US Air Force C-17 seized over Argentine drug smuggling accusations
• rt.comArgentina is accusing the US military of attempting to smuggle arms, drugs and spy equipment into the country under the pretext of a police training course.
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Sci Fi Soldiering Here Today – The Punisher - With A GREAT Video
• www.drscoundrels.comWhat an incredible weapon. The techs have out done themselves this time - this thing darn near shoots around corners - check it out - if you haven't seen this video yet - you'll want to. This will save lives - on our side. If you enjoy weapons
WikiLeaks: NATO unimpressed by Russia's military
• APNATO was not impressed by Russia's military performance after two large maneuvers in 2009 because its forces relied on aging equipment, lacked transport and suffered from manpower shortages, according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable.
US Army official suggests U.S. troops might be needed in Mexico
• sltrib.com/“This isn’t just about drugs and about illegal immigrants,” he said. “This is about, potentially, a takeover of a government by individuals who are corrupt.”
New Pentagon hypersonic Blackswift jet checkmates Russia, China
• Terrence AymRecently the US media created a hoopla and hand-wringing with the revelation that Russia had a new-generation fighter jet, the MIG-29, China's new J-20 stealth plane could fly circles around the Lockheed F-117a. Well the Russians and Chinese better
U.S. military purchases Gulf of Mexico seafood, boosting an industry battered by oil spill
• Washington PostSales of Gulf of Mexico seafood are getting a boost from the military after being hammered by last year's BP oil spill, which left consumers fearing that the water's bounty had been tainted. Ten products, including fish, shrimp, oysters, crab cake
Bat-winged drone bomber in test flight: US Navy
• AFPA robotic, bat-winged bomber designed to take off from a US aircraft carrier has passed its first test in a debut flight in California, the US Navy said. The X-47B jet, which looks like a smaller version of the B-2 stealth bomber, stayed in the air f
Senate probe faults Army, FBI for missing warning signs before Fort Hood attack
• Washington PostA Senate investigation of the Fort Hood shootings faults the Army and FBI with missing warning signs and not exchanging information that could have prevented the massacre. Systemic and cultural problems caused military officials to miss signs the sus
‘Unjustified homicides’ go unpunished at military prisons
• RawstoryThe ACLU has identified 25 to 30 cases of "unjustified homicide" in US-run prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. "So far, the documents released by the government raise more questions than they answer, but they do confirm one troubling fac
Report: Pentagon designing cyborg battle bugs
• Terrence AymFrom the pages of the fantastic imagery of a 1980s style science fiction story comes a futuristic nightmare. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has embarked on a feverish new project to create cyborg battle bugs programmed for warf
Navy firing over videos raises questions of timing
• APThe Navy brusquely fired the captain of the USS Enterprise on Tuesday, more than three years after he made lewd videos to boost morale for his crew, timing that put the military under pressure to explain why it acted only after the videos became publ
China's First Stealth Plane Emerges From Hiding Ahead of Schedule
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comChina’s first known stealth aircraft (maybe) appeared across the Web over the past week or so in a series of pictures depicting what appear to be high-speed taxi tests at Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute’s airfield.
DARPA's Smart BLADE Will Cut Enemy Communications on the Battlefield
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comDARPA has awarded BAE systems $8.4 million to develop its BLADE program (for Behavioral Learning for Adaptive Electronic Warfare), a system of algorithms that can automatically identify and jam threatening wireless communications.
Military building robots that eat the dead
• Terrence AymThe Department of Defense has announced that it will explore the opportunities of adapting battlefield robots to enable consumption of bio-mass material. In layman's language, the military is investigating the possibility and benefits of creating co
Congress repeals ban against gays in military
• ReutersCongress repealed the ban against gays serving openly in the military, a major victory for President Obama who had promised to end what his liberal supporters said was an outdated and discriminatory policy. Obama intends to sign it into law next week
Top gun: Navy's super sci-fi railgun most powerful on Earth!
• Terrence AymOnce exclusively within the world of classic science fiction novels—like Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"—the United States' Navy has brought the electronic railgun into the world of reality. The technology for the railgun was
Russia calls on South Korea to halt military drill
• www.reuters.comRussia on Friday called on South Korea to halt plans for a military exercise in the Yellow Sea that it said could escalate tensions with North Korea.
Former Blackwater bought by investment group
• APAn investment group with ties to the founder of the company formerly known as Blackwater announced Friday that it has bought the security firm, which was heavily criticized for its contractors' actions in Iraq. USTC Holdings said in a statement th
House votes again to lift restrictions on gays
• APFor the second time this year the House voted to dismantle the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, giving the Senate a final shot in the waning days of this Congress at changing a law requiring thousands of uniformed gays to hide their sexual
Petraeus Dials Up Ultra Violence on Afghans: Fire Bombing For Freedom
• Wired.comBut with each passing month under Petraeus’ leadership, the shift to a more violent strategy becomes more apparent. By November, one U.S. military official was boasting about America’s “awe, shock and firepower.”
Court to hear case of birther who wouldn't deploy
• RawstoryA military court was set to hear the case of an Army doctor charged with refusing to deploy to Afghanistan because he says he doubts whether President Obama was born in the U.S. and therefore questions his eligibility to be commander in chief.
Court to hear case of birther who wouldn’t deploy
• RawStoryCourt-martial for Army doctor who refused to deploy without seeing Obama's birth certificate
Military won’t release rape records, ACLU says in lawsuit
• APSexual assault pervades the military, but the Pentagon refuses to release records that fully document the problem and how it is handled, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups said in a federal lawsuit that seeks access to the records.
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Report: America's deadliest space weapons
• Terrence AymUpdate on the super space weapons being created--or already deployed--by the US and its adversaries. Includes a look at Russia, China and DARPA's aptly named "MAHEM" (Magneto Hydrodynamic Explosive Munition)...
CIA implanted electrodes in brains of unsuspecting soldiers, suit alleges
• RawstoryA group of military veterans are suing to get the CIA to come clean about allegedly implanting remote control devices in their brains. It's well known that the CIA began testing substances like LSD on soldiers beginning in the 1950s but less is known
U.S. Tactical Nukes May Return to South Korea
• Spencer Ackerman via WIRED.comIf North Korea’s going to flaunt its new uranium-enrichment facility to the world, South Korea isn’t going to sit back and take it. Seoul is considering a request for the U.S. to return tactical nuclear weapons for the first time in 15 years.
Helmet Visor Could Protect Troops From Shock Waves
• Rachel Ehrenberg, Science News via WIRED.comAdding a face shield to the standard-issue helmet worn by U.S. troops could help protect soldiers from traumatic brain injury, the signature wound of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Billions can be saved in defense budget: McCain
• ReutersSenator John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said billions of dollars could be saved from the defense budget by cutting lawmakers' pet projects, known as earmarks, and fixing troubled arms programs. McCain told a
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