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There is a looming threat to military service members that could result in plenty of casualties. This threat comes in the form of small drones, particularly small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) which can be operated quite easily without the need for human pilots. Colloquially, they are referred to as drones, and can be purchased quickly by almost anyone, whether in physical stores or online, but they have the potential to be used as  hard-to-track killing machines . This is based on an unclassified version of a new report from the  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine , which mentions that there may be  a number of adversarial groups  threatening deployed U.S. forces, especially those who belong to infantry units. It is said that both the U.S. Army and the U.S.  Department of Defense  (DOD) are already developing tactics and systems that can be used to counter such threats, but they are limited to just single sUASs. However, the report warns that there co

President of Turkey and Chairman of AK Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the meeting of local mayors at ATO Congresium in Ankara, Turkey on September 13, 2017. (Turkish Presidency / Yasin Bulbul / Handout – Anadolu Agency) Turkish President Recep Erdogan has once again slammed the US and other NATO member states for their military and political support to Kurdish militias operating in northern Syria. President Erdogan has even described the US-NATO actions as a threat to the Turkish security. “We cannot buy weapons from the US with our money, but unfortunately, the US and coalition forces give these weapons, this ammunition, to terrorist organizations for free,” Erdogan said in an interview on Turkish channel NTV. “So where does the threat come from? It comes primarily from strategic partners.” Erdogan also recalled that the US continues its military supplies to the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) despite Ankara’s repeated statement about

Note by the Saker : please read carefully what this official statement says.  There are two key elements here, first, the DPRK has successfully completed its program of nuclear tests and ballistic missiles test and, second, the DPRK will now act as a responsible nuclear power and never use its nuclear power unless she is attacked.  In plain English this simply means: we made it, you could not stop us, now we are a nuclear power on par with all the rest of them and there is nothing you can do about it.  No doubt, the Hegemony’s propaganda machine will present that as a huge, immense, victory for Trump.  In reality, it is anything but.  Truth be told, I personally doubt that the DPRK has a real nuclear warhead or anything beyond an intermediate-range missile.  But that is neither here nor there because whatever the facts of the matter really are, the fact that they themselves declare that they have real nuclear warheads and ICBMs and that nobody can do anything about it means that they

On April 22, the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the Eastern Qalamun region handed over another batch of its weapons to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) under  the evacuation deal, which was reached on April 19 , according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The new batch included at least three Soviet-made Strela-2 man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs). These MANPADs appear to be lacking power sources. By SANA, Click to see the full-size image FSA fighters also handed over two US-supplied TOW anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launchers with several TOW missiles along with ATGMs of other types, including the French-made MILAN. Previously, the US-backed FSA in the Eastern Qalamun region handed over three TOW launchers on April 21 . By SANA, Click to see the full-size image By SANA, Click to see the full-size image By SANA, Click to see the full-size image The SAA also recovered several vehicles and trucks armed with 12,7\14.5\23\57 guns and a single B

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned, during a speech to the group’s supporters in the Lebanese southern city of Tyer, via al-Manar TV Hezbollah has the capabilities of hitting any target in Israel, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said during a speech to the group’s supporters in the Lebanese southern city of Tyer on April 21. “The forces of the resistance today have the ability, the power and the missiles to hit any target in Israel,” the Times of Israel quoted Nasrallah as saying. Earlier, Vice commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossain Salami said that the Iranian “missiles are ready” and  warned all Israel airbases are within the reach of the IRGC . Many Israeli news outlets linked Nasrallah’s remarks to Salami’s statement. Several Iranian officials have vowed to respond  to  the alleged April 9 Israeli airstrike on Syria’s T4 airbase  in which at least 7 Iranian Army soldiers and officers were killed. According to some local sources, Nasr

The mainstream media (MSM) narratve on the Syrian conflict has been repeatedly debunked by videos and coverage from the ground. However, the MSM contiues to push the story in supporting to the regime change in the country.

Illustrative image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class J. M. Tolbert/ Released The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has entered the Mediterranean Sea,  the US Naval Institute (USNI) news reported  on April 19. On April 11, the Truman CSG left Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the 6th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operation. On April 14, the USA, UK and France launched 105 missiles from both ships and aircraft against supposed chemical attack in Douma. On April 18, the Truman CSG entered the region to support NATO allies as well as European and African partner nations, according to  a press release by the US 6th Fleet : “We are thrilled to have the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group here in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations and look forward to having them on our team as we conduct the full spectrum of maritime operations to include working alongside our NATO allies and regional partners. Our U.S. 6th fleet motto is ‘Power for Peace,’ and the

The Air Force is working with Lockheed Martin to design a new hypersonic prototype. The service previously explored the technology with tests of the X-51A Waverider, shown here under the wing of a B-52 bomber. (U.S. Air Force graphic) On April 18, the Pentagon said in a statement that Lockheed Martin had secured a $928 million contract to build an undefined number of hypersonic conventional strike weapons for the US military. The Pentagon stated that the company would createthe “hypersonic conventional strike weapon”. According to the contract Lockheed Martin will be responsible for “design, development, engineering, systems integration, test, logistics planning, and aircraft integration support of all the elements of a hypersonic, conventional, air-launched, stand-off weapon”. The non-nuclear missile will be fired from warplanes and will be difficult to track due to its ability to switch direction mid-flight to avoid predictable arcs. The development will take place in the n