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The World's Largest Air Show Features Lots Of Electronic Warfare
Both U.S. and allied nations are taking part in Red Flag, the largest air-to-air combat training exercise in the world from Jan. 21 to Jul. 26 at Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert.More pics at...
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Forget Sequester: The Navy Just Ordered Two More $440 Million Littoral Combat...
The maker of one type Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Austal, yesterday announced two additional LCS orders from the Navy.That means the company's order backlog grew by at least $681.7 million dollars.The...
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Famous People You Never Knew Served In The Military [INFOGRAPHIC]
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It Looks Like Iraq Has Joined Assad's Side In The Syrian War
At least 48 Syrian soldiers and eight Iraqis died on Monday when they were ambushed inside Iraq, The Associated Press reports.The circumstances indicate a blurred border between the countries and a...
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Why Green Berets Are The Smartest, Most Lethal Fighters In The World
They call themselves the quiet professionals, but we know them as Green Berets. Their official title is U.S. Army Special Forces (SF), and they are one of the most elite fighting groups in the...
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Drunk Man Who Allegedly Shot A Police Robot Is A Symbol Of The Future
It seems like the only folks who think domestic drone use is a good idea are the people using the drones.Reutersreporter Chris Francessi today writes that domestic users are flouting federal...
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CHAVEZ ON THE BRINK: Venezuela Blames Cancer On Foreign Plot, Expels US Attaché
Venezuelan state TV just gave what was billed as an update on President Hugo Chavez's health.In the address, Vice President Nicolás Maduro assured the country that Chavez was still alive, but was...
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An Alitalia Pilot Reported Spotting A 'Drone' Over Brooklyn
The pilot of an Alitalia jet reported spotting what he described as a drone on Monday afternoon, as he approached New York's JFK airport for landing."We saw a drone, a drone aircraft," he said to...
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The TSA Is Letting Knives And Baseball Bats Back On Airplanes
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will allow small pocket knives, golf clubs, and hockey sticks back onto passenger planes for the first time since the 9/11 attacks, according to a report...
View ArticleThis Tense Video Shows Why Israel Now Has 'Arab Only' Buses
Over the weekend Israel's Transportation Ministry introduced two bus lines for Palestinian passengers traveling between the West Bank and central Israel, sparking claims of segregation.The move came...
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Start Planning For The Death Of Hugo Chavez
Today's press conference by Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro gave the impression that Hugo Chavez is on the brink of death.The Venezuelan President has been fighting an undisclosed type of...
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Former Soviet Soldier Found Alive In Afghanistan 33 Years Later
A former Soviet soldier was found alive in Afghanistan 33 years after fighting the war, according to RIA Novosti, a Russian news website.Bakhretdin Khakimov is alive and well, but a mere shadow of...
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Protesters Have Already Set Fire To The Segregated Buses In Israel
Unknown assailants have set fire to two buses that were being used as Palestinians-only lines for Palestinian laborers traveling between the West Bank and Israel, Al Jazeera reports."Two buses were...
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HUGO CHAVEZ IS DEAD
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro says President Hugo Chavez has died.The 58-year-old Venezuelan president was fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer since at least June 30, 2011, and had...
View ArticleAmazing Amateur Video Shows How Military Air Crew Sees Life Above Foreign Lands
The KC-130 has been the airborne workhorse of military operations for 50 years — and the crews that run them have been a godsend for troops on the ground. They deliver supplies, reinforcements, and...
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Former Bus Driver And Conspiracy Theorist Is The New Leader Of Venezuela
Hugo Chavez is dead.Now, it seems likely that Nicolás Maduro, his Vice President and the man Chavez groomed to succeed him, will be the new interim president.The world got a taste of Maduro's style...
View ArticleUN Ambassador Chastises Colleagues For Showing Up Drunk To Negotiations
The United Nations is a pretty fun place. The headquarters hosts all kinds of cultural events. Everyone's open-minded about the dress code. Delegates can even show up hammered to budget negotiations....
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BEN AFFLECK'S MASTERPIECE: Here's What You Missed In 'Argo'
Ben Affleck's "Argo" won best picture at the 85th Academy Awards.The film tells the (mostly true) story of the risky CIA operation to bring home six American diplomats from Tehran during the Iranian...
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Former TSA Chief Is Advocating 'Battle Axes, Machetes' Being Brought On...
In the wake of TSA policy changes loosening restrictions on small knives, bats, and golf clubs carried onto airplanes, the former head of the security agency is advocating for battle axes and machetes...
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DRUDGE: Here Come The Drone Wars...
Matt Drudge, the conservative creator and editor of The Drudge Report, tweeted Wednesday night that Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's nomination as CIA Director constituted an "energy...
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