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39 minutes ago

United States rescues pilot of first plane shot down by Iran in war

US troops are searching for a missing F-15 crew member after Iran shot down the jet, marking a significant escalation in the conflict.
Washington DC
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

How Army paratroopers heading to Iran are trained to jump from airplanes

The Pentagon is deploying 2,000 Army paratroopers to the Middle East amid diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran.
History
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

25 Weapons That Changed Warfare Over the Last Century

Technological breakthroughs over the last century transformed warfare by introducing tanks, missiles, stealth aircraft, and precision-guided weapons that forced armies to continuously adapt tactics and reshape military doctrine globally.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Drone strike near Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad kills officer

A drone targeted the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in the Mansour district at about 10am local time, resulting in the death of one police officer.
World news
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

How Iran can bring the war to US soil in just days: Key targets MAPPED

All you would need is a ship under a foreign flag positioned offshore to launch hundreds of drones, or even a truck carrying them. When I served as deputy administrator at the National Nuclear Security Administration, overseeing nuclear programs, the drone threat was something we were deeply concerned about.
US politics
World politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

One War, Two Mistakes

War clouds judgment for both leaders and citizens, causing advocates and opponents to make significant strategic errors in assessing conflicts like the Iran war.
Information security
fromThe Cipher Brief
3 weeks ago

The Drone War's Real Problem Isn't Technology - It's Speed

Defense acquisition reforms implement recommended changes but fail to address the fundamental cycle-time gap between rapidly evolving adversary capabilities and the military's ability to deploy countermeasures.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

US military kills six in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

The US military has killed at least 157 people in over 40 strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean since September under Trump's administration's narcoterrorism campaign.
World news
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Cheap drones are reshaping modern warfare and catching the U.S. off guard

Iran's relatively inexpensive drones are depleting U.S. interceptor missile supplies faster than anticipated, raising concerns about sustained defense capability in the Middle East.
fromemptywheel
3 weeks ago

Great Tactics Mean Nothing if You Have No Strategy - emptywheel

The conduct of War is, therefore, the formation and conduct of the fighting. If this fighting was a single act, there would be no necessity for any further subdivision, but the fight is composed of a greater or less number of single acts, complete in themselves, which we call combats, as we have shown in the first chapter of the first book, and which form new units.
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Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

What does the US military's feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?

Anthropic's refusal to allow Claude AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons has triggered a Pentagon supply chain risk designation, highlighting tensions between tech company safety values and military demands.
fromIntelligencer
3 weeks ago

All Modern Warfare Is Chemical Warfare

On the night of Saturday, March 6, Israeli forces struck three sets of oil depots ringing Tehran - west, east, and south - simultaneously. The explosions were massive. Nearby residential areas were destroyed. Millions of liters of gasoline, diesel, and petroleum derivatives ignited, sending columns of black smoke thousands of feet into the air.
World politics
World politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

An Air-Campaign Primer

Air campaigns offer unique advantages in concentration, speed, and flexibility, but differ fundamentally from ground operations in their goals, strengths, and inherent limitations.
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Veterans see Iraq, Afghanistan lessons for a US-Iran war

Early military victories do not guarantee long-term success; wars require clear political endgames to avoid expansion, mission creep, and prolonged conflict.
#drone-warfare
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat

US military operations increasingly rely on space and cyber forces to disrupt enemy capabilities before kinetic strikes, making non-kinetic warfare critical to modern combat effectiveness.
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

Used by Iran, Russia, and now the US, the cheap Shahed is reshaping modern war

The Shahed drone, an inexpensive Iranian-designed weapon, has become a defining weapon of modern conflict, adopted and copied by Russia and the United States, fundamentally changing warfare tactics and defense strategies.
Canada news
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Canadian Military Exploring Taliban-Like Insurgent Tactics to Repel American Invasion

Canada is pivoting away from the United States by forming a strategic partnership with China and drafting military plans to repel a potential US invasion.
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

Stop treating force multiplication as a side gig. Make it intentional

Lead without authority. You may not have direct reports, yet you shape architecture, quality and the roadmap. Your leverage comes from artifacts, reviews and clear standards, not from title.I started by publishing a lightweight architecture template and a rollout checklist that the team could copy. That reduced ambiguity during design and cut review cycles by nearly 30 percent
DevOps
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks

Pakistan carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan on Saturday night, stating it was targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants it blames for recent attacks inside the country. Islamabad did not say in precisely which areas the strikes were carried out or provide other details. There was no immediate comment from Kabul, and reports on social media suggested the strikes were carried out inside Afghanistan.
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US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

Defending the Homeland: Pentagon Shifts Strategy on Drone Threats

DoD policy empowers commanders to use defensive measures, extend perimeters beyond installation fences, and counter UAS threats after an uncoordinated CBP laser incident.
US news
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Operation Absolute Resolve and Delta Force: Inside America's Most Secretive Missions

Delta Force and similar elite units execute highly discreet, precision-driven missions—hostage rescues, counterterrorism, and raids—shaping U.S. responses to high-risk crises.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US military says it attacked vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing three people

US Southern Command struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people while alleging drug trafficking without providing evidence.
#us-military-strikes
History
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Small Arms That Forced Changes in Military Doctrine

Several small arms forced militaries to rewrite doctrine, training standards, and unit roles when battlefield realities exposed doctrinal assumptions' failures.
Science
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

Autonomy on the Battlefield

Autonomy enables commanders to delegate control to machines while retaining command, requiring a fundamental mindset shift and clear frameworks for authority and responsibility.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Drone War Secrecy and Kill or Capture

The NDAA and Obama-era drone program emphasize secrecy, legal resistance to declassification, and reliance on presidential authority for targeted killings.
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fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 months ago

Camp Pendleton Marines hustling to add tiny, lethal drones to their warfighting repertoire

The Marine Corps is training to deploy small, disposable, kamikaze-style drones to deliver explosives and complement larger tactical drones.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

US Army leaders say soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all

Army AI prototype processes vast battlefield sensor data, retaining context and patterns humans miss, to reduce information overload and improve decision-making.
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

The Country's First 'Cognitive Advantage' Chief: Influence Is the New Battlefield

Integrates information, perception, culture, and behavior operations to provide nonkinetic strategic options and counter adversary cognitive campaigns.
World news
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Pentagon Conducted Lethal Boat Strike With Aircraft Disguised as Civilian Plane

Disguising military aircraft as civilian planes constitutes perfidy and can be a war crime under international law and U.S. military rules.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How CIA black ops actually work, according to a former CIA spy

Former CIA counterterrorism chief in Pakistan who captured Al Qaeda members, survived an assassination attempt, disclosed CIA torture, and now consults, writes, and hosts podcasts.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Massive Obama Administration Leaks on Covert CIA Program Training Syrian Rebels

Numerous anonymous U.S. officials disclosed detailed information about a covert CIA program to train Syrian rebels while the CIA declined to comment.
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Loosening the Gordian Knot of Global Terrorism: Why Legitimacy Must Anchor a Counterterrorism Strategy

OPINION - The global terrorism landscape in 2026 - the 25 th anniversary year of the 9/11 terrorism attacks - is more uncertain, hybridized, and combustible than at any point since 9/11. Framing a sound U.S. counterterrorism strategy - especially in the second year of a Trump administration - will require more than isolated strikes against ISIS in Nigeria, punitive counterterrorism operations in Syria, or a tougher rhetorical posture.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Are drones, AI making it harder to fight armed groups in the Sahel?

The brazen attack on the international airport and nearby military airbase in Niamey, Niger's capital, came overnight between January 28 and 29. Balls of orange fire flew across the sky as the Nigerien army attempted to respond while residents ducked for cover and whispered prayers, as shown in videos on social media. ISIL (ISIS) in Sahel Province, or ISSP a Niger-based outfit earlier known as the ISIL affiliate in the Greater Sahara or ISGS has since claimed responsibility
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US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

We Still Have No Idea Who the U.S. Military Is Killing in Pacific Ocean Boat Strikes

Opaque maritime strikes labeled 'narcoterrorists' continue in Caribbean and Pacific waters while transparency is withheld and public attention is diverted by domestic crises.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US launches large-scale' attacks against ISIL in Syria after deadly ambush

US forces carried out Operation Hawkeye Strike — large-scale attacks across Syria targeting ISIL — in retaliation for a Palmyra ambush that killed American personnel.
World news
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Hybrid or Ambiguous, Asymmetric Warfare is Here to Stay

Asymmetric and ambiguous warfare doctrines from China and Russia anticipated cyber and hybrid attacks that the U.S. failed to adequately prepare for.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

ICE Pretends It's a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed

As a veteran of the war on terror, I have spent the past year watching Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers expand their operations across the country on a heretofore unprecedented scale and with a new faux-military bearing. From equipment to weapons to tactics, ICE and other immigration enforcement bodies want to be seen as combat forces carrying out their missions.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Weapons That Performed Well Except For Desert, Jungle, or Arctic Conditions

On paper, many of the world's most famous weapons looked like reliable successes. In practice, desert sand, jungle humidity, and arctic cold often had other ideas. Systems that performed well in testing or early combat sometimes broke down once environmental stress became unavoidable. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at how the environment, not enemy fire, can quietly expose limits that designers never fully anticipated.
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World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

One in three soldiers who died in the Afghanistan war were non-US military

3,609 military personnel died in combat in Afghanistan (2001–2021); 1,144 were non‑U.S., with the United Kingdom suffering 457 deaths.
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