Russia could ask for sanction relief as part of a cease-fire, allowing Putin to go on a military tech spree
Russian officials visiting a weapons factory. Yekaterina SHTUKINA / POOL / AFP The US wants to broker a peace deal […]
The US military is woefully unprepared for the catastrophic casualties of a major Pacific war
In a high-intensity great-power conflict in the Pacific, the numbers of wounded streaming into the US would be overwhelming for
Why dismantling USAID could have deadly consequences
The Trump administration has frozen foreign aid and killed USAID programs that administer humanitarian assistance across the world. We break
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Scale AI cofounder and CEO Alexandr Wang. Scale AI Scale AI secures a Defense Department contract to integrate AI agents
AI agents are coming to the military. VCs love it, but researchers are a bit wary. Read Post »
AI, artificial-intelligence, defense, government, limited-synd, military, Military & Defense, silicon-valley, Startups, Tech, venture-capitalUS Coast Guard infrastructure is quietly crumbling. It needs at least $7 billion to fix it.
A US Coast Guard Legend-class cutter, the largest of the agency’s patrol ships. TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images The US
Army mountain soldier breaks down every piece of gear he takes on a mission
An instructor at the US Army Mountain Warfare School breaks down every piece of gear a mountain soldier would carry
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USAF Trump fired General Charles Q. Brown Jr. and nominated Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as Joint Chiefs chairman. Caine’s background
The most shocking Pentagon firing wasn’t the top general, legal experts say. It was the lawyers.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth abruptly dismissed the military’s top military lawyers in a purge an expert called “unprecedented.” Chip
Trump administration fires raft of top military officers in unprecedented purge
President Trump fired General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Friday night. ALLISON
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military, Military & Defense, national-security, pentagon, pete-hegseth, president-trumpUS military troops come in active-duty, Guard, and reserve forces. Here’s what each one does.
A U.S. Marine with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, adjusts concertina wire along the southern border wall near
Russia’s options to rebuild its military are knotty
Russia faces challenges in rebuilding its military after suffering heavy losses in Ukraine. Cao Yang/Xinhua via Getty Images Russia has
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An activist wearing a shirt that reads “combat veteran” holds a sign during a rally against the transgender military service
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donald-trump, military, Military & Defense, transgender, transgender-troopsSome military services are pausing their sexual assault training to make sure it fits Trump’s new orders
Service members at the U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia attend Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training. June 27, 2013.
The Pentagon is changing which media outlets have the closest access
The Defense Department is implementing a major media shake-up at the Pentagon this year. Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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department-of-defense, Media, military, Military & Defense, pentagon, pete-hegseth, PoliticsHow sniping actually works, according to a former Marine scout sniper
Johnathan Taylor served as a scout sniper in the United States Marine Corps for eight years. He is now the
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