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During a Tuesday morning press briefing, Pentagon leaders fielded an out-of-the-ordinary query from a reporter seeking clarity on reports of Iran’s military using “kamikaze dolphins.” Loading audio narration… “I haven’t heard the kamikaze dolphin thing,” Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replied, wondering aloud if the…
The Department of Defense has picked a dozen companies to develop space-based interceptors for Golden Dome, moving forward amid concerns the technology might be too expensive to field. Loading audio narration… Golden Dome is the Trump administration’s proposed missile defense system to counter threats from foes like Russia and China.…
When people see the White House for the first time in person, they often remark that it looks small from the outside.Matt Costello, spokesperson for the White House Historical Association, told Business Insider that appearances can be deceiving.”There’s a lot more to the White House than meets the eye,” he…
The US is moving to change the Selective Service registration process this year, but that does not mean a military draft is in the works. Here is what’s happening. Loading audio narration… After Congress approved automatic registration in last year’s defense policy bill, which was signed into law in December,…
Ever since the last draft call was issued in the US on December 7, 1972, during the Vietnam War, Americans haven’t had to give much thought to military conscription.While 18-year-old men are required to register for the draft, the Selective Service plans to implement automatic registration by the end of…
A Russian governor has ordered large firms in his region to shortlist employees as “candidates” for military service, in a rare push for businesses to get involved with recruitment. Loading audio narration… The order — signed by Pavel Malkov, the governor of Ryazan, a region 130 miles southeast of Moscow…
The growing US air superiority over Iran is opening the door for B-52 Stratofortress bombers to fly overland missions, America’s top general said Tuesday. Loading audio narration… The US Air Force has been flying its B-52 bomber fleet for over 70 years. Although it lacks the speed and stealth of…
A top Pentagon official provided a rare look inside how the military uses Palantir’s Project Maven to carry out strikes. Loading audio narration… Once you detect something you want to target, “this is what we do,” Cameron Stanley, the Department of Defense’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, said during…
