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When influence goes underground, weaponized corruption becomes the silent force reshaping global power—no armies required.
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https://cimsec.org/navigation-plans-need-leadership-and-resources-to-get-the-navy-truly-underway/
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By Brent Sadler. On September 18, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her Navigation Plan () laying out the course ahead for the Navy. The main takeaway is that the Navy must be ready to deter a militarily confident China by 2027. Achieving this is a tall order. NAVPLANs have been used by senior naval officers to provide guidance and caution against potential pitfalls along a course.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20241028/russian-army-ranked-worlds-strongest-by-us-magazine-1120700647.html
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Russia has the strongest military in the world, a US News and World Report magazine ranking has shown. "Various attributes and nations were presented in a survey of nearly 17,000 people from across the globe," conducted from March 22 to May 23, 2024, according to the news outlet. The US army has a second-place spot on the ranking, with the Israeli military coming on its heels.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2024/10/29/raytheon-army-tow-anti-armor-weapons.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
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Bizjournals
A pair of contracts worth $676 million calls on Raytheon's missile-building operation in Tucson to continue its work on the tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided — or TOW — weapon system for the U.S. Army.The deals include a $430 million annual production contract for fiscal year 2023...
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https://www.twz.com/sea/our-first-look-at-the-ghost-shark-uncrewed-submarine-underwater
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We have now gotten our first look at the Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV) operating submerged thanks to the Autonomous Warrior 2024 maritime autonomous capabilities demonstration in Australia. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the first known customer for the highly...
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https://sofrep.com/news/can-chinese-surface-ocean-drones-rival-us-unmanned-surface-vehicles/
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(Washington, DC) US Navy Unmanned Surface Vehicles continue to reach paradigm-changing levels of autonomous navigation, networking and multi-domain operational capacity. The service is successfully building Small, Medium and Large USVs with algorithms for many independent functions, radar and weapons and new generation of interfaces to enable joint connectivity.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/11/03/chinese-spies-sillicon-valley-technology-google-apple-tesla/
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Linwei Ding had been working at Google's California headquarters for four years when he booked a one-way ticket to Beijing and, on Boxing Day, handed in his notice.The resignation prompted questions at the tech giant's security team, which had already been investigating Ding. A few weeks earlier,...
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https://asiatimes.com/2024/11/chinas-peoples-liberation-army-weaponizing-metas-ai/
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https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israel-captures-senior-hezbollah-operative-in-lebanon-raid-6933499
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Jerusalem:. Israeli naval commandos have seized a trainee mariner a military official described as a "senior operative" of Hezbollah in a raid in Lebanon and brought him to Israel for questioning. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati instructed the foreign ministry to submit a complaint to the UN Security Council over the raid on the coastal town of Batroun, his office said on Saturday.
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https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/india/2024/india-241101-india-pib01.htm
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The Indian Army contingent departed today for the 15th edition of India- US joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 2nd to 22nd November 2024 at Orchard Combat Training Centre in Idaho, USA. Last edition of the same exercise was conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya in December 2023.
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https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/india/2024/india-241101-india-pib02.htm
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The Indian Army contingent comprising 25 personnel departed for Cijantung, Jakarta, Indonesia to take part in the 9th edition of India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24. The Exercise will be conducted from 1st to 12th of November 2024. The Indian contingent is being represented by troops from The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) and Indonesian contingent comprising 40 personnel is being represented by Indonesian Special Forces Kopassus.
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https://247wallst.com/military/2024/11/02/this-us-military-aircraft-can-reach-speeds-of-1650-mph/
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The US Air Force is the largest in the world with over 5,000 military aircraft currently in service. These planes include fighter jets, bombers, transport aircraft, and tankers. Beyond the Air Force, all branches of the US military combined have over 13,000 military aircraft. The US not only has the most aircraft in its fleet than anywhere else in the world, but it's also the most powerful and technologically advanced.
