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The Nazis were racist garbage. But, like many fascists since, they discovered that the very people they declared subhuman were actually full of talent, intelligence and drive. Unfortunately, it didn’t stop their murderous campaign. But it did allow one female test pilot, Countess Melitta von Stauffenberg, to save most of her family.
And if von Stauffenberg is tickling your memory but you can’t remember why, she was related to the famous Colonel Claus von Staffenberg of Operation Valkyrie fame. She even took part in the attempted assassination of Hitler with him.

The Royal Navy will deploy a carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific region as part of strengthening its defense ties with Japan and other nations in the area, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday on the eve of the G7 summit meeting in Hiroshima.
Confirmation of the planned deployment of one of the Royal Navy’s two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers came when Sunak and his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, agreed on May 18 on what is called the Hiroshima Agreement. This far-reaching pact encompasses economic, defense, security and technological collaboration.

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There are shockwave passes… and then there are shockwave passes. And these photos of a U.S. Navy F-35C stealth jet roaring through the Sidewinder low-level training route in southern California are some of the most impressive of their kind we’ve ever seen.
The F-35C, assigned to Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) “Vampires,” which is home stationed at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California, left the air around it in shock as it made two passes through the Sidewinder.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell L. Smith addresses the crew aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during an all-hands call in the ship’s hangar bay on April 22, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo).

Over the course of one week in April 2022, three sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington took their own lives.

India is holding many G20 events all over its cities. Like any other city, Kashmir city is hosting one of the G20 Conferences to show the rest of the world how important Kashmir is. Kashmir is a dangerous place, so this kind of gathering needs a strong security team.
The Marine (MARCOS) and NSG forces will be sent to Kashmir later this month to protect the place where the G20 working group meeting will take place. In this article,we’ll see pictures and videos of the Indian Navy MARCOS in the Kashmir area before the G20 Meet.

This week, Ryan sat down at a cafe in Washington, D.C., with Hümeyra Pamuk and Nicholas Danforth to discuss the results of Turkey’s May 14 election. They talked about the nature of President Erdogan’s rule, the roots of his political longevity and what these elections mean for Turkey’s future. Image: Turkish President’s Office
The post Why Erdogan Wins appeared first on War on the Rocks.

With both industry and government organizations racing to adopt artificial intelligence, it is critically important that leaders work with partners who have established ethical AI frameworks, said former Department of Navy CIO Aaron Weis at the recent DefenseTalks summit in Washington, D.C.
The release of ChatGPT has sparked a fiery debate around the potential negative impacts of the large language AI model. Weis says working with partners who operate under ethical AI frameworks will be vital in detecting and reducing unfair biases, which have been known to lack proper data governance.

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The U.S. Air Force recently conducted a first-of-its-kind test of the Tactical High-power Operational Responder, also known as THOR. A high-power microwave counter-drone system, the containerized THOR is designed to engage multiple drones at short ranges in a point defense role. This comes as the threat of drones, particularly ones operating in large groups or fully-networked swarms, becomes increasingly urgent around the globe.

One of the more esoteric acronyms that exist within the world of Special Operations Forces (SOF) is VBSS. I would guess that most people, possibly even the majority of non-SOF military personnel, do not know what it stands for or the tactic it describes. Let’s face it: the U.S. military is renowned for its multitudinous […]
The post VBSS: A Navy SEAL explains how to board enemy ships first appeared on Sandboxx.
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In a video captured by a drone, the moment when two Russian self-propelled howitzers are hit by Ukrainian counter-battery fire in the province of Zaporizhzhia is shown.
These shocking images reveal the destruction of the fearsome 2s5 Giatsint, Soviet weapons considered versatile and powerful, even capable of firing nuclear projectiles.
Russian shells hit by Ukrainian fire
The scenes captured by the drone reveal two 2s5 Giatsint howitzers located in a rural area, between fields and surrounded by trees.