Each Program ExecutiveOfficeis headed by a Program ExecutiveOfficerwho is a high ranking official – either a member of the military or a high ranking civilian – responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance of a major system, or portfolio of systems, some worth billions of dollars. Bel...
There has been a confrontation between the British destroyer HMSDefenderand Russian forces in the Black Sea. According to the Russians, they fired warning shots and a Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft dropped four l8v3 bombs nearby. The British claim that the Russians had told them that they would be con...
Article 8 of China’s March 2005 Anti-Secession Law states China may use “non-peaceful means” if “secessionist forces cause the fact of Taiwan’s secession from China,” if “major incidents entailing Taiwan’s secession” occur, or if “possibilities for peaceful reunification” are...
A Royal Canadian Navy frigate – the HMCSOttawa– and a Royal Canadian Airforce surveillance aircraft participate in Operation NEON, the multinational effort to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea, October 2019. Source:Department of National Defence, Canadian Armed Forces Combat Camera ...
When Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. while shouting “free Palestine,” the 25-year-old was described as a U.S. airman. Wearing his military uniform, he identified himself as a member of the Air Forc
Napoleon’s force landed at Golfe Juan on 1 March and began to march towards Paris. KingLouis XVIIIlearnt of his arrival on 5 March, declared Napoleon to be a traitor and sent two forces. each of 30,000 men to deal with him. One was commanded by his brother, theComte d’Artois,and...
“During its 518th sitting, the Federation Council gave its consent to use the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside of the territory of the Russian Federation.” “The upper chamber of parliament received a corresponding request from the President of the Russian Federation, Federation Cou...
SquidKid47 posted an image on Reddit showing a campus vending machine error message, “Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe,” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/vending-machine-error-reveals-secret-face-image-database-of-college-students/...
the Blackburn aircraft factory, ostensibly to inspect a new single-seater aircraft. He managed to obtain plans of the top secretBlackburn Irisflying boat. Soon after this, he was interviewed by the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, the Director of Public Prosecutions and a senior MI5 officer. ...
As has been seen recently they can be used by “special forces” just like snippers and similar used to be used. The fact they improve the survivability of “behind lines” forces quite significantly might only be a temporary advantage to “lingering munitions” but there is little doubt ...