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By Tom Porter, Business Insider Aug 6, 2020

History

Here’s why the pilot of Enola Gay had no regrets about dropping the first atom bomb

Early in the morning of August 6, 1945, a U.S. Air Force B29 bomber, the Enola Gay, took off with...

By Katie Sanders, Business Insider Jun 6, 2020

History

The 4 most dangerous missions heroic US troops carried out on D-Day 76 years ago

As the sun set on the blood-stained beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight...

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Feb 19, 2020

News

Marine Corps commandant: We need to be unpredictable, and we need the ‘Lightning Carrier’ to do it

The Marine Corps wants to overhaul its force to prepare to be more dispersed and more flexible to deter and,...

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Feb 15, 2020

Military Tech

The Air Force wants to get rid of some of its most well-known aircraft. Here’s what’s on the chopping block

The $207.2 billion total spending in the Air Force's 2021 budget request would part with a number of noteworthy aircraft,...

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Feb 13, 2020

News

NATO gave Polish firefighters an award for putting out a US Army Stryker that burst into flames

The leaders of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence battle group in Poland honored Polish firefighters on Monday for their response when...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Feb 11, 2020

News

Trump says he ‘won’t be changing his mind’ on view that brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran’s attack are not very serious

President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion on Monday that the injuries suffered by U.S. troops during an Iranian...

By David Choi, Business Insider Feb 11, 2020

News

Army drill sergeant suspended following profanity-laced shoving match with recruit in Georgia

The Army has suspended a drill sergeant amid its investigation into an alleged assault, according to a spokesman from Ft....

By David Choi, Business Insider Feb 10, 2020

News

Lt. Col. Vindman’s former commander speaks out: ‘I would trust Alex with my life’

President Donald Trump's early dismissal of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday...

By Bryan Pietsch, Business Insider Feb 10, 2020

News

‘A dangerous situation in space’ — Russian spacecraft are reportedly trailing a US spy satellite

The two Russian satellites have come within 100 miles of the U.S. satellite and the United States has raised concerns...

By Will Martin, Business Insider Feb 7, 2020

News

Syrian forces almost shot down a civilian airliner with 172 passengers on board

Syrian troops nearly shot down an airliner attempting to land in Damascus in the confusing aftermath of Israeli airstrikes early...

By David Choi, Business Insider Feb 5, 2020

News

Trump reportedly downplayed the seriousness of traumatic brain injuries from the Iran strikes again by saying he’s seen worse

President Donald Trump reportedly said a war with Iran was "closer than you thought" and downplayed military brain injuries during...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Feb 4, 2020

Military Tech

Navy submarines are now deploying with new ‘low-yield’ nuclear weapons

U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines — boomers — are now sailing with ballistic missiles armed with new "low-yield" nuclear weapons,...

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jan 31, 2020

News

A US warship sailed along Venezuela’s coast to gather intelligence and send a message to Maduro

The U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Detroit conducted a freedom-of-navigation operation off of Venezuela's Caribbean coast, the U.S.'s top...

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jan 29, 2020

Military Tech

SEAL Team 6 reportedly recovered 2 bodies and flight recorder from Afghanistan plane crash

The U.S. Navy's elite SEAL Team 6 reportedly recovered two bodies from the wreckage site where a U.S. Air Force...

By Bill Bostock, Business Insider Jan 28, 2020

News

Iranian state TV used a photo from ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ to claim a CIA official died in a plane crash in Afghanistan

Iran's state TV broadcast a photo of an actor from 'Zero Dark Thirty' to illustrate a claim that the CIA...

