It seems Russia’s much anticipated spring offensive in Ukraine is underway. The Kremlin has yet to fully acknowledge its start, but conditions on the battlefield indicate Russia is trying, in earnest, to gain ground. As expected, most of the fighting is in the industrialized eastern part of Ukraine, an area known as the Donbas. Intelligence…

Iran’s Air Force isn’t as powerful as the United States’ or Israel‘s fleets. In a head-to-head matchup, modern Israeli and U.S. fighter jets would make short work of Iran’s older fleet of fighters, some of which were acquired in the 1970s prior to the Iranian Revolution. So, Iran is taking its air force underground. This week, Iran’s…

President Joe Biden’s refusal to give Ukraine F-16 fighter jets is ruffling feathers. So much that a U.S. weapons manufacturer is now offering to sell Ukraine multi-million dollar drones for $1. Linden Blue is the CEO of General Atomics, which makes things like the Predator, Avenger and Reaper drones. In a statement on the company’s…

Over the weekend, Israel launched drone strikes on a defense compound in Iran. Iranian officials said the compound was an ammunition factory. According to Iranian media, at least one drone was taken down by air defenses, but two more struck the facility. Iranian media said there were no injuries, and the damage to the building…

Former President Donald Trump will be reinstated to Facebook; autism rates in children triple; Russia retaliates after the West agrees to tanks; and an asteroid will zoom past earth this evening. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Thursday morning, Jan. 26, 2023. Russia responds to West sending tanks Russia has hit Ukraine…

Russia is one step closer to arming the world’s largest submarine with the world’s deadliest torpedoes. At least according to Russian state media it is. This week, Russia’s Tass News Agency reported the country completed the first batch of Poseidon nuclear-capable torpedoes for its Belgorod nuclear-powered submarine. Launched in 2019, the Russian navy’s Belgorod is…

The United States is sending Vampires to Ukraine. No, these aren’t the sparkly kind from some teenage literary saga. These Vampires are straight up killers. The Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment system is a portable weapons kit. It can be installed on most any vehicle with a cargo bed or a flat surface. The…

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine. The ceasefire comes at a good time for Russia, as Ukraine’s military said this week it killed 800 Russian soldiers in a single day. Most of those deaths came in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia is intent on capturing the Bakhmut sector, and…

An NFL player is fighting for his life; officials used genealogyto track down the Idaho murder suspect; and the Times Square attacker has been arrested. These stories and more highlight your morning rundown for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.  NFL’s Damar Hamlin in critical condition During the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and…

Team USA may have scored a huge victory over Iran in the World Cup, but the Middle East nation remains a major adversary on the geopolitical stage. Iran’s rulers have executed hundreds of its own citizens for protesting the regime’s oppressive tactics, sold drones to Russia to use in its ongoing war effort against Ukraine,…