September 20, 2026: The Y-12F is the latest version of the Y-12 twin-turboprop transport that entered service in 2016. The F model entered service two months ago as an Atmospheric Comprehensive Aerial ...

Ground combat drones can carry a variety of weapons, but most have a 7.62mm machine gun with several hundred rounds of ammunition. A remote operator controls the weapon and the drone, wearing goggles ...

Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia has kidnapped nearly 50,000 Ukrainian children and sent them to Russia to halt its population decline. By 2026, Russia had lost half a million men killed in ...

The U.S. Navy is purchasing automated Voyager surface drones to assist in interdicting drug cartel speedboats attempting to bring large quantities of fentanyl and other addictive substances into the ...

You can support us with your donations or subscriptions. Please help us keep our doors open. September 15, 2026: In the last twelve years, U.S. counterterrorism operations have evolved significantly, ...

What we now call Iran has had several names over the past five thousand years. The name Iran was first used in the fourth century BC as the Avestan word airyānąm. The Greeks first used the name Persia ...

There were other deceptions. Russia claimed that its economy grew by 12-14 percent between 2020 and 2024 when it shrank by eight percent. Russia also claimed its merchant shipping was still ...

September 14, 2026: Russia has developed a new jammer, VKG, or Volna Kupol Grant (Грант «Волна-Купол). A new ground-based EW (electronic warfare) system, Russia’s latest attempt to disrupt Starlink ...

First came Facebook, then came Twitter, and finally, AI has arrived. They have all caused a decline in our business, but AI may be the deadliest innovation. We are currently in survival mode. Our ...

At the Red Sea's southern end, between Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea) and western Yemen, lies the Bab al-Mandab (Gateway of Anguish). This narrow waterway links the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean's Gulf of ...