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Iran

How The Terror Attacks in Tehran Fuel an Already Perilous Middle East Crisis

Iranian hardliners blame Saudi Arabia and the United States for deadly incidents as the situation over Qatar gets weirder and more serious.

Yemen

Humanitarian Cargo Contractor Secretly Supported U.S. Spec Ops in Yemen

Newly revealed relationship underscores the importance of private companies in America's most shadowy counter-terrorism operations.

Russia

Russia Says It’s Going To Build This New Amphibious Assault Ship

Given other delays, there's no indication that the country's economy or shipyards will be able to support this latest ambitious project.

U.S. Army

It Looks Like The Army’s Most Secretive Aviation Unit Needs A New Home

The Pentagon's latest budget proposal includes a curious classified special operations construction project.

Russia

Putin Says “Patriotic” Russians Could Have Been Behind Cyberattacks

The Russian leader's new comments seem like a denial of government involvement until you read between the lines.

U.S. Navy

The US Navy’s Newly Delivered Supercarrier Still Needs a Ton of Work

The service admits there's still much work to be done and its unclear when the ship will actually be combat ready.

C-5

Air Force Now Wants to Get Sidelined C-5 Galaxy Transports Back In the Air

Years of budget cuts mean the service has less than 50 of the massive airlifters available for worldwide missions.

South China Sea

South China Sea Underwater “Environmental” Sensor Net Could Track U.S. Subs

Officially, China's planned system will gather scientific data, but it also has an unspecified "national defense" role.

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Wants Long-Range Guided Artillery Shell For Hitting Moving Targets

The planned 155mm artillery round will use a combination of guidance systems, but is entirely "GPS-Free."

Russia

Russia’s Plans for New Nuclear Carriers And Destroyers Delayed Indefinitely

Plans for the nuclear-powered surface ships are conspicuously missing from the Kremlin's latest military modernization package.

X-37B

DARPA Chooses X-37 Builder Boeing to Craft a Revolutionary Space Plane

If all goes according to plan, the XS-1 space plane could get payloads into orbit quickly, with relative ease, and on the cheap.

C-130

Protests Mount Against USAF Plan to Replace Aging Jamming Planes

The service wants to get the project moving quickly, but firms complain the process unfairly keeps them away from potential contracts.

U.S. Army

The U.S. Army Wants to Expand a Secretive Missile Defense Site in Turkey

The service's 2018 budget proposal calls for significant improvements to the remote "Site K"

North Korea

Trump Lets Slip That American Subs May Be Ready to Attack North Korea

The American president gave out details to his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, during a freewheeling phone conversation.

POTUS

Trump’s Budget Would Keep the A-10 Warthog Flying, at Least For Now

However, the Pentagon's official proposal defers to the U.S. Air Force on the aircraft's final fate.

Iraq

Regular U.S. Troops Are Getting Close Enough to ISIS to Fire Mortars

New video highlights how conventional American forces have been moving closer to the actual fighting against ISIS.

South America

Venezuela’s Shoulder-Fired Missiles At Risk Of Ending Up On The Black Market

Advanced Russian-made SA-24s would be a prize for terrorists and criminals around the world.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Naval Capabilities Will Balloon Thanks To Huge U.S. Arms Deal

Riyadh's naval forces increasingly need new and better warships to counter Iran and project power throughout the region.

Russia

Russia’s “Counter-Sabotage Vehicle” Guards the Country’s Mobile ICBMs

The BPDM Typhoon-M has cameras, radars, and a drone to watch out for hostile infiltrators.

Afghanistan

The US Plan to Give Afghanistan a Fleet of Black Hawks Is Deeply Flawed

The Afghan Air Force desperately needs more helicopters, but the UH-60s could turn out to be more trouble than they're worth.