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US forces stationed at the southern border used a laser weapon to shoot down three cartel-linked drones this week, the military said Thursday.Drug cartels have been increasingly using uncrewed aerial systems to support operations. US troops at the border have responded with a range of counter-drone weapons, including directed-energy systems…
TAIPEI — There’s a term in Taiwan for the hardened, military-aged Americans who mysteriously pop up at the island’s annual simulation of a Chinese invasion.”English teachers.”Vaguely employed and surprisingly fit, they are often spotted in small groups, chatting with local soldiers, walking double-time on the streets, and giving death stares…
The US military has awarded a massive contract to dramatically ramp up the production of Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Pentagon said on Monday, after burning through hundreds of these long-range munitions during the Iran conflict.The $22.9 billion contract awarded to US defense contractor RTX’s Raytheon follows an earlier framework agreement…
Brain injuries are among the military’s most pressing health problems, making advancements in treatment critical. To that end, the Pentagon’s research arm is exploring ways to help an injured brain rebuild damaged connections and heal itself.The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, says it wants to develop noninvasive tools…
Roughly one-third of 33 recent US combat casualties evacuated from the Middle East were carrying bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, the Joint Staff’s top medical officer said Monday, offering an early warning about a military threat that’s already complicating the recoveries of wounded troops in Ukraine and is projected to…
The corpsman strapped his patient onto the litter as the sound of swirling helicopter blades roared from a watchful instructor’s hand-held speaker. Double-checking his IVs were secure, he and a stretcher team hoisted up their casualty and sprinted toward the landing zone amid flying debris from the helo’s rotor wash…