By Ben Gilbert, Business Insider Jan 26, 2020

News

The Iranian military reportedly tried to cover up its downing of a Ukrainian airliner from Iran’s own president

Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, carrying 176 people, crashed in Iran on January 8

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 23, 2020

News

US warns Iran’s new Quds Force commander ‘will meet the same fate’ as Soleimani if he kills Americans

A top U.S. diplomat threatened the Iranian general who succeeded slain Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, telling Asharq al-Awsat newspaper Thursday...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 22, 2020

News

Trump says he doesn’t consider the brain injuries US troops sustained during Iran’s missile attack ‘very serious’

President Donald Trump, who initially claimed that "no Americans were harmed" in the Iranian missile attack on U.S. forces, told...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 21, 2020

Military Tech

Russia admits its deadly Zircon hypersonic missile is suffering from ‘childhood diseases’

Russia is in the process of developing a new hypersonic cruise missile — the 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon), but the weapon...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 20, 2020

Military Tech

The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are done flying with nuclear bombs

The B-52 bomber, a critical component of the U.S. strategic bomber fleet, is no longer approved to carry nuclear gravity...

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jan 14, 2020

News

The Air Force is fixing up a remote base to keep an eye on Russia

United States airmen ventured north to the island of Jan Mayen in the Norwegian Sea in November to survey the...

By David Choi, Business Insider Jan 14, 2020

News

Trump reportedly plans to divert even more Pentagon money to pay for the border wall

The Trump administration is preparing to divert $7.2 billion from the Pentagon's budget to fund the president's US-Mexico border wall...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 9, 2020

News

It looks like Iran is ready to start bombing its fake aircraft carrier again

Iran has a fake aircraft carrier. The vessel sat damaged for years, but it appears to be back in action,...

By Rosie Perper, Business Insider Jan 9, 2020

Analysis

How ongoing tensions between the US and Iran may help drive an ISIS resurgence in Iraq

Experts have raised concerns that tensions between the U.S. and Iran may actually embolden a common enemy — ISIS —...

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Here’s why the pilot of Enola Gay had no regrets about dropping the first atom bomb

The 4 most dangerous missions heroic US troops carried out on D-Day 76 years ago

Marine Corps commandant: We need to be unpredictable, and we need the ‘Lightning Carrier’ to do it

The Air Force wants to get rid of some of its most well-known aircraft. Here’s what’s on the chopping block

NATO gave Polish firefighters an award for putting out a US Army Stryker that burst into flames

Trump says he ‘won’t be changing his mind’ on view that brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran’s attack are not very serious

Army drill sergeant suspended following profanity-laced shoving match with recruit in Georgia

Lt. Col. Vindman’s former commander speaks out: ‘I would trust Alex with my life’

‘A dangerous situation in space’ — Russian spacecraft are reportedly trailing a US spy satellite

Syrian forces almost shot down a civilian airliner with 172 passengers on board

Trump reportedly downplayed the seriousness of traumatic brain injuries from the Iran strikes again by saying he’s seen worse

Navy submarines are now deploying with new ‘low-yield’ nuclear weapons

A US warship sailed along Venezuela’s coast to gather intelligence and send a message to Maduro

More problems with Air Force’s new tanker could put the squeeze on the Pentagon’s refueling capabilities, TRANSCOM chief says

SEAL Team 6 reportedly recovered 2 bodies and flight recorder from Afghanistan plane crash

Iranian state TV used a photo from ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ to claim a CIA official died in a plane crash in Afghanistan

The Iranian military reportedly tried to cover up its downing of a Ukrainian airliner from Iran’s own president

US warns Iran’s new Quds Force commander ‘will meet the same fate’ as Soleimani if he kills Americans

Trump says he doesn’t consider the brain injuries US troops sustained during Iran’s missile attack ‘very serious’

Russia admits its deadly Zircon hypersonic missile is suffering from ‘childhood diseases’

The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are done flying with nuclear bombs

The Air Force is fixing up a remote base to keep an eye on Russia

Trump reportedly plans to divert even more Pentagon money to pay for the border wall

It looks like Iran is ready to start bombing its fake aircraft carrier again

How ongoing tensions between the US and Iran may help drive an ISIS resurgence in Iraq