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Exclusive: A battlefield commander in Ukraine offers his inside view on the blood fight for Pokrovsk and its ramifications elsewhere on the front lines.
Battlefield Commander In Ukraine Details Russia’s Increasing Frontline Pressure
The commander, whose troops are fighting in Pokrovsk, offers exclusive insights about the bloody battle there and its impact on Ukraine's defenses elsewhere.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Exclusive: A battlefield commander in Ukraine offers his inside view on the blood fight for Pokrovsk and its ramifications elsewhere on the front lines.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, ordered to the Caribbean to take part in actions there, has been holding off the coast of Morocco for two days as news breaks that Trump won't strike Venezuela, for now.
USS Ford Holding Off North Africa As Reports Emerge Trump Won't Strike Venezuela, For Now
The supercarrier, ordered to the Caribbean by Trump, has not moved significantly toward that area for two days.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, ordered to the Caribbean to take part in actions there, has been holding off the coast of Morocco for two days as news breaks that Trump won't strike Venezuela, for now.
You say it's only a Beaver Moon...
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
You say it's only a Beaver Moon...
Putin has ordered his top officials to give him proposals for restarting full-scale nuclear weapons tests. Experts tell me how long that could take and what it would entail.
How Long It Will Take Russia To Resume Nuclear Detonation Tests: Experts Weigh In
After Trump's comments, Putin ordered his top officials to provide proposals on how to restart Russia's live nuclear weapons testing program.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Putin has ordered his top officials to give him proposals for restarting full-scale nuclear weapons tests. Experts tell me how long that could take and what it would entail.
Scoop: Tico class guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg now deployed in Caribbean as part of counter-narco operation. News comes as Trump denies plans to attack Venezuela.
Navy Cruiser Joins Caribbean Flotilla As Reports Claim U.S. Is Readying Venezuela Strikes (Updated)
The deployment of USS Gettysburg comes as a carrier strike group is also heading to the region, while Trump denies he is about to strike.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Scoop: Tico class guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg now deployed in Caribbean as part of counter-narco operation. News comes as Trump denies plans to attack Venezuela.
While it is unclear what Trump was talking about when commenting on nuclear weapons testing, we reached out to some experts who do this for a living to get their take on what it all could mean.
Experts Explain How Reviving Nuclear Weapons Tests Would Actually Happen
While it remains unclear exactly what Trump meant by "testing our nuclear weapons," we got expert opinions on the timelines and processes required to restart live detonations.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
While it is unclear what Trump was talking about when commenting on nuclear weapons testing, we reached out to some experts who do this for a living to get their take on what it all could mean.
Exclusive: Chief of Staff of First Corps Azov offers new details about the fight around Dobropillia, a counteroffensive Zelensky today called a success.
Inside The Fight To Stop Russia's Biggest Battlefield Advance In A Year
The chief of staff of First Corps Azov offers exclusive details about the ongoing battle for Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Exclusive: Chief of Staff of First Corps Azov offers new details about the fight around Dobropillia, a counteroffensive Zelensky today called a success.
Scoop: CBP tells me the Chicago drone ban I wrote about earlier today was prompted by "credible threat" that agents will be attacked by small drones during protests. We asked for proof of claim and will update with any pertinent information provided.
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CBP Claims "Credible Threat" Of Drone Attacks Prompted Massive Chicago Airspace Restrictions
Customs and Border Protection has responded to our inquiry about the airspace closure, saying it was put in place due to a risk of drone attacks.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Scoop: CBP tells me the Chicago drone ban I wrote about earlier today was prompted by "credible threat" that agents will be attacked by small drones during protests. We asked for proof of claim and will update with any pertinent information provided.
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This just in: Drone incursion reports at US military bases have increased significantly in the past year, says NORTHCOM, which unveiled its new quick reaction force for bases that need help countering incursions.