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/11/01/feds-continue-let-china-buy-land-near-military-installations/
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Drug Crisis That Kills 75,000 Americans Annually Should Be Central to Election, Arizona Sheriff Says When in a Hole, Kamala Keeps Digging Why Is North Korea Sending Troops to Russia? When Will We Know Who Won the Election?
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https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/11/02/leftist-arms-dealer-eric-schmidt-wants-army-to-ditch-useless-tanks-in-favor-of-ai-powered-drones/
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Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, a noted Hillary Clinton lackey, and CEO of a defense industry startup, has suggested that the US Army should replace its tanks with AI-powered drones, citing the effectiveness of drones in recent conflicts. The Register reports that in a recent speech at the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia, leftist Eric Schmidt made a bold proposal for the US Army: ditch the tanks and invest in AI-powered drones instead.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10841051/ukraine-russia-north-korea-troops-deploy-coming-days/
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The United States expects that thousands of North Korean soldiers in Russia will be sent into combat against Ukrainian forces "in the coming days," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.
The Biden administration publicly revealed new information it says it has that some 8,000 North...
The Biden administration publicly revealed new information it says it has that some 8,000 North...
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https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2024/10/mil-241025-arnews01.htm
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FORT BELVOIR, Va. Virginia National Guard leaders hosted Lt. Gen. Pasi Välimäki, commander of the Finnish Army, Oct 12 in support of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. Virginia and Finland became SPP partners this year. The visit, hosted at the National Museum of the United States Army, reaffirmed the bilateral commitment between the VNG's 29th Infantry Division and their Finnish Army partnersa and provided a roadmap for joint engagement between Soldiers of the 29th and the Finnish Army.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/28/this-veteran-couldnt-share-3d-scans-of-a-burnt-naval-ship-so-he-created-a-startup-that-can/
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In the summer of 2020, a fire broke out onboard a naval ship docked in San Diego Bay. For more than four days, the USS Bonhomme Richard burned as helicopters dropped buckets of water from above, boats spewed water from below, and firefighters rushed onboard to control the blaze. Before the embers...
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https://www.rediff.com/news/report/fresh-gunfight-in-akhnoor-as-security-forces-close-in-on-2-terrorists/20241029.htm
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IMAGE: Security personnel keep vigil during the search operation following the attack on the Indian Army convoy, at Battal area, in Akhnoor on Monday, October 28, 2024. Terming the operation "successful", General Officer Commanding of the 10 Infantry Division Maj Gen Sameer Srivastava said the terrorists had come for a "major strike".
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https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2024/10/mil-241028-arnews02.htm
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By Mr. Thomas Mort, Audio Visual Specialist, and Maj. Thomas Lorenson, Senior Test and Evaluation Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.Army Operational Test Command October 28, 2024. FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky — Roughly 200 Airborne Infantry Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are running the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) system through its paces here from Sept.
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https://nypost.com/2024/10/30/business/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-us-should-ditch-tanks-for-drones/
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Eric Schmidt, the billionaire investor and former CEO of Google, said it's time for the US military to do away with tanks, artillery and mortars in favor of aerial drones similar to the ones that he is building to help Ukraine.
"I read somewhere that the US had thousands and thousands of tanks...
"I read somewhere that the US had thousands and thousands of tanks...
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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/robot-tech-warrant-officer/
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Army special operations officials are developing a new robotics tech warrant officer career field that would be dedicated to incorporating robots and autonomous systems into military operations.
The new military occupational specialty is still pending approval, but U.S. Army Special Operations...
The new military occupational specialty is still pending approval, but U.S. Army Special Operations...
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https://www.army-technology.com/news/military-corridor-expedites-transport-of-armoured-vehicles-to-poland/
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The US Army have unloaded hundreds of armoured vehicles at the Dutch ports of Vlissingen and Eemshaven on 30 October 2024.
Many of the platforms, sitting in more than 2,000 containers, are bound for Poland.
A grand logistical vision, this endeavour among Nato partner nations will make use of a...
Many of the platforms, sitting in more than 2,000 containers, are bound for Poland.
A grand logistical vision, this endeavour among Nato partner nations will make use of a...