The arrest of 21-year-old Jack Teixeira for leaking intelligence materials has led many to question the accessibility of top-secret U.S. government papers. Teixeira, an airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was part of a support system for military drone operations. But revelations about past racist and violent remarks he made online have raised concerns…

Iran seized another oil tanker on May 3, making it the second seizure in under one week. The seizure is adding to concerns that Iran is threatening maritime traffic in the open seas of a pivotal strait where nearly one-fifth of all crude oil passes through. Surveillance video from the U.S. Navy shows about a…

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…

A military blogger in Russia said Ukraine is preparing to launch a fleet of armed drones numbering in the tens of thousands. The fleet is mostly made up of smaller racing drones and could overwhelm Russia’s air defenses. https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status/1619695661997514753 Russian social media is flooded with posts about the impending Ukrainian aerial attack, according to Forbes.…

An uncrewed, nuclear-capable submarine that creates massive radioactive waves to attack fleets of ships and render entire coastal cities uninhabitable. That’s how North Korea described its newly unveiled underwater attack drone. #ONNanalysis 🧵1.The DPRK reported on its 21-23 Mar nuclear counterattack drill where the “Haeil,” an “Unmanned Underwater Nuclear Attack Craft” designed to “destroy naval…

On March 18, Turkey and Ukraine indicated that a 2022 grain exports agreement with Russia had been renewed again, allowing exports from Ukrainian ports through a safe corridor in the Black Sea. Back in October 2022, Russia had suspended its participation in the agreement, accusing Ukraine of using the protected shipping lanes as drone launch…

Armed Russian jets have been flying over a U.S. military base in Syria almost every day of March 2023, according Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich who spoke to NBC News. The general said that Russian jets are flying directly overhead of military equipment and U.S. forces on the ground, and the planes are coming within just…

The city of Izium, in northeast Ukraine, is still reeling after its occupation by Russian forces. This week, police in the region charged a Russian soldier with war crimes in absentia. The accused is Klim Kerzhaev, a 25-year-old commander in the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Tank Army. The Kharkiv Police said the…