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In March 2024, the Islamic State killed more people in parts of Syria controlled by the Assad regime than at any point since July 2018. The attacks are part of an ongoing trend since October 2023 that has seen Islamic State activity in this area grow to levels unseen since the group lost control of its territorial caliphate. This growth is largely attributable to the recent withdrawal of thousands of Russian and Iranian troops from parts of Syria controlled by the Assad regime, which has given the Islamic State more space to operate than at any point since 2017.
When I was a kid, I loved Legos and Transformers. They could take multiple shapes and let me play out a million different adventures from the same set of building blocks and plastic robot heroes and villains. Why can’t I have that versatility as an adult in my arsenal of democracy? The answer is a flawed measure of effectiveness in modern weapon systems that focuses on single mission performance instead of fungibility and able to conduct multiple missions with the same piece of kit.
Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential pick, JD Vance, is the first military veteran on a presidential ticket since John McCain in 2008. But he could soon be joined by one of four veterans that Kamala Harris’ campaign is reviewing for her vice presidential spot.
If she picks one, it would guarantee a military veteran would be in the White House in 2025, even if just as the VP, regardless of who wins in November. If that were to happen, they would be the first veteran inside the White House since George W. Bush was president.
DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force is currently working with five vendors to build the mission autonomy for the first increment of its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) platforms, according to a service program executive officer.
The five companies — which are being kept classified for security reasons — recently received contracts to develop the autonomy software that will be integrated into the first batch of the next-generation drones, Brig. Gen. Jason Voorheis, PEO for fighters and advanced aircraft, told reporters Monday at the Air Force Life Cycle Industry Days.
As U.S. military personnel hustle to deploy heaps of autonomous drone systems across multiple domains by August 2025 to counter China — via Replicator — the Pentagon’s top watchdog is initiating a new evaluation to comprehensively assess that high-stakes initiative.
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General issued a memorandum Monday to multiple military and civilian components solidifying its official plans for the new review.
U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Syria came under four rocket attacks in three days last week, U.S. officials told Task & Purpose. With those rapid-fire incidents, July saw the most attacks against American forces in the region in months.
No American service members were wounded in the most recent attacks, which were against Al Asad Air Base in Iraq and Mission Support Site Euphrates in Syria, the U.S. officials said.
The recent string of attacks began when two rockets were fired at Al Asad Air Base on July 25, neither of which hit the base, the U.S. officials said.
A Marine died from injuries sustained in a Humvee rollover on Saturday at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California, according to a news release posted on the base’s Facebook page.
As of Monday morning, the Marine’s name had not yet been publicly released pending next of kin notification.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the Marine during this difficult time,” the news release says.
The rollover took place on Saturday during Service Level Training Exercise 5-24, the news release says.
The US and its allies seek to respond to heightened tensions in the Arctic with military preparedness and surveillance, avoiding escalation.
QinetiQ will run the UK Ministry of Defence’s enduring Thundercloud system of systems used to collate, analyse and distribute weather data.