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US House boosts military spending, gives Trump border wall money
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $68 billion increase in military spending next year with legislation that also provides money to start construction of President Donald Trump's Mexican border wall.
The Pentagon gave Millions to a Non-existent Police Station
The Pentagon sent weapons and special equipment worth USD 1.2 million to non-existent police station, according to a report from the US National Audit Office website, reported Sega.
Here’s how a North Korean nuclear attack on the US would play out
After North Korea shocked the world on July 4 by launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, the US has picked up the pace and urgency of ballistic missile defense despite major flaws in existing systems and tactics.
US plans in the event of a North Korean missile attack would center around spotting the launches early on and prepare to intercept them.
Creating real starship troopers will add to existing $45 billion military space budgets
A US congressional committee is proposing that the US armed forces add a new military branch called the United States Space Corps. If this is passed it would be the first new branch of the armed forces since the Air Force was created in 1947.
Australia to Resume Airstrikes in Syria
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Australia's Department of Defense said Thursday it had lifted a suspension of airstrikes in Syria, two days after it was imposed in response to a Russian warning to treat coalition jets as targets.
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The US Army has a new weapon that can stop tanks without firing a shot!
US Army personnel have successfully used advanced electronic warfare technology to completely disable enemy armor during a simulated tank assault at the Army National Training Center, Defense Systems reports
Meet the venture capitalist who launched a kickstarter for war
It was December in northern Syria and the temperature was dropping fast. Local militias fighting the Islamic State had suffered heavy casualties after a tough battle, and U.S. special operations forces urgently needed to get blankets to their partners. They turned to a small charity run by Jim Hake, a former venture capitalist who made his fortune on tech startups in California.
US Army lost track of $1 bln worth of arms and equipment
A newly released declassified audit from the US Department of Defense shows that negligent accounting by the military has resulted in the Pentagon not knowing what happened to more than $1 billion in arms and equipment meant for the Iraqi Army.
Trump under siege: More than 60% of NSC employees placed by Obama
Calls are growing for President Trump to “clean house” at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, after a series of leaks aimed at embarrassing and undermining the president sprung from the White House this week.
Transgender cadets can graduate from Military Academies but not serve
Two transgender cadets will be able to graduate from military academies on the condition that they pass their exams, but they will not be allowed to serve in the military after graduation.
The Air Force and Army will not allow the cadets to be commissioned into the military because the Pentagon has not yet established guidelines for accepting transgender troops, USA Today reported.