DARPA’s VirtualEye program could change the way soldiers maneuver on the urban battlefield. In just a few years, American soldiers might have the ability to see what’s inside a room before they ever breach it. And while it may not sound like much, that ability could transform the way combat operations are conducted in urban…
Espionage Files: North Korea’s Shadow War, Part IV
South Korea’s Covert Operations in North Korea After Pyongyang attacked Seoul in the late 1960s, the South counterattacked This is the fourth story in a series. Read parts one, two and three. In the late 1960s, North Korea unleashed a guerrilla war on South Korea, sending spies and special operations troops across the Military Demarcation…
Dose of Truth: The United States Has No War Strategy
It is About time Somebody laid it Out Plain with no Bullshit, and no better person to do it than Retired Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich. His latest book, Americas War For The