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Americas

Listen To What American Diplomats in Cuba Heard During Those Crazy Sonic Attacks

This high-pitched noise may be responsible for a string of bizarre incidents and injuries.

AC-130

The USAF’s AC-130W Gunships Are in Desperate Need of Special Ammunition

Official contract document says using alternatives would put troops on the ground at "increased harm and risk."

U.S. Army

Highlights From the Showroom Floor at the Army’s Biggest Arms Expo and Conference

Companies from around the world showed off armored vehicles, weapons, and other equipment at the annual gathering.

U.S. Navy

US Navy Plans to Cut Cruisers by Half Amid Reports One Became Like a “Floating Prison”

Retiring the Ticonderogas could exacerbate the dangerously unhealthy stress on the service's other warships.

Q-9

General Atomics Is the First to Show Off Its MQ-25 Drone Tanker Design

The US Navy has sent out the final request for proposals and expects to pick a winning aircraft in September 2018.

U.S. Army

GM Thinks Its Stealthy, Optionally-Manned Truck Platform Could Change the US Army

The hydrogen fuel-powered SURUS could quietly carry cargo, rockets, a laser cannon, or more across the battlefield.

Russia

Russia Tests Modified RS-24 Ballistic Missile With an “Experimental Warhead”

The so-called "independent post-boost vehicles" could be both more precise and difficult to shoot down.

Africa

What You Need To Know About Why U.S. Special Operations Forces Are In Niger (Updated)

So far, the Pentagon has offered few official details about a deadly ambush on American and Nigerien troops.

Saudi Arabia

Saudis Kick Off Historic Moscow Visit With Plans to Buy S-400 Air Defense System

Amid reported arms deals, the first ever visit by a Saudi King to the Kremlin could signal a shift away from the US.

U.S. Army

The US Army Is Buying New Boats to Replace Vietnam-Era Landing Craft

The service's little known fleet is important to operations around the world, but is sorely in need of new watercraft.

U.S. Army

Militants Kill American and Nigerien Troops in Ambush Near the Mali Border (Updated)

The unknown assailants reportedly killed a number of people in the patrol, possibly including a number of US troops.

Russia

Russia Breaks into US Soldiers’ iPhones in Apparent Hybrid Warfare Attacks

The tactics are among those a recent US Army manual described in detail as an emerging and worrisome threat.

UAE

Russia Says Deal to Sell the UAE Su-35 Fighters Is Just Months Away

If true, it would be a significant political move by the Emirates, but it might just be a ploy to pressure the US.

U.S. Homeland

At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant

The United States expects to deliver nearly 60 armed UH-60s as part of plans to transform the Afghan Air Force.

U.S. Air Force

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

The new system is less than half the weight of the older equipment and shifts data onto the missiles much faster.

U.S. Homeland

NOAA Is Running Out of Money for its Hurricane Hunting Planes and Drones

Budget cuts have left it with only one unmanned Coyote drone and a worryingly unreliable business jet to monitor storms.

Q-9

Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen

Loss comes amid a surge of drone strikes against Al Qaeda terrorists in the war-torn country.

Iran

Iranian Tanks Roll Up to The Iraqi Border As Embargo of Kurds Expands

Iraqi Kurdistan's neighbors have rushed to block the independence push, while the US and others downplay the situation.

Canada

Canada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet Plans

Spat between Bombardier and Boeing has Canadian officials scrounging abroad for second-hand F/A-18s.

U.S. Army

US Army Buys Israeli Trophy System So Its Tanks Can Blast Incoming Projectiles

The service has an "urgent" plan to install Israel's Trophy active protection system on at least some of its tanks.