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The Island That Controls World’s Oil: Why Qeshm Island is Iran’s Most Vital Military Outpost in the Persian Gulf

Donald Trump has lost midterm elections, and the day before that, the United States carried out "defensive strikes" against targets on Iran’s strategically vital...

U.S. Firm Unveils X-BAT ‘Fighter Drone’ That Can Fly From Islands, Ships & Dirt Strips. More on XBAT VTOL

Shield AI has unveiled the first prototype of the X-BAT, an aspirational, fighter-sized, AI-piloted aircraft that can take off and land vertically, and plans...

Missing for 82 Years — A U.S. Army Ranger is Finally Coming Home to Massachusetts Thanks to the DPAA

A U.S. Army soldier, Private First Class William A. Gervais Jr., who fought in World War II and went missing in action in Germany,...

24 Years After Rafale Fighter Jets Defused India-Pakistan Tensions, Rafale-M Lands on INS Vikrant

A French Navy Rafale-M (Marine) fighter jet recently landed on India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on its first attempt, the Indian Navy said....

Phantom Rescues & Fake Bills: The $20M Evacuation Scam Haunting Everest’s Helos & Nepal’s Reputation

Two helicopters collided and crashed while attempting to land at the same time on a small, snow-covered helipad at 14,340 feet near Mount Everest. The...