears to have opted for just three of the seven ammunition types able to be fired from the Ajax AFV’s 40mm main gun.
T. Pike, Sandboxx N.
Motorola Solutions and Nokia have formed a partnership to develop an advanced, container-based tactical communications network for UK defence.
Stefano D’urso, The Aviationist
Sierra Nevada’s first test flight of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center marks a major step in replacing the aging E-4B “Nightwatch” fleet introduced in…
L.C. Williams, Defense One
The service incorporated remotely-operated flights into its massive REFORPAC exercise as it aims to make cargo flights cheaper.
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has ordered a major reorganization focused on better managing the sea service’s acquisition of uncrewed platforms, according to a new memo.