Tag: military
AI military drone kept murdering its human operator in simulated tests
The United States Air Force (USAF) has been left scratching its head after its AI-powered military drone kept killing its human operator during simula [...]
Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks
Funding for the military has emerged as a key sticking point in reaching an agreement to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and prevent a catastrophic [...]
A Loud Republican Minority Opposes More Ukraine Military Aid
A congressional delegation of five Republicans and two Democrats met with representatives of Ukraine’s Parliament earlier this month in Poland, where [...]
Military Caught Airman Mishandling Secrets Before Arrest but Left Him in Job
Air Force officials caught Airman Jack Teixeira taking notes and conducting deep-dive searches for classified material months before he was charged wi [...]
How a Military Base’s New Name Honors a Military Spouse and Mother
Fort Benning is now officially Fort Moore, the only U.S. base named for a married couple.Photographs and Text by Arin YoonArin Yoon, a photographer an [...]
U.S. Will Provide Ukraine With $1.2 Billion for Military Use, Including Air Defense
WASHINGTON — The United States will provide Ukraine with up to $1.2 billion to purchase additional air defense missiles, artillery ammunition and sate [...]
Biden Expected to Announce His Pick for Top Military Officer Soon
WASHINGTON — President Biden is expected to announce soon that he has chosen Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force chief of staff, to become the co [...]
Hamas' Military Wing to Stop Accepting Bitcoin Donations: Report
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades reportedly said the move is to protect donors from harm.
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Afghan Women Who Fought With U.S. Military Seek Legal Immigration Status
WASHINGTON — Before her country and her life were suddenly and fundamentally changed in 2021, Mahnaz Akbari was the trailblazing commander of the Afgh [...]
Sudan: UK sends military team as it weighs evacuation options
Work is under way to provide the prime minister with several options, defence sources said, and it is understood two Royal Navy ships are already in t [...]
U.S. components found in Russian, Iranian military tech
Western companies were quick to shutter operations in Russia after the country's military invasion of Ukraine last February. But U.S. and European mic [...]
Leaked Documents Russia’s Military Struggles and Depth of U.S. Spy Efforts
The information, exposed on social media sites, also shows that U.S. intelligence services are eavesdropping on important allies.
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Decades Later, Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq Military Authorizations
The bipartisan action to roll back resolutions from 1991 and 2002 was a major advancement in a long-running bid by Congress to claw back war powers fr [...]
U.S. Military Repatriates Saudi Engineer Who From Guantánamo Bay
Ghassan al-Sharbi had been held by U.S. forces for more than two decades without trial. Prosecutors abandoned early efforts to charge him.
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Slowing losses, new military contract
BlackSky at New York Stock Exchange, September 13, 2021.Source: NYSESatellite imagery specialist BlackSky announced fourth-quarter results on Tuesday [...]