The Navy's New Robot Looks and Swims Just Like a Shark

12-18-2014 • http://www.wired.com-JORDAN GOLSON

The American military does a lot of work in the field of biomimicry, stealing designs from nature for use in new technology.

54 Nigerian soldiers to be executed for mutiny

12-17-2014 • http://www.upi.com- Danielle Haynes

ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A Nigerian military court on Wednesday sentenced 54 soldiers to death for mutiny after refusing to fight Boko Haram terrorists, a lawyer for the soldiers said.

Texas plumber's truck shows up in Syria with guns mounted on it

12-17-2014 • http://www.upi.com-Aileen Graef

"I just want it to go away, to tell you the truth," said the company's owner after some callers made threats.

Russian Armored Car Concept Looks Like It Drove Out Of A Video Game

12-16-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. Atherton

But can it survive a land mine explosion?

Army Cancels Gitmo Hearing on FBI Infiltration

12-16-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz

Officials Give No Reason for Last Minute Cancellation

Bracken: When The Music Stops – How America's Cities May Explode In Violence

12-16-2014 • Matt Bracken

In response to recent articles in mainstream military journals discussing the use of the U.S. Army to quell insurrections on American soil, I offer an alternate vision of the future.

The Chinese Navy Will Be Bigger Than America's By 2020

12-13-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Kris Osborn

China has plans to grow its navy to 351 ships by 2020 as the Chinese continue to develop their military's ability to strike global targets, according to a new report.

Navy Reveals Expensive Upgrades For The Boondoggle Ship That Has Already Cost...

12-12-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com-Kris Osborn

Navy Reveals Expensive Upgrades For The Boondoggle Ship That Has Already Cost $34 Billion.

Army Builds Airport Just For Drones

12-12-2014 • http://www.popsci.com-Kelsey D. Atherton

Gray Eagles find a new roost.

US Army Major Replies to My Torture Post

12-10-2014 • http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com-Mike S.

In response to CIA Torture Reports: Frozen to Death; Dick Cheney War Criminal I received an interesting response from a U.S. Army Major.

Watch The Navy Destroy A Drone With Lasers

12-10-2014 • http://www.popsci.com-Kelsey D. Atherton

With a flick of a videogame-like controller, the sailor locks the laser onto the drone in mid-air.

Syria: Israeli jets bomb army facilities near Damascus airport

12-08-2014 • http://www.haaretz.com- Barak R. and Jack K.

Jerusalem tight-lipped on reports of air force attacks in Damascus area and Dimas, near Lebanon border.

Joining the military doesn't make you a hero

12-08-2014 • http://www.bostonglobe.com-Stephen Kinzer

Who is a hero? In today's America, it is someone who chooses a military career, puts on a uniform, and prepares for war. Placing soldiers and veterans on this kind of pedestal is a relatively new phenomenon. Past generations of Americans saw soldie

AMERICA'S MILITARY: A force adrift

12-08-2014 • http://www.militarytimes.com-Hope Hodge Seck

How the nation is failing today's troops and veterans.

U.S. to keep more troops in Afghanistan as violence spikes

12-07-2014 • http://www.reuters.com, By Phil Stewart

The United States will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers than previously planned in Afghanistan into next year, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, in a recognition of the still formidable challenge from Taliban insurgents.

When Your Church Becomes a Place of Statist Worship

12-07-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by The Dissident Dad

A hallway filled with American flags. Posters of the troops. Even a scheduled evening celebration that consisted of a 5-minute trailer with theatrical music meant to drive up your emotional state and give you goose bumps. Charged words flashed across

Aiming for Two Militant Leaders in Pakistan, U.S. Drone Pilots Killed 233 People...

12-03-2014 • http://www.thedailysheeple.com-Steve Straehley

Aiming for Two Militant Leaders in Pakistan, U.S. Drone Pilots Killed 233 People, including 89 Children.

The US Army Is Sending Another 100 Tanks To Eastern Europe As Ukraine Unrest...

12-03-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com-Richard Sisk

The US Army Is Sending Another 100 Tanks To Eastern Europe As Ukraine Unrest Continues.

Iraq Discovered 50,000 'Ghost Soldiers' On Its Payrolls

12-02-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com-Erin Banco

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi revealed Sunday the existence of 50,000 fictitious names on the military rolls, indicating efforts by the U.S. to help rid the security forces of financial corruption during the Iraq War failed.

AirStrato drones give military performance at "affordable" prices

11-30-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu Robarts

The growth in the availability of drones over the last few years has been explosive. In tracking the trend, Gizmag has covered everything from pocket-sized consumer quadcopters to Predator military models. A Romanian NGO, however, is promising that i

The US/UK Campaign to Demonize Social Media Companies as Terrorist Allies

11-30-2014 • https://firstlook.org-Glenn Greenwald

In May, 2013, a British Army soldier, Lee Rigby, was killed on a suburban London street by two Muslim British citizens, who said they were acting to avenge years of killings of innocent Muslims by the British military in, among other places, Afghanis

Japan May Soon Take Another Step Away From Its Pacifist Past

11-28-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering creating a government-backed financing arm for weapons exports, a move that would accelerate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shift away from the country's pacifist past and strengthen Tokyo's regional security ties

Iraq Finance Minister: Our Military Is Way Too Corrupt

11-28-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's finance minister called for deep-rooted reforms to stamp out corruption in a military that collapsed in the face of an Islamic State advance, as he prepares to spend nearly a quarter of the 2015 budget on defense.

Here's The Wild Underwater Vehicle Navy SEALs Use On Stealth Missions

11-26-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

Today's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) almost seem like something from a futuristic styled video game.

Pentagon working on battlefield 'hibernation' treatment for wounded

11-26-2014 • http://www.kpho.com

Time is a killer on the battlefield when troops are wounded, but the Pentagon is betting that "hibernation" drugs being pioneered by an Australian researcher will mitigate that problem.

How the Pentagon's Skynet Would Automate War

11-26-2014 • http://motherboard.vice.com

Pentagon officials are worried that the US military is losing its edge compared to competitors like China, and are willing to explore almost anything to stay on top--including creating watered-down versions of the Terminator.