“God willing,” the militant told his lieutenants, they would “be able to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Aleppo and Damascus soon.” That militant was Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — the Islamist coalition that took Aleppo by storm last week. As it turns out, his remarks — delivered in April to the leaders of his group’s militant wing — were not mere whimsy. He had a plan. And Eid al-Fitr is still four months away.
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U.S. Special Operations Command is setting up a new avenue for onboarding software capabilities, the Defense Department announced Monday.
SOCOM’s acquisition, technology and logistics directorate is launching a commercial solutions opening to support the program executive office for SOF digital applications, according to a special notice posted on Sam.gov.
The move comes as the Pentagon is looking to acquire capabilities faster and bring non-traditional industry partners into the fold.
The Navy will allow sailors who score high on their annual fitness test but might be carrying a few extra pounds to forgo extra physical training requirements as the services change their understanding of what being “fit” actually looks like.
“The goal of the Navy’s physical readiness program is to maintain a minimum prescribed level of fitness necessary for worldwide deployment and to maintain a sailor’s long-term health and wellness,” William Speaks, spokesperson for the Chief of Naval Personnel said in an email. “Body composition is just one aspect of that.
The UK has moved to create a high explosive supply chain, although it may be behind the US and European allies as global demand surges.
President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top advisors to oversee the military show that the generation of veterans who took part in the Global War on Terrorism are now reaching some of the most senior positions in the U.S. government.
Trump has selected Marine veteran J.D. Vance for his vice president and nominated former Army National Guard Maj. Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense, Army Reserve Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has been tapped to be director of national intelligence, and Air Force veteran Doug Collins as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By Leo Shane III Wednesday, Nov 27, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced businessman John Phelan as his pick to be the next Secretary of the Navy, lauding him as a leader who will “put the business of the U.S. Navy above all else.”
If confirmed, Phelan would be the first permanent Navy secretary without military experience since 2009, when Donald Winter finished up his three-year term in the role. Unlike Winter, who previously had worked within the Pentagon and on Navy contracts at major defense firms, Phelan has little public connection to the sea service.
As a matter of fact, diversity is not a strength.
Yvonne Gray (second left) and Fiona Jameson (right), who also crashed a ship this year (New Zealand Defence Force)
When the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground in October 2024, New Zealand saw $100 million sink beneath the waves. Also sunk was the continuing desire to engage in “diversity hires.” The ship was captained by a lesbian who was selected for the position because of her sexual identity rather than her merit.
Lithuania and Rheinmetall have finalised contracts to initiate construction of a new production plant for 155mm artillery ammunition.
General Dynamics European Land Systems has handed over the first segment of an IRB pontoon bridge system to the Dutch COMMIT in Hedel.
The European Union (EU) mobilised €300m ($315.