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Trump wants the Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats that harass US ships. Here's why it doesn't do that.
"You just don't get to shoot at people for being jackasses," a retired US Navy captain told Insider.
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy evacuates over 80% of USS Theodore Roosevelt crew as nearly 600 carrier sailors test positive for coronavirus
In an update Sunday, the Navy revealed that 585 sailors have tested positive, and 3,967 sailors hav…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Air Force is getting rid of B-1B bombers, but it's keeping one around for a different kind of mission
Until the Air Force has retired the whole B-1B fleet, at least one is expected to remain in use in …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US can't defend against Russia's newest cruise missiles - so it may have to try offense instead
However, defending against cruise missiles is extremely difficult, as they fly fast and close to th…
Alex Lockie
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Jim Mattis shuts down allegations that Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan pulled strings for Boeing and called Lockheed Martin's F-35 'f---ed up'
"We look with more than a spectator's view at [the F-35 program], in other words we're looking at i…
David Choi
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US Air Force B-52 bombers are done flying with nuclear bombs, but they're keeping the missiles
It's official: B-52 bombers are no longer authorized to carry nuclear gravity bombs. New Air Force …
Ryan Pickrell
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North Korea reportedly launches an 'unidentified projectile,' ahead of Trump's meeting with China
"Any solution to the North Korean problem has to involve China," Hyten told the Senate Armed Servic…
David Choi
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Russia's 'practically unlimited' -range missile looks like an embarrassment after it reportedly lasted for just 2 minutes and 22 miles
"I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unila…
David Choi
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Military sees no quick exit from 'new world' of coronavirus
In a further sign of uncertainty, Esper said Tuesday that he will extend a "stop movement" order ha…
PTI
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The US Air Force is ordering new satellites to harden defenses against Russian and Chinese missile threats
Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, director of the Missile Defense Agency, has also called for the developmen…
Ryan Pickrell
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Trump's erratic presidency is the latest sign giving one person control of the nukes is 'dangerous,' experts say
"Having the president have sole authority to order a nuclear strike is just outrageous," an expert …
Ryan Pickrell
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Astronaut Mark Kelly says Trump's order to create a Space Force 'is a dumb idea'
Trump has spoken publicly about creating a Space Force four times since becoming president. The ide…
Dave Mosher
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America's next battlefield will be in space
As if on cue, the global military information site IHS Jane's 360 reported late last week that Russ…
Ciro Scotti
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Russia, China, and the US are in a hypersonic weapons arm race - and officials warn the US could be falling behind
Mike Griffin, the US undersecretary of defense for research and engineering recently said at a Sena…
Ben Brimelow
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Trump just got a step closer to creating a US Space Force. Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut and Senate hopeful, said it's 'a dumb idea.'
"As we get all these briefings about what adversaries are doing, our dependence on space, it's clea…
Dave Mosher
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The Air Force and US Strategic Command say they aren't planning to put nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert
"There are no discussions or plans for US Strategic Command to place bombers on alert. Any decision…