Defense Specialist Allison Barrie has a first look at the Army’s new machine gun, which is made to be lighter, shoot farther, and pack the power of an M1 Abrams tank in the palm of soldiers’ hands. The Army’s new weapon will look like a light machine gun, but will put M1 Abrams Main Battle […]
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Military Parade Estimated To Cost At Least 12 Million Dollars
The military parade President Trump requested to be held later this year in Washington, D.C., is initially estimated to cost $12 million, a U.S. official told Fox News on Wednesday. The number is only an estimate and could change based on the size and scope of the “military-themed Veterans Day Parade,” the official added. The […]
Second American Soldier Killed In Afghanistan In Less Than A Week
An American service member was killed in a joint combat operation with Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan, two U.S. officials told Fox News on Thursday, making the soldier the second American service member killed in action there since Saturday. The Pentagon is expected to issue a statement and is withholding the slain service member’s identity […]
NATO Commits To Meeting Defense Spending Goals
President calls out energy agreements between Russia and European countries during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. President Trump kicked off the highly anticipated NATO summit Wednesday with sharp words for the head of the alliance and Germany, using the meeting to challenge European countries over their defense spending and even agreements with […]
US Service Member Killed In Afghanistan
One U.S. servicemember was killed and two others were injured in southern Afghanistan on Saturday in an apparent insider attack, NATO’s Resolute Support mission said. The two wounded servicemembers are currently being treated, but are in stable condition, the mission said in a statement. An investigation into the attack is underway. The identity of the […]
Pompeo Has Meeting With North Korean Officials
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and an American delegation met with their North Korean counterparts for nearly three hours in Pyongyang Friday, the first face-to-face meeting for the U.S.’s top diplomat after President Trump and Kim Jong Un signed a joint declaration in Singapore last month. But the meeting was low on details, with the […]
Iran Reopens Nuclear Facility That Had Been Closed For 9 Years
The government of Iran has ordered a formerly idle nuclear plant to resume operations on Wednesday to be ready in case discussions with European leaders over saving the nuclear agreement vacated by the Trump administration fall through. Reuters reports that a statement on the website of Iran’s atomic energy agency (AEOI) confirmed that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah […]
North Korea Rapidly Building New Nuclear Facility
Despite North Korea’s promise to work toward “complete denuclearization” following the historic summit with Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump earlier this month, new satellite imagery indicates North Korea is making improvements to one of its nuclear scientific research centers at a “rapid pace.” The images published in a report from 38 North, a […]
NASA Reveals New Plan To Stop Asteroids Crashing To Earth
NASA has updated its plans to deflect potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroids — and none of them involve Bruce Willis. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a new report Thursday titled the “National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan.” The 18-page document outlines the steps that NASA and the Federal Emergency […]
Trump Orders “Space Force” To Be 6th Branch Of Military
Trump tells military members at Miramar Air Station in San Diego, California that space is a war-fighting domain. President Trump vowed on Monday to make space great again. Speaking at a meeting of the National Space Council, Trump ordered the Pentagon to immediately establish a national “space force” that would become the sixth branch of […]
Trump Ends Military Drills And War Games As Part Of Initial North Korea Talks
President Trump, as part of the historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reversed longstanding U.S. policy by calling for an end to military drills on the Korean Peninsula and saying he wants to bring U.S. troops home from the region – the president’s latest convention-defying move on the international stage in less […]
Soldier Killed In Somalia Identified By Army
The U.S. Army on Saturday identified the American soldier killed in a firefight with al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab militants as Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad. Conrad was killed on Friday, while four other soldiers were wounded in an operation against the militant group. The Army said Conrad was attached to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne, […]