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The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber could end up having a larger role in the Air Force’s plans for future air dominance, as the service rethinks its plans for an advanced…
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An agenda for the next president’s first hundred days
Editor’s Note: This is part of a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled “Applied History,” which seeks, through the study of the history of strategy and military operations, to better illuminate contemporary defense challenges. Wild nations are pressing upon the Roman Empire and howling about it everywhere, and treacherous barbarians, shielded by geography, are assailing every frontier.
Gordon Carroll left an indelible mark on the film world, especially for his work in the science fiction genre on the first five Alien films. He produced such projects as Cool Hand Luke, the Oscar-winning film starring Paul Newman, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, with stars Kris Kristofferson and James Coburn, Blue Thunder with Roy Scheider and Red Heat with Arnold Schwarzenegger. All highly legit and well-made films.
EMP is the Boogeyman lurking on the sidelines of the showdown between the PRC and the US led world systems.
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Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP) caused by airborne nuclear blasts have been a concern since the height of the Cold War. The EMP surge could potentially knock out all electronics over a vast area of the United States.
China just conducted a test (see article below). This is not good on several possible angles.
Navy Capt. Chris “Chowdah” Hill is unapologetically bullish about elevating crew morale across every level of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier he commands, which recently returned from an extended and high-stress combat deployment in the Red Sea.
Providing sailors with secure access to internet connectivity — explicitly for personal use — proved to be a key morale-builder during the nine months that “the Ike” was deployed, according to Hill, where they frequently faced a barrage of threats from the Iran-backed Houthis and others.
A federal lawsuit brought by six Republican members of Congress could force Pennsylvania to set aside ballots cast by U.S. troops and their families stationed overseas in next week’s election.
The Republican congressmen say that Pennsylvania should not count any overseas absentee votes — including military votes — without directly verifying the identity of the voter behind the ballot.
The Pentagon’s Chief Information Office is planning to publish new guidance and instruction for the department’s military services and components on accelerating software modernization efforts, according to a senior official.
The new document will be released “fairly shortly,” Kevin Mulvihill, acting principal deputy CIO, said Monday during the Defense Information Systems Agency’s annual forecast to industry.
The Navy is looking for options to enable its future fleets of uncrewed platforms to steam ahead even if they can’t access satellite navigation systems.
The sea service plans to add a slew of robo-ships of various shapes, sizes and mission sets to its inventory in the coming years. Last month, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti laid out a new initiative called Project 33 that aims to scale robotic and autonomous systems across the fleet by 2027 so that maritime forces will be ready for a potential war against China.
An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot etched a message of good-time island vibes in a recent flight path over Hawaii. Captured by the Flightradar24 tacking site, an Apache flying as Chaos 65 took off from Kahului Airport on the afternoon of Oct. 21 and drew a hand sign in the air before landing again, a little over an hour after takeoff.
The hand gesture is known as the Shaka, Hawaii’s official state hand gesture, and roughly symbolizes an easy-living, good-natured greeting or goodbye, like “hang loose.