“A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday,” reports Reuters, “in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination, but said Kadhimi escaped unhurt.”
The attack,…
“In the early hours of October 30, 1961, a bomber took off from an airstrip in northern Russia and began its flight through cloudy skies over the frigid Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya,” writes the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Slashdot reader DanD…
Canada’s Navy Absolutely Furious Over Sailor’s Parody of Mid-Tier Mötley Crüe Song: “The Ottawa Citizen first reported on the Navy’s failed investigation of the crooner of the navy-tinged Crüe hit. An email chain obtained via an access to information r…
A project in western Canada lets former military service members put their skills to use tracking bears with wildlife experts and helps both groups overcome mental and physical woundsOn a recent crisp sunny morning, a small group of wildlife guides and…
Adm Sir Tony Radakin is first chosen from navy in 20 years and reflects switch of focus to Indo-Pacific regionBoris Johnson has selected the head of the navy for the first time in 20 years as the next chief of Britain’s armed forces, a choice intended …
Research concludes it ‘was probable’ that Menwith Hill was used to assist in the controversial assassinationCampaigners have called on ministers to explain whether the secretive Menwith Hill intelligence base in Yorkshire is involved in recent drone st…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from War Is Boring: An OPSEC violation has once again made a case for why using TikTok should be a punishable offense in the military, this time after someone revealed some US stealth technology testing going on and …
Fifteen minutes to launch a nuke? Rampant drugs and hairspray? No beer in the torpedo hatches? As the tense thriller concludes, navy experts scuttle its boatload of mistakesWhat did the BBC did get right in Vigil, its tale of sex, drugs, treason, murde…
米軍は中国の海洋進出に対応できるよう、水上への着陸が可能な航空機開発プログラムを始動させたそうだ。プログラム名は「MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability（MAC）」で、このプログラムでは既存のMC-130JコマンドーIIに浮舟となるフロートを装着し、水上で離発着が可能になるよう改造する方針（米空軍公式、ミリレポ）。
新たに開発される機器は「水陸両用フロート（RAFM）」という名称で、装着したまま陸上の滑走路も走行可能。必要に応じてフロートの取り外しもで…
UK prime minister hits out after Paris reacted with fury to announcement of defence pactBoris Johnson has reopened the rift with Paris over the Aukus defence and security deal, urging the French to “prenez un grip about this and donnez-moi un break”, a…
