Category: US Military

The Army just opened an investigation into allegations of…

The US Army has opened an investigation into allegations that some active-duty soldiers may be involved in the online sharing of nude photos of their colleagues, Business Insider has learned. The inquiry by the US Army’s computer crime investigative unit comes one day after Business Insider reported that the scandal initially believed to be limited to the Marine Corps actually impacts every branch of service.

Here’s how the US military is sticking it to Beijing in the…

China has for years been whittling away at the US military’s asymmetrical advantage in conventional military strength with a naval buildup , building and militarizing artificial islands in the South China Sea, and creating systems and weapons custom built to negate the US’s technological advantage. By all indications, China is building aircraft carriers and getting ready to place surface-to-air missiles deep into the South China Sea.

Father of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid to Trump…

The father of William “Ryan” Owens, the Navy SEAL Team 6 member who was the first US combat death during US President Donald Trump’s presidency in January, urged the Trump administration to not “hide behind my son’s death” and provide answers. In an interview with the Miami Herald , Bill Owens, also a Navy veteran, called for an investigation into the raid that left his son, an eight-year-old girl, and as many as 29 civilians dead.

China’s military is approaching ‘near parity’ with the West

China’s military is fast approaching “near parity” with western nations, according to a new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. In its 2017 Military Balance report, which focuses on global military capabilities and defense spending, IISS experts say that China has made significant progress in research and development and improved its military capabilities, putting it close to on par with the US and other allies.

SpaceX Launches Rocket from NASA’s Historic Moon Pad

A SpaceX rocket soared from NASA’s long-idled moonshot pad Sunday, sending up space station supplies from the exact spot where astronauts embarked on the lunar landings nearly a half-century ago. It was the first flight from NASA’s legendary Launch Complex 39A since the shuttle program ended almost six years ago, and SpaceX’s first liftoff from Florida since a rocket explosion last summer.

SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.

2 Russian Navy ships arrive in Manila for goodwill visit

Russian crewmen stand at attention on board the Russian Navy vessel Admiral Tributs, a large anti-submarine ship, as it docks at Manila’s pier, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Two Russian Navy Vessels are in the country for a goodwill visit till Jan. 7. less Russian crewmen stand at attention on board the Russian Navy vessel Admiral Tributs, a large anti-submarine ship, as it docks at Manila’s pier, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.

Boeing Sends Sub-Hunters to Norway

Earlier this year, Boeing Defense head Leanne Caret laid out a plan to refocus Boeing’s efforts away from fighter jet production, and toward the sale of auxiliary aircraft such as transports and surveillance and maritime patrol aircraft. Earlier this year, we told you about Boeing’s big $3.2 billion sale of nine P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Great Britain.

Alibaba Again Named – Notorious Market’ in Blow to Overseas Push

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has again been labeled a haven for knockoffs with an embarrassing return to a U.S. blacklist for fakes just four years after getting its name removed. The U.S. Office of the Trade Representative on Wednesday restored Alibaba’s Taobao to its lineup of “Notorious Markets,” citing an unacceptably high level of reported counterfeiting and piracy.

Air Force Cautions Trump Team on Defense Costs

The U.S. Air Force general in charge of the F-35 fighter jet program disputed President Elect Donald Trump’s contention that costs have run out of control, saying the days of price and schedule overruns in development of the new fighter jet largely ended in 2011. Air Force Lt.

Northrop’s New Combat Drone Could Outclass Boeing F/A-18, Lockheed F-35

One year ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tapped Northrop Grumman to build it a TERN prototype, capable of launching from and landing on small naval warships. Just six months later , before TERN had even conducted its first test flight, DARPA decided it liked the new drone so much that it “doubled down” and ordered Northrop to go ahead and build it a second test vehicle.

China to Return Seized U.S. Drone

China’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday it plans to return an underwater U.S. drone seized this week by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea, but complained the United States was “hyping up” the incident. The drone was taken on Thursday, the first seizure of its kind in recent memory.

McCormick Said to Be Trump Front-Runner for Defense Deputy

Hedge fund manager and former Army officer David McCormick is the front-runner to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s deputy defense secretary, according to three people familiar with the presidential transition. McCormick, president of Bridgewater Associates Inc., the world’s biggest hedge fund, was eyed earlier as a possible Treasury secretary, a post that ultimately went to former hedge fund investor Steve Mnuchin.

Pentagon Demands China Return Intercepted U.S. Naval Drone

The Pentagon demanded that China return a U.S. Navy underwater drone captured in international waters in the South China Sea, a confrontation likely to exacerbate tensions in a region where China is asserting greater control and expanding military installations. A Chinese naval ship unlawfully seized the small unmanned vehicle Thursday while the USNS Bowditch, a U.S. Navy survey ship, was collecting it in a routine operation 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay in the Philippines, according to a Defense Department statement.