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The Marine Corps’s first carrier-based F-35 squadron is officially ready for combat

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, known as the “Black Knights,” has achieved initial operational capability
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Nov 29, 2020
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We salute this heroic military working dog for taking out the gunman who pinned his team down during a fierce firefight

A British military working dog who risked life and limb to take out an enemy gunman pouring fire on his...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Nov 22, 2020
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Obama gave Adm. McRaven a gift after the SEALs took out bin Laden: A tape measure

'Seriously, Bill?' Obama recalled himself joking to the admiral. 'All that planning and you couldn't bring a tape measure?'
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Nov 20, 2020
Military Tech

US military aircraft readiness rates are in the toilet. Here’s how bad the situation is

A lot of U.S. military aircraft have fallen short of their readiness goals for the better part of a decade,...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Nov 17, 2020
Military Tech

A Navy destroyer just shot down an ICBM target for the first time

A Navy destroyer shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile target for the first time on Tuesday in a historic missile...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Oct 23, 2020
Military Tech

The Navy is experimenting with using drones to resupply ballistic missile submarines

The Navy recently used an unmanned aerial vehicle to deliver an unknown payload to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Oct 19, 2020
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Marine veterans say sinking amphibious assault vehicles are ‘death traps’ following deadly accident

A sinking Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle is a "death trap" because of how hard it can be to get...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Oct 7, 2020
Military Tech

Russia just released footage of its new hypersonic anti-ship missile in action

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday offered a first look at a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile being fired...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Oct 3, 2020
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The US Army thinks these new mixed-reality ‘doggles’ can make special operations canines better than ever in battle

Once this technology is operational, "a handler could sit a mile away in a bunker, completely safe, and they can...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 29, 2020
Military Tech

The US military is quietly killing terrorist leaders in Syria with its secret missile packed with swords

The U.S. military has been quietly taking out terrorist leaders in Syria with a modified Hellfire missile packed full of...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 20, 2020
History

This Green Beret lost his leg in combat. Then he became an elite sniper

"I don't know people on the planet have the kind of resilience he does."
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 20, 2020
History

This Green Beret lost his leg in combat. Then he became an elite sniper

"I don't know people on the planet have the kind of resilience he does."
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 18, 2020
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A former Navy fighter pilot describes one of the most terrifying moments of his career

Fighter pilots who go through the U.S. Navy's elite air-combat training center commonly known as TOPGUN are among the best...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 17, 2020
Mandatory Fun

The Navy’s ‘Top Gun’ aviators have to cough up $5 if they quote the film, according to a former instructor

At the Navy's Fighter Weapons School, a decades-old institution more commonly known as Topgun, students and staff can be fined...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 15, 2020
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Trump says he wanted to assassinate Syria’s president but Mattis stopped him before he could ‘take him out’

President Donald Trump said on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday that he wanted to "take out" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 11, 2020
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The Navy scrapped plans to fly a fighter jet over New York City on the anniversary of 9/11 after it sparked outrage

The Navy cancelled its plan to conduct flight training over New York City on the anniversary of the September 11th...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 8, 2020
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‘I was instantly furious’ — Marine vet and Gold Star widow blasts Trump after seeing photo of him at her husband’s grave in Arlington

A Marine Corps veteran and Gold Star widow sharply criticized President Donald Trump after seeing a photo of him at...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 8, 2020
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China has major shipbuilding advantage over the US — and that may give it the edge in the next big war

China has an edge over the United States in shipbuilding, and it could give the country an advantage in a...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 4, 2020
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Trump has vowed to save Stars and Stripes after the Pentagon moved to cut its funding

President Donald Trump decided Friday to continue funding the US military's editorially-independent newspaper Stars and Stripes, backtracking on his own...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 3, 2020
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The Air Force is testing a new fragmenting alternative to cluster bombs

The U.S. Air Force recently conducted operational tests of the new BLU-136 Next-Generation Area Attack Weapon, a fragmenting bomb intended...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Aug 30, 2020
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Insane video shows Russian fighters flying dangerously close to a B-52 bomber

A pair of Russian fighters conducted an "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of a US B-52 Stratofortress bomber over the Black...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Aug 26, 2020
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Former Navy TOPGUN instructor: AI that beat human pilot in simulated dogfight would have ‘crashed and burned’ in real world

An artificial intelligence algorithm absolutely destroyed a seasoned U.S. fighter pilot last week in a simulated dogfight, a result some...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Aug 21, 2020
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Satellite photo appears to show Chinese submarine using secretive underwater cave at South China Sea base

A Planet Labs commercial satellite managed to capture a rare photo this week of a Chinese submarine at what observers...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Aug 20, 2020
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Iran unveils new ballistic missile named after general killed in US drone strike earlier this year

Iran on Thursday unveiled a new intermediate-range ballistic missile named after Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Aug 16, 2020
Mandatory Fun

This is what it’s like to spend your days firing 3,000 rounds a minute as a helicopter door gunner

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Fitzgerald is a seasoned crew chief with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's "Gunrunners" (HMLA-269) who has served...