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Ukraine says Russia bombed Bakhmut with white phosphorus
If Russia can’t take Bakhmut from Ukraine, it may be content with just burning the whole city to the ground. In drone video released by Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, images show what appeared to be white phosphorus raining down on the city’s buildings. White phosphorus ignites on contact with air. It burns at about 1500… -
College graduates ditching Big Tech for Big Defense
Thousands of soon-to-be college graduates across the country are getting ready to join the workforce. When it comes finding that employment: Big Tech is out, defense contractors are in. The website Handshake helps match new graduates and soon-to-be graduates with potential employers. Handshake analyzed search traffic on the site and found of the 10 companies… -
Putin will be arrested if he goes to South Africa for BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of places he can travel without getting arrested. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March, now South Africa and Armenia – both Russian allies – told Putin they would have no choice but to lock the leader up if he crossed their… -
Australia wants to build a cauldron of Ghost Bat drones with US
The formation of a NATO-like alliance in the Pacific region continues to pick up steam. In the latest chapter, Australia wants to partner with the United States to field a fleet of flying MQ-28 Ghost Bat drones. The Ghost Bats are the first drones developed by Boeing Australia, and will be the first Australian-made attack… -
New AI platform can create military battle plans using classified networks
The uses for and abilities of artificial intelligence are growing at an exponential rate. Advanced militaries like the U.S. and China already use the technology to gather intelligence, pilot drones and target enemy positions. The U.S. even lets AI agents fly an F-16. It’s just a matter of time before a military starts using AI… -
Russia warns of WWIII, US accelerates Abrams tanks deliveries to Ukraine
While the world waits for Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Russia is rattling its nuclear sabers once again. Sensing the urgency of the situation, the United States is also speeding up delivery on the Abrams tanks it promised Ukraine. On April 25, Dmitry Medvedev, a Putin ally and the former president and prime minister of Russia, said “the… -
Russia’s Wagner group has presence in Sudan, could benefit from ongoing crisis
The Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, has close ties with Sudanese security forces. While there is no evidence Wagner fighters are taking part in Sudan’s current armed conflict, there are certainly indications Wagner, and therefore Russia, are watching closely. Back in 2017, Sudan’s leader at the time, President Omar al-Bashir, signed a series… -
Ukraine won’t announce start of spring counteroffensive
Ukraine’s much anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russian forces could come any day. Don’t expect a major announcement, though. On April 19, in an interview with local media, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said the government won’t announce the start of the counteroffensive for a few reasons. First, it’s warfare and Ukraine doesn’t want Russia… -
US military letting artificial intelligence ‘Hivemind’ fly fighter jet
The U.S. military wants to fly aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence. A few months ago, it succeeded when an AI piloted a U.S. jet fighter over American airspace. It’s yet another sign artificial intelligence and autonomous aircraft are advancing at breakneck speeds. The Pentagon already said the aerial dogfights of tomorrow will no doubt feature… -
FBI arrests Pentagon leak suspect
UPDATED AT 1:42 CENTRAL: The FBI arrested a man believed to be responsible for leaking hundreds of highly classified materials on the social media platform Discord. According to the New York Times, on Thursday April 13th, half a dozen FBI agents arrested 21-yeard-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira. The NYT times was the first… -
How makers of the Switchblade suicide drone are changing the Ukraine war
If it wasn’t for Western weapons, the war in Ukraine most likely would have ended weeks after it began. For the Ukrainians, one of the most dependable weapons systems in use is also one of the smallest, the Switchblade 300. A Ukrainian reconnaissance team hits a Russian position with a Switchblade 300 pic.twitter.com/emQ7D6PFEL — OSINTtechnical… -
US intelligence document leak is biggest in years. Who did it? What was in them?
The Pentagon, the Department of Justice and the greater world of Western intelligence is still reeling after it was revealed classified U.S. military documents appeared online. During the week of April 9,, a former Pentagon official said the source of the U.S. document leak could be an American. Classified Pentagon documents revealing sensitive information about… -
What are Trump’s legal options after indictment?
New York prosecutors have moved to file criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, marking the first criminal indictment of a former U.S. president in history. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has spent the last few years investigating whether Trump violated campaign finance laws in connection to hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels…
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