Leaked data, if genuine may compromise Scorpene’s stealth element: Former navy chief

New Delhi, Aug 24 : The leaked data on the Scorpene submarine may threaten its stealth element, former Indian Navy chief, Admiral Arun Prakash said on Wednesday, adding it has to be first established how relevant the leaked information is. Asked about the threat posed by the leak, he said: "It's difficult to say how big a threat it is...we have to ascertain that this is related to our submarines."

The UK is selling an old aircraft carrier for scrap as its…

The UK Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that it would sell the HMS Illustrious for scrap to a Turkish company called LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd. for about $2.5 million, after trying and failing to repurpose the ship as a museum. "We have done all we can for over two years to find a home for the former HMS Illustrious in the UK, and regrettably all options have now been exhausted," UK Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin said in a statement.

Family Sues Navy Over Toxic Water

The U.S. Navy has rejected calls for blood testing and monitoring of people who worked on local military bases as well as community members outside the bases. The Navy did pay for bottled water when public and private wells were shut down for PFOA and PFOS contamination levels above what the EPA considers safe over a person's lifetime.

Louisiana residents without flood insurance face uncertainty

Quenton Robins watched on Sunday morning as a giant metal claw clamped down on his mother's ruined belongings, snapping wooden cabinets with an audible crack as the operator of a giant mechanized arm slowly cleared a mound of debris from her yard in Baton Rouge. Five feet of water swept through the homes in the quiet Park Forest neighborhood just over a week ago, shocking residents who had been told they did not live in a flood zone.

Judge sinks guilty sailor’s ‘Clinton defense’

A federal judge sentenced a Navy sailor to one year in prison Friday for taking photos in a classified area of a nuclear submarine, after the seamen had pleaded for leniency by citing the government's decision not to indict Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information. US District Judge Stefan Underhill did not directly address the Clinton comparison, but likened the sailor's offense to being pulled over for speeding on a highway, saying that just because other vehicles aren't stopped, doesn't mean you can get out of paying your ticket.

Faith and fairness comment

The late Dr. David O. Shipley was known by many to be a man of faith, choosing to dedicate his life and energy to the ministry. This calling required focus and the pursuit of an education, much of which was inspired by a lieutenant who Shipley encountered while serving in a segregated environment during World War II.

Time to Borrow Khan’s Constitution Again

A President Donald Trump might push for Americans accused of terrorism to be tried in military tribunal at the U.S. Navy base in GuantA namo Bay, Cuba, the Republican nominee told the Miami Herald on Thursday. "I would say they could be tried there, that would be fine," Trump said in a brief interview ahead of his speech to home builders in Miami Beach.

Military community weighs in on Trump feud with Khans comments

Jacob Jeske, 28, a commercial diver from Portsmouth, Va., stands outside the Navy Exchange near Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Donald Trump may be losing support from prominent Republicans in the wake of his recent spat with a Gold Star family, but many supporters in the home of America's largest naval base, say they'll still vote for the Republican nominee because too much is at stake.

2nd subversion trial begins for China legal rights activist

Voters were weighing their desires for an outside voice versus political experience Tuesday as they cast ballots in a Republican gubernatorial race that has been one of Missouri's most broadly contested... Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens won the Republican primary for Missouri governor Tuesday after a hard-fought race in which he cast himself as a conservative outsider willing to use his military bravado to blow up... A doctor backed by agriculture and business groups ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp Tuesday in a Kansas Republican primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent's battles with GOP leaders and... A doctor backed by agriculture and business groups ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp Tuesday in a Kansas Republican primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent's battles with GOP leaders and criticism that... U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday morning ... (more)

Ex-Navy SEAL Eric Greitens wins Missouri governor primary

Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens won the Republican primary for Missouri governor Tuesday after a hard-fought race in which he cast himself as a conservative outsider willing to use his military bravado to blow up perceived corruption in government. Greitens prevailed over another self-described outsider, businessman John Brunner, and a pair of more experienced Republican leaders - longtime Lt.