T. Joffre, JPThe incident took place after a number of rocket attacks near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and other US military sites in recent weeks.

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Robert Farley, The DiplomatIs the arsenal plane a solution to several modern problems?The U.S. Air Force has begun to move forward with testing of its arsenal plane concept. In January, an MC-130 special operations transport dropped two pallets of air…

Kelsey Atherton, Breaking DefenseALBUQUERQUE: Sen. Angus King, co-chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, thinks a cyber threat could be as dangerous or worse than the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate Armed Services Committee is listening and has …

Tanya Ogilvie-White, IISSSummaryCollaborative efforts to build a new arms-control architecture are urgently needed following the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) especially in the Asia-Pacific, where arms-racing pre…

MWIAt 11:40 am on October 4, 2017, a group of Army Special Forces embedded with Nigerien soldiers came under intense attack by Islamic State militants. Initially, the U.S. operators only put out a troops in contact call without further request for ass…

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense 1Nukes or conventional weapons, the current budget does not allow you to do both, says Gen. Dave Goldfein, suggesting Congress create a separate account.The Pentagon’s budget is not large enough to buy new nuclear weapons an…

Craig Hooper, ForbesIs the Coast Guard’s new Heavy Icebreaker Program in trouble? On June 9, the White House issued a somewhat unusual memo, emphasizing that the United States requires a ready, capable, and available fleet of polar security icebreake…

John A. Tirpak, Air Force MagazineGeneral Electric received a $101.4 million contract for the first batch of engines to power the F-15EX fighter being acquired by the Air Force, according to a June 30 notice from the Pentagon.The sole-source contract …