What It Is and Why It’s Different From the Other Two Defense May 15, 2026 Armed Forces Day falls on the third Saturday of May every year, and it is the one day on the…
Ex-NFL Player Sentenced for $197 Million Fraud Scheme Exploiting VA, Medicare Defense May 15, 2026 A former college All-American football player who played pro is headed to prison. On May 7, a federal judge sentenced…
Former Space Command Leader Says Space Now Underpins Modern Warfare Defense May 15, 2026 Space has long been treated as a supporting element of military power—essential, but secondary to operations on land, at sea,…
Veterans Are Facing a Hidden Psychological Wound Many Still Don’t Recognize Defense May 15, 2026 Making high-stakes decisions and dealing with the rules of engagement hits differently for U.S. service members who were exposed to…
Veteran-Built Navigation System Keeps Working When GPS Fails Defense May 15, 2026 Modern navigation systems assume satellites will always be available. TERN, an Austin-based technology company, believes that assumption is becoming increasingly…
USAID’s abrupt shutdown increased violence in Africa, study shows Defense May 15, 2026 Last year’s abrupt termination of USAID caused roughly 10-percent increases in conflict events and combat deaths in Africa, according to…
ODNI assigns two to coordinate spy agencies on election security Defense May 15, 2026 Two leaders have been tapped by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to coordinate spy agencies’ efforts to track and…
10 Asymmetrical Cars That Gave Conventional Design The Middle Finger Defense May 15, 2026 Humans often find beauty in symmetry. Some say it’s because we have an innate need to create order, or because…
US infantry’s drone-warfare experiments are getting bigger Defense May 15, 2026 Flying and downing drones are becoming part of many U.S. soldiers’ jobs, so over the last few weeks in Lithuania,…
US Officials Aim to Contain Hezbollah Fight as Iran Ceasefire Frays Defense May 15, 2026 U.S. officials pressed Israel and Lebanon for a security deal on Thursday as Washington tried to contain another volatile Middle…
Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate Defense May 15, 2026 Golden Dome’s defenders are downplaying a new $1.2 trillion estimate for Donald Trump’s ambitious missile-defense plan, though they declined to…
Muskets Like Those From 1776 Are Mostly Exempt From Today’s Gun Laws Defense May 14, 2026 HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like…
