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The Army's "unconventional warfare" specialty squad has inked an £8 million-plus deal to supply new data sources to support its operations. The UK's 6th Division's mission, according to a newly released acquisition paper, is to watch and evaluate the...

An Air Force spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday that Maj. Chase Darden, commander of the 8th Comptroller Squadron at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea, was relieved of duty on Oct. 15 after only four months on the job. According to...

According to an insider in law enforcement agencies, the Russian Interior Ministry's Grom (Thunder) special forces unit will be the first to receive the latest 9mm Lebedev compact pistol for operational deployment. TASS has yet to receive formal confirmation...

On August 30, just days before the 20th anniversary of the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, the United States (US) evacuated the last of its armed soldiers from Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA). US forces had been on...

According to the Federal Public Prosecutor, German police apprehended two former soldiers on terrorism-related charges on Wednesday for reportedly attempting to organize a mercenary force of up to 150 individuals to fight in Yemen. Police raided the homes of...

Seventeen persons on a Christian mission trip to Haiti to build houses are being taken prisoner by 400 Mawazo, one of the nation's most violent gangs. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and CNN, the gang is...

In the Baghlan region of northern Afghanistan, clashes between the National Resistance Front and the Taliban have restarted. At least seven militiamen were killed in the fighting, according to the Afghan Islamic Press on Saturday. Two National Resistance Front commanders were...

In the military, meteorology may not be the first career that comes to mind. When you meet Tim Sloan, however, you'll realize that it's right up there. It wasn't the kind of glamorous job you'd find in a TV...

At the Association of the United States Army's annual convention in Washington, DC this week, a robot dog with a sniper rifle was revealed. The Ghost Robotics-built robot is armed with a SWORD Defense Systems Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle...

It's been 44 years since Lufthansa Flight 181 was hijacked. The five-day adventure saw one of the German flag carrier's Frankfurt-bound Boeing 737s transported to Mogadishu, Somalia, and is considered one of the defining events of the so-called "German...