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China's Navy Is Flexing Its New Railgun
But it's possible US naval planners are preparing an even greater surprise for Beijing.
The Navy Can't Afford $1 Million 'Smart' Shells for Its $4 Billion Battleships
Meanwhile, its ultra-versatile new $440 million warship is frozen to a dock in Canada.
You Can't Fight a War Without Twitter
Journalist David Patrikarakos believes the rise of social media now demands a redefinition of warfare as we understand it.
How Russia Says It Swatted Down a Drone Swarm in Syria
"As both Islamic State and Amazon have shown, small drones are an efficient way of carrying a payload to a target."
Trump's 'Impossible' Plan for a 350-Ship Navy Is Sinking Fast
The scheme is "more than unrealistic,” a Congressional shipbuilding expert told Motherboard.
The Pentagon’s Plan to Send Stealth Fighters Into North Korea Is ‘Cray Cray’
Experts say the scheme to shoot down Pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missiles would never actually work.
Why Is the Air Force Using Stealth Fighters to Blow Up Crude Drug Labs?
"The reality is we are fighting two wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the F-22 has not performed a single mission in either theater."
You Can't Fight a War Without Twitter
Journalist David Patrikarakos believes the rise of social media now demands a redefinition of warfare as we understand it.
The US Army’s Robot Revolution Has Stalled
Following a high-profile screw-up in Iraq a decade ago, the Army has been reluctant to deploy armed ground robots.
China Is Testing Silent ‘Magnetic Drive’ Submarines to Evade the US Navy
The less noise a sub makes, the harder it is to detect on sonar.
Russian Army Gets Specialized Drone-Hunters
The jammer can disrupt an enemy's own signals, potentially preventing ground-based controllers from steering their drones via satellite.