White House April 5, 2019 Trump administration cracks down on International Criminal Court, revokes top prosecutor's visa The Unites States revoked the visa of an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Friday as part of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuke the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
US Army April 3, 2019 Russian spy plane flies over Area 51 and other secret military bases, report says A Russian surveillance plane recently flew over several American military bases, including Area 51, perhaps America's most secretive military site.
US Army April 2, 2019 Pentagon seeks drone-fired lasers to destroy nuclear-armed missiles The Missile Defense Agency is engineering air-launched, high-powered, long-range laser weapons to destroy attacking nuclear-armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles during launch and even as they travel through space -- bringing new levels of offensive and defensive layered firepower to existing missile defense technologies.
US Army March 27, 2019 New Army tank round destroys bunkers, 8-inch concrete walls and more A single emerging US Army Abrams tank round is engineered to attack and destroy enemy tanks, bunkers, concrete walls, light armored vehicles and even small groups of enemy fighters - by enabling crews to instantly adjust its explosive effect within seconds.
US Army March 26, 2019 DARPA wants to ‘fuse’ grenades, drones, robots and ground radar for US Army The Pentagon’s research and technology arm is testing a “breakthrough” AI-enabled technology for dismounted mobile combat units that synthesizes drone feeds, robot sensors, small arms fire detection, and ground-based radar -- to “out cycle” enemy decision-making and attack with success.
US Army March 21, 2019 Why the Pentagon wants more AI, drones, attack submarines and nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons, Research and Development, space war, attack submarines, drones and AI are all massive areas of priority for Pentagon weapons developers as they seek to accelerate its growing “pivot” to major-power warfare, seeks to address deficits and - perhaps of greatest significance - stay ahead of Russia and China when it comes to weapons areas of great concern to the US military services.
US Army March 20, 2019 Pentagon wants Hellfire missiles and small-diameter bombs for future war A lesser-recognized proposed budget increase can be seen with two key munitions -- the Hellfire Missile and Small Diameter Bomb II. The Hellfire is greatly expanding it uses beyond helicopters and some of its regular applications, to include arming the Navy Littoral combat ship and the Army’s Short Range Air Defense arming Stryker vehicles with vertically-launched, counter air Hellfires.
US Army March 19, 2019 US military wants $300M to start testing satellite-mounted lasers and ‘particle beams’ The U.S. military is looking to develop and test more weapons it can blast into space to fire at targets on the surface of the earth.
Celebrity News March 14, 2019 'Lizzie McGuire' actress Carly Schroeder ditching Hollywood for the Army Carly Schroeder is trading fame for fatigues.
Armed Forces March 12, 2019 Chilling World War III 'wargames' show US forces crushed by Russia and China Scary World War III ‘wargames’ show U.S. forces crushed by Russia and China in certain hot spots around the globe.
US Army March 11, 2019 Abrams tank set for 'lethality' upgrade Should a mechanized column of heavily armored Russian vehicles launch an aggressive, forward-leaning assault into Eastern Europe 10 years from now, complete with air and artillery support - - just what kinds of specific armored vehicles would best position a U.S./NATO response?