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Foreign troops in Lithuania instead of its own army | The Baltic Word
On August 30, a new military camp was opened in Lithuania. It will allow receiving even more American troops in the country. There was also a welcoming ceremony for U.S. military personnel arriving in the country on a regular rotation. Armored brigade battle group 1/1 ID, known as "Devil Brigade", participated in the First World…
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Aquabotix secures largest order in its history with major Asian military agency
Underwater robotics company UUV Aquabotix (ASX: UUV) has secured the largest commercial order in its history via a major military agency in Asia.
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The United States Will Spend $3.5 Trillion Without Batting an Eye—as Long as It’s on War.
A new report from Brown University's Costs of War project is a reminder that cost concerns around the reconciliation bill just don't add up.
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Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha Condé
Troops announce a takeover on TV, while the defence ministry insists a coup attempt was thwarted.
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State of Insecurity - Institute for Policy Studies
The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11
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America's withdrawal from Afghanistan: End of a Chapter
Major General Chris Donahue has been identified by the United States Department of Defence as the last serving member of the US military to leave Afghanistan, bringing to an end America's 20-year military presence in that country. Gunfire rage out at Kabul as the Taliban celebrated the last US troops leaving Afghanistan. Social media was flooded with visuals of the Taliban proudly posing for photos as they took full control of the Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul. From the gates to th
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The War in Afghanistan Was a Scam
The 20-year conflict was a boon to the military-industrial complex, at the cost of untold lives.
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The myth of ethical AI in war
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wants the Defense Department to do artificial intelligence (AI) “the right way,” even if our main competitor, China, does not. Speaking to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Austin said: “… our use of AI must reinforce our democratic values, protect our rights, ensure our safety and defend our privacy.” This is close to the formula assigned to the fictional “Officer Murphy” in the 1987 movie Robocop.
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Will Members of the Military Ever Be Willing to Fight Alongside Autonomous Robots?
The histories of the military and technology often go hand in hand. Soldiers and military thinkers throughout the past have continually come up with new ways to fill the people over there full of holes as a means to encourage them to stop trying to do the same to their opponents. After the introduction of a new weapon or the improvement of an existing one, strategists spend their time trying to come up with the best way to deploy their forces to take advantage of the tools and/or to blunt their effectiveness by devising countermeasures.
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Americans Venerate the Military but Don’t Really Understand What It Does
After two decades of war, the U.S. military is still the most trusted institution in the nation. But with the military’s involvement in Afghanistan drawing to its end and American troops still at risk in Iraq, the divide between the civilian and military worlds is wider than ever.
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Lithuanian MOD conceals crimes in the army
Weapons, drugs, drunkenness, violence, thefts in the Lithuanian Armed Forces are the results of the work of the Minister National Defence of Lithuania.
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Latvia developed new tasks for NATO soldiers
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Israeli camouflage tech makes soldiers ‘invisible’
Israeli survivability products company Polaris Solutions has developed a camouflage technology that renders soldiers on the battlefield virtually undetectable. In cooperation with the Defense Ministry, the company recently unveiled Kit 300, an innovative camouflage sheet made out of a material that provides multispectral concealment.
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A regional capital falls, and so does the stature of Ethiopia’s leader and its military
The surprise fall of the Tigrayan regional capital, Mekelle, this week has put Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a tough spot, dealt a blow to the country’s military and placed the Tigrayan forc…
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Why The U.S. Army Is Considering Walking Vehicles
Legged combat robots are a science-fiction staple, from Star Wars’ four-legged AT-AT Walkers to the two-legged Gundam and other Mecha striding through anime series. New work from the Army Research laboratory suggests that while walkers have made little progress so far, in the future they may stand tall beside other military vehicles. Even walking tanks may not be impossible.
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Lithuanians are against the expansion of military training grounds – NATO and Baltic states today
Lithuania keeps up policy of militarization of the country, increasing the total area of military training grounds to 1.2 percent of the territory of the country.
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Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon’s dormant IP addresses sprang to life
Just moments before then president Trump left office, a Florida company claimed responsibility for 56 million IP addresses owned by the Pentagon. Three months later, it was managing nearly 175 million.
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Some of the U.S. military elite share QAnon, 2020 lies, racism on-line
They're the most elite, lethally trained members of the U.S. military, widely considered the best of the best. And yet in secret Facebook groups exclusively for special operations forces that were accessed by NBC News, they share misinformation about a "stolen" 2020 election, disparaging and racist comments about America's political leadership and even QAnon conspiracy theories.
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Attack of the drones: the mystery of disappearing swarms in the US midwest
When groups of sinister drones began hovering over homes in America’s Midwest, the FBI, US Air Force and 16 police forces set up a task force. But the drones vanished. Did they even exist? Amelia Tait investigates
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Biden administration to proceed with $23bn arms sales to UAE
The administration of US President Joe Biden has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23bn in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional aides said on Tuesday.
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