Syrian Army Detains French, British, Belgian, Dutch, Qatari Officers in al-Qusseir
FNA | ABNA Assim Qansou, a representative of the socialist party in Lebanon’s parliament, told the Lebanese al-Nashrah newspaper that during the battle in al-Qusseir city, the Syrian army has arrested tens of French, British, Belgian, Dutch and Qatari officers. The EU’s anti-terror chief said in April that hundreds of Europeans are now fighting with [...]
Read More →New ‘Smart Rifle’ Decides When To Shoot And Rarely Misses
By Mark Dewey | KEYE/CBS A weapons company began this week rolling out a groundbreaking “smart” rifle that can target and track a moving object from long distance. Trackingpoint began shipping the guns to customers Wednesday and also held a demonstration that Texas Gov. Rick Perry attended.
Read More →US moving 200 marines to Sicily for Libya protection
AFP | The Telegraph Speaking in parliament after leftist MPs complained they had not been told about the deployment, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said the transfer was “in accordance with bilateral agreements” between Italy and the United States. “This is a reinforcement for the security of US personnel in Libya or for possible evacuations,” she [...]
Read More →U.S. Military ‘scramjet’ breaks hypersonic speed record
By Scott Sutherland | Yahoo The Boeing X-51A, an experimental ‘scramjet’ missile for the U.S. Military, broke hypersonic speed records this week as it flew at Mach 5.1 for three and a half minutes. The X-51A is nicknamed The Waverider, due to riding the shockwave of compressed air that it creates as it flies. Its scramjet engine is similar [...]
Read More →China threatens to end the military rule of the U.S. in Asia
In mid-April, the Chinese government said the increased U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region causes a lot of tension, and they plan to send more military forces and strengthen their partnerships with neighboring countries.
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Peruvian Jet Pilot Tells of Tangle With UFO
He shot 60 rounds at close range with no impact
Read More →5 Weapons of Mass Destruction the U.S. Military Uses Every Day
By Michael Peck | Forbes When most of us think of weapons of mass destruction, we think of nuclear bombs, or nerve gas, or biological agents. So it was surprising to see accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with using a weapon of mass destruction after he and his brother allegedly detonated a bomb [...]
Read More →U.S. Trainers and Salafist Jihadis In Jordan
Larouchepac The story that the U.S. military is training Syrian opposition fighters in Jordan got another boost in a story posted by the BBC, yesterday. An unnamed BBC reporter interviewed an unnamed senior commander from the Free Syrian Army, who described the training—mostly dealing with small arms, not the heavier stuff that the rebels desire—and [...]
Read More →The World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Armies
By Robert Johnson | Business Insider Its been a banner decade for modern military fighting. In 2010 alone there were more than 70 armed conflicts across the globe from Sangin to Ingushetia. As different as each of them were, they all had one thing in common, at some point one side wanted more troops. Most battles eventually come down [...]
Read More →UK Rights groups: Military must stop recruiting minors
ENCA British human rights campaigners say Britain’s military is wasting up to £94 million a year training recruits who are minors and should end the practice. Britain is the only member of the European Union and the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council that allows military recruitment from the age of 16. [...]
Read More →North Korea moves two more missile launchers: Report
AFP | TOI North Korea has moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula, a report said Sunday. Expectations had been high that Pyongyang would carry out a test to coincide with celebrations marking the birth of North Korea’s late founding leader Kim [...]
Read More →China reportedly testing new nuclear missiles
By Zep Hu, Chiu Kuo-chiang and Lilian Wu | Focus Taiwan Unidentified lights have been seen over the Bohai Sea at night, which could be a sign that China is testing new nuclear missiles, Duowei News, a Chinese-language media based in New York, cited Chinese websites as reporting Tuesday. The Bohai Sea is the innermost [...]
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