A question. Is this the first time a U.S. fighter jet has brought down an aircraft over the continental United States?
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1 missile fired from one F-22 flying at 58,000 feet hit the balloon that was flying between 60,000-65,000 feet says sr. Defense official
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NEW Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman:
“We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.”
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Ukraine could get close to 100 Strykers and more Bradleys as part of the next military aid package says a US official.
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New UFO report says number of incidents reported is increasing
More than 500 incidents are now being looked at by the U.S. government
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The has released its long-awaited annual update to its UFO report, now called UAP's. dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc
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It's official. Pentagon announces it has "rescinded" the #covid19 vaccine mandate -- Austin issues memo.
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Bradley fighting vehicles will be part of large unit combined arms training that will begin soon in Germany confirms to reporters. They'll be part of training before they are sent to Ukraine.
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As many as 100 Ukrainians will begin training on the Patriot air defense system as soon as next week at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, according to two U.S. officials per
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SCOOP Germany plans to provide Ukraine with a Patriot air defense battery per , as well as German-made armored vehicles, called Marders. U.S. to send Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine
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SCOOP : US to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
The move comes as France said it also would send armored vehicles.
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Kirby says Wagner Group is sending its convict recruits into a "meat grinder" in the fighting in Bakhmut
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Declassified US intelligence says 1000 convicts recruited by Wagner Group have been killed in fighting in Bakhmut in recent fighting -- per John Kirby
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Kirby: North Korea has delivered munitions to the Wagner Group for use in Ukraine.
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New downgraded U.S. intelligence: the Wagner Group has 50,000 personnel inside Ukraine -- 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts recruited from prisons. -- per John Kirby
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New downgraded U.S. intelligence: the Wagner Group has 50,000 personnel inside Ukraine -- 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts recruited from prisons.
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The training will begin "very soon" says the defense official, the limiting factor will be the length of the training "several months"
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Sr. Defense official says training on Patriot battery will be "several months" long
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Pentagon’s UFO investigation finds no evidence of alien origin, so far
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Air Force successfully tests hypersonic missile going 5 times speed of sound. The U.S. military is playing catchup to Russia and China with such weapons.
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Air Force successfully tested a full prototype of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile off the Southern California coast on Dec. 9. Separated from a B-52H it reached hypersonic speeds greater than 5x speed of sound "completed its flight path and detonated in the terminal area."
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18 Marines become US citizens in one of the largest naturalization ceremonies of Marines ever. The newly minted citizens hailed from 14 different countries.
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New B-21 stealth bomber is unveiled: What did we see?
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Here it is after its big unveiling tonight the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
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As new B-21 stealth bomber is unveiled, what will we actually see?
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China to have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035: Pentagon
A report cites a "new normal" of increased military activity around Taiwan.
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U.S. troops were 130 meters away from Turkish airstrike in northern Syria yesterday putting them at risk says centcom spokesman.
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The artist Saype paints on grass using bio-degradable paints made of water, chalk, charcoal and casein
Nothing lasts forever, they are visible for a few weeks, when the rain comes they are washed away and nature takes the land back.
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Milley says 200,009 Russian And Ukrainian military killed or wounded in war in Ukraine. (100k Russians, 100k Ukrainians.) Staggering numbers
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The headline for this is classic! "Big rock slams into Mars, gouges crater, reveals subsurface features"
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This is amazing. Seismic sensor on Mars detects a tremor on Christmas Eve, visual search from sensor above locates a new crater from a meteorite whose impact led to the seismic detection. First time ever.
jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ins
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Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter has died from a sudden cardiac event according to a statement from his family. The 68 yr old Carter had served as Defense Secretary under the Obama administration.
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Good size comparison between the Su-30SM (left), Su-35 (right) and the MiG-29 (middle).
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Milley's office confirms call with Gerasimov. "The military leaders discussed several security-related issues of concern and agreed to keep the lines of communication open. In accordance with past practice, the specific details of their conversation will be kept private."
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Pentagon confirms Austin spoke with UK's Defense Minister today. You have to imagine their talks with Shoygu were a main topic of discussion, though not listed in the official DOD readout.
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Key words in the Pentagon statement "pretext for Russian escalation" in Ukraine. Recall Russia's mention of nuclear "dirty bomb" in its readout of calls with UK, FR, and Turkey
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Pentagon on Shoygu call : “Secretary Austin rejected any pretext for Russian escalation and reaffirmed the value of continued communication amid Russia’s unlawful and unjustified war against Ukraine.”
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But Russia's readout of Shoygu's call with Austin today had only this to say "They discussed situation in Ukraine."
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Russia says in calls with UK, French, & Turkish defense ministers Shoygu conveyed "his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a ‘dirty bomb’.”
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