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Though China and the United States are also rushing to develop hypersonic vehicles and missiles that are capable of evading conventional missile defenses, it appears as though Russia might be the first nation to actually deploy them. As  reported  by the  Washington Free Beacon , Moscow is planning to field revolutionary hypersonic missiles by 2020, a Russian defense industry leader said. Boris Obnosov, director of the Tactical Missiles Corp., which is run by the government, told a Russian news agency the new missile would be able to penetrate advanced missile defense technologies and thus represents a major step forward in military technology. “It’s obvious that with such speeds—when missiles will be capable of flying through the atmosphere at speeds of seven to 12 times the speed of sound, all [air] defense systems will be weakened considerably,” Obnosov told the  Rambler News Service  last week. The revelation comes as Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, commande...

After decades of waste, overpayments,  trillions of missing or improperly accounted for dollars , and most recently losing track of  44,000 US soldiers ,  the Pentagon is about to undergo its first audit in history  conducted by 2,400 auditors from independent public accounting firms to conduct reviews across the Army, Navy, Air Force and more – followed by  annual audits going forward.  Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks with DoD Comptroller David L. Norquist, June 15, 2017 The announcement follows a  May commitment  by Pentagon comptroller David Norquist, who previously served as the CFO at the Department of Homeland Security when the agency performed its audit. “ Starting an audit is a matter of driving change inside a bureaucracy that may resist it ,” Norquist told members of the Armed Services Committee at the time when pressed over whether or not he could get the job done at the DHS. According to the  DoD release : ...

Merkava Mk.4 Main Battle Tank. Photo by Michael Mass. On December 11, a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip on targets in southern Israel, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The IDF said that the target of the rocket was not identified.  In response, an IDF battle tank and the Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on positions of the Hamas movement in southern Gaza. 15 h IDF ✔ @IDFSpokesperson A short while ago, rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. Hits have not yet been identified IDF ✔ @IDFSpokesperson In response to the rocket, an IDF tank and the IAF targeted Hamas terror posts in the southern Gaza Strip. The IDF holds Hamas responsible for these aggressive acts originating from the Gaza Strip 18:58 - 11 Dec 2017   33 33 Replies     159 159 Retweets     301 301 likes Twitter Ads information and privacy This was the fourth incident between Israel...