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US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says
The strikes happened Saturday amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.
The Air Force is testing a new bunker-busting bomb that could counter North Korea and Iran
Research on the 5,000-pound weapon began in 2017.
Drones are biggest tactical concern since the rise of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM boss says
Videos from battlefields in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine show the havoc that small drones bring to unsuspecting ground forces.
By Kyle Rempfer
New landmine detection reduces false alarms to save time and lives on battlefield
The new way to detect landmines could help soldiers move quicker, safer.
By Todd South
Pentagon to get more control over nuclear weapons funding under Senate proposal
Critics of the plan say it would give the Pentagon too much control over the Energy Department's budget process.
By Aaron Mehta
F-15E becomes first aircraft compatible with new nuclear bomb design
Two successful test launches of B61-12 designs mean the F-15E is ready to go with the newest nuclear gravity bomb design.
By Aaron Mehta
Watch coalition aircraft pummeling ISIS cave complexes in Iraq
In March, two Marine Raiders — Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California, and Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Maryland — were killed while advising Iraqi Security Forces on a mission against ISIS in the southern Makhmur Mountains in Iraq, about 60 km south of Erbil.
By Shawn Snow
The US is bombing the hell out of the Taliban as munitions dropped reaches nearly 10-year high
According to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, U.S. aircraft dropped 7,423 munitions in 2019 — that’s the highest number of bombs released in nearly a decade.
By Shawn Snow
How Israel airstrikes targeting Iranian militias in Iraq hurt the US-led anti-ISIS mission
Restrictions imposed on coalition aircraft in Iraq following suspected Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias have hurt anti-ISIS operations.
By Shawn Snow
US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
By Shawn Snow
US-backed Syrian forces claim Turkey bombed a commando camp housing coalition-trained counterterrorism forces
Destroying the commando unit could jeopardize anti-ISIS operations and allow ISIS to reemerge and mobilize larger forces on the battlefield.
By Shawn Snow