How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfare
The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for US weapons, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine expects to have a $3.5 billion fund by next month to buy weapons from the U.S. and sustain its fight against Russia's invasion.
To gain an edge on hypersonic weapons, the Pentagon wants more help from universities
The Pentagon wants to see gains in applied research that help spin technologies from the lab into production.
By Valerie Insinna
Putin offers NATO inspection of military sites after demise of nuclear arms pact
The U.S. and Russia pulled out of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty last year.
Watch a Navy drone resupply a ballistic missile submarine at sea
Sailors used an unmanned aerial vehicle to deliver a resupply payload to the ballistic missile submarine Henry M. Jackson on Monday near Hawaii.
By Harm Venhuizen
The investigation of a parachute accident, new squad weapons, and jetpack assault teams ― The Briefing 10.22.20
Questions about Army parachute procedures arise after a tragic accident involving a Green Beret. New squad weapons are on track to be delivered to troops, and learn about the latest development in the case of the deadly AAV accident.
By Ben Murray
Priest sentenced to prison for breaking into Navy submarine base
Rev. Stephen Michael Kelly was sentenced to 33 months in prison for breaking into Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base to protest nuclear weapons.
Find out where Trump and Biden stand on defense and security issues
The race to the White House is on. Where do the candidates stand when it comes to working with allies and defeating adversaries?
Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense
Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump’s buildup in nuclear weapons spending.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
The Navy suffered four Class A aviation mishaps last month
It was the worst month for mishaps this fiscal year, according to Navy data.
Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official
New START, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, expires Feb. 5 unless the U.S. and Russia agree to extend it.
By Joe Gould
China plans to double nuclear arsenal, Pentagon says
China plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in the next decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, the Pentagon said in a new report.
By Joe Gould