New Quick Reaction Force Will Counter Military Base Drone Incursions
Soon, teams of counter-drone experts and sensors, electronic warfare systems, and drone interceptors will rush to bases being swarmed by drones.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This just in: Drone incursion reports at US military bases have increased significantly in the past year, says NORTHCOM, which unveiled its new quick reaction force for bases that need help countering incursions.
On a day when the US carried out a lethal strike against a claimed Venezuelan drug boat, US Marines and sailors practiced amphibious landings in Puerto Rico.
U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercise Underway In Puerto Rico As Tensions With Venezuela Mount
The amphibious training in Puerto Rico comes as the U.S. has at least eight warships in the Caribbean and just struck a Venezuelan drug boat.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
On a day when the US carried out a lethal strike against a claimed Venezuelan drug boat, US Marines and sailors practiced amphibious landings in Puerto Rico.
The drone attack on a Colombian National Police Black Hawk helicopter is one more sign that the future of rotary-wing aviation in combat is murky.
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Colombian Black Hawk Downed By Drone Is A Glimpse Of What's To Come
Easy to access and employ, weaponized drones pose a rapidly increasing threat to combat helicopters around the globe.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The drone attack on a Colombian National Police Black Hawk helicopter is one more sign that the future of rotary-wing aviation in combat is murky.
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On this, the 4th anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan, remember those who served there, those who came home forever changed, those who made the ultimate sacrifice and the loved ones left behind. And of course, those we abandoned who risked their lives to help us.
Howard Altman: On invasion's anniversary, those with much at stake in Afghanistan look back
In the early morning hours of Oct. 20, 2001, Mark Nutsch and Robert Pennington were Green Berets assigned to ODA 595. They were stepping off a helicopter to meet with members of the Northern...
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August 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
On this, the 4th anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan, remember those who served there, those who came home forever changed, those who made the ultimate sacrifice and the loved ones left behind. And of course, those we abandoned who risked their lives to help us.
U.S. MQ-9 flies deep into Mexico as Trump administration ramps up campaign against cartels.
U.S. MQ-9 Drone Just Flew A Mission Deep Into Mexico
The flight of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Guardian drone comes as the Trump administration is ramping up its campaign against Mexican drug cartels.
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August 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
U.S. MQ-9 flies deep into Mexico as Trump administration ramps up campaign against cartels.
What's it like to set U-2 flight records by zig-zagging over America for 14 hours? Instructor pilot Cory Bartholomew gave us some insights on the flight and the future of a program on the brink of being shuttered.
Inside The U-2's Record-Setting 70th Anniversary Mission With One Of Its Most Experienced Pilots
The U-2 just made the longest flight of its 70-year flying career as its future is very much in doubt.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What's it like to set U-2 flight records by zig-zagging over America for 14 hours? Instructor pilot Cory Bartholomew gave us some insights on the flight and the future of a program on the brink of being shuttered.
Exclusive: An American investor in Ukraine talks about how the war-torn nation became a defense tech powerhouse and how the US and allies are ignoring the lessons.
Critical Weapons Development Lessons From Ukraine Are Not Being Learned By The West
An American defense investor in Ukraine offers exclusive insights on Kyiv's grassroots military buildup and the velocity of its weapons development.
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July 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Exclusive: An American investor in Ukraine talks about how the war-torn nation became a defense tech powerhouse and how the US and allies are ignoring the lessons.
Happy Hummus Face
July 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy Hummus Face
Breaking: Tragic death at F.E. Warren AFB prompts Global Strike Command to order temporary pause on use of Sig Sauer M18 pistols
Sig M18 Pistols Pulled From Use By Air Force Global Strike Command
A fatal incident prompted the order to pause M18 use, which also comes after the disclosure of a concerning FBI report that Sig has pushed back on.
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July 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Breaking: Tragic death at F.E. Warren AFB prompts Global Strike Command to order temporary pause on use of Sig Sauer M18 pistols
Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero took some of the most amazing shots you will ever see of a combat jet striking a bird during high-speed aerobatic maneuvers.
The pilot survived. The bird? Not so much.
The pilot survived. The bird? Not so much.
Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images
A photographer snapped the instant a Spanish Eurofighter impacted a bird during an aerobatic demonstration.
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July 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero took some of the most amazing shots you will ever see of a combat jet striking a bird during high-speed aerobatic maneuvers.
The pilot survived. The bird? Not so much.
The pilot survived. The bird? Not so much.
Kyiv residents had a breath of fresh air today, a massive Ukrainian-made An-124 cargo jet. But where it took off from and why it was flying in such heavily restricted airspace remain mysteries.
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Lumbering An-124 Condor Cargo Jet Appears In Kyiv's Highly-Restricted Airspace
We break down where the massive jet, which was unexpected to the citizens of Kyiv, likely came from and where it was going.
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July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Kyiv residents had a breath of fresh air today, a massive Ukrainian-made An-124 cargo jet. But where it took off from and why it was flying in such heavily restricted airspace remain mysteries.
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Now that the MOPs have been dropped, the Pentagon is awaiting BDA to determine how well the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators worked and what comes next for these weapons.
Scientists Await GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator's Results From Iran Attack To Inform Its Future
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has offered new details about the development and employment of MOP, and how it will guide what comes next.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Now that the MOPs have been dropped, the Pentagon is awaiting BDA to determine how well the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators worked and what comes next for these weapons.
The crew of the bulk carrier Magic Seas is preparing to abandon ship with the vessel taking on water after the first Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping since December. The Magic Seas was hit with explosive-laden drone boats, RPGs and small arms fire.
Houthis Launch First Red Sea Attack On Shipping Since December
The Liberian-registered Magic Seas was hit with multiple explosive-laden drone boats, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
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July 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The crew of the bulk carrier Magic Seas is preparing to abandon ship with the vessel taking on water after the first Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping since December. The Magic Seas was hit with explosive-laden drone boats, RPGs and small arms fire.
Los Alamos scientist Gary Stradling, who studied the physics of how to hit heavily fortified underground facilities, provides some fascinating insights about the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).
Los Alamos Scientist's Insights On The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator
Before visiting a MOP test crater, Gary Stradling studied the physics of how a weapon could penetrate deep into heavily fortified underground facilities.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Los Alamos scientist Gary Stradling, who studied the physics of how to hit heavily fortified underground facilities, provides some fascinating insights about the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).
With tanks and other armor becoming increasingly vulnerable to drone attacks, the Army wants new top attack protection add-on armor (think cope cages) for its tracked combat vehicles.
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Army Wants Cope Cage-Like Armor To Protect From Drone Attacks On Its Tanks
With the threat of drones rapidly changing the realities of warfare, the Army finally requests overhead armor on 1,500 tracked vehicles.
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July 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
With tanks and other armor becoming increasingly vulnerable to drone attacks, the Army wants new top attack protection add-on armor (think cope cages) for its tracked combat vehicles.
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We are not the enemy. Those who cover the military have a deep respect for those who serve. Much of our reporting shines light on problems they face. Many of us have been downrange to bring home their experiences to the American public.
Our commitment to this mission continues.
Our commitment to this mission continues.
June 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We are not the enemy. Those who cover the military have a deep respect for those who serve. Much of our reporting shines light on problems they face. Many of us have been downrange to bring home their experiences to the American public.
Our commitment to this mission continues.
Our commitment to this mission continues.
“We believe that this is the largest single Patriot engagement in US military history."
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine offers new details about how air defenders protected Al Udeid
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine offers new details about how air defenders protected Al Udeid
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Largest Patriot Missile Salvo In U.S. Military History Launched Defending Al Udeid Air Base Against Iranian Attack
The Pentagon's top officer offered new details about how air defense crews at Al Udeid Air Base knocked down incoming Iranian missiles.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“We believe that this is the largest single Patriot engagement in US military history."
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine offers new details about how air defenders protected Al Udeid
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine offers new details about how air defenders protected Al Udeid
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