~businessinsider | Bookmarks (153)
-
The once-forgotten flying wing has taken over the US's bomber fleet
The latest US Air Force bomber, the B-21 Raider, is based on a visionary aircraft design...
-
Russia isn't ready for the surprise NATO attack its strategists foresee
A recent article argues a NATO surprise attack would launch missile barrages at vital facilities, a...
-
US soldiers say running high-stress artillery ops deep in the ever-changing Arctic is unlike anywhere else
Maneuvering and operating artillery is more stressful in Alaska's harsh, unforgiving environment than anywhere else, troops...
-
Ukraine said it sank a $65 million warship that Russia planned to use for an antiaircraft missile system
Ukraine said it sank the Sergei Kotov patrol vessel in another blow to Russia's Black Sea...
-
A veteran Republican operative relocated to Kyiv — he says Ukraine can win the war
Steven Moore, a Capitol Hill veteran, says he is now "doing the right thing" in helping...
-
NATO navies can exploit a Russian fear and keep Putin from invading more neighbors
NATO's naval power may not be much help if Russian tanks invade the Baltic States. But...
-
A Ukrainian soldier says he saw an entire convoy being wiped on in front of him as he narrowly escaped Avdiivka: WaPo
Outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian soldiers told The Washington Post how they narrowly escaped death as Russian...
-
Leaked audio obtained by Russian spies reveals Germany considered giving Ukraine missiles to destroy key Crimean bridge: WSJ
German officials can be heard discussing how they could deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine and how...
-
US soldiers are fighting to get back lost skills for war in the 'most challenging environment on the planet,' Army general says
At a training event in Alaska, the Army challenged soldiers to be a cold-weather fighting force...
-
Jon Stewart says the Israel-Gaza solution could be a DMZ governed by an Arab NATO. Some experts say it's a pipe dream.
Most experts speaking to BI said even the first step of forming a "METO," as dubbed...
-
Putin appears unstoppable, but even he 'doesn't know where the tolerance of the Russian people lies,' an economic historian said
Military spending has reached 40% of Russia's budget, overshadowing social spending.
-
A decadelong secret partnership between the CIA and Ukraine has been critical for lethal operations against Russia: NYT
The CIA provided Ukraine with intelligence-gathering training, communications gear, and a network of spy bases along...
-
Congressman presses Elon Musk to provide SpaceX satellite services for US defense forces in Taiwan, report says
A Congressman wrote to Elon Musk saying that withholding Starshield access from US forces in Taiwan...
-
Ukraine's war has shown the US its expensive missiles aren't as effective as it thought: report
Expensive precision-guided US missiles are vulnerable to electronic jamming, forcing the Pentagon to reconsider its plans.
-
The top US Army general in the Pacific is 'worried' about China's missiles but counting on his soldiers being a 'dilemma' for the Rocket Force
The Pentagon has called attention to China's growing missile force and the impact this capability could...
-
It may look like Trump scared NATO back into readiness — but it's probably all down to Putin
Trump's eye-opening remarks encouraging Russia to attack NATO states that don't meet defense spending targets has...
-
Putin is flexing his power with the deaths of his opponents — but he may also be highlighting the weakness of his regime
The string of suspicious deaths — Alexey Navalny and the Russian pilot who defected with a...
-
Finland, which shares a border with Russia, plans to build 300 new shooting ranges as interest in national defense surge
Finland — NATO's newest member — shares a 830-mile long border with Russia.
-
Putin may have fired the admiral of Russia's Black Sea Fleet as punishment for a series of humiliating losses to Ukraine
Ukraine claims to have destroyed 30% of Russia's Black Sea Fleet during Admiral Viktor Sokolov's time...
-
Inside the deadly Russian Arctic prison where Alexey Navalny spent his last days
Located near the Arctic Circle, the IK-3 prison colony known as Polar Wolf is infamous for...
-
US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War II
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said the US Navy had committed about 7,000 sailors to the Red...
-
Ukraine shoots down 4 Russian fighter jets in weekend killstreak, says air force chief
Ukrainian forces destroyed three Russian Su-34s and one Su-35, said Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk.
-
Chinese hackers' cyberattacks are reaching a 'fever pitch': FBI director
"The cyber threat posed by the Chinese government is massive," FBI director Christopher Wray said at...
-
The US Coast Guard seized a big cache of weapons bound for Houthi rebels, including ballistic missile components and explosives
The US Coast Guard said it seized over 200 packages of illegal weapons and military components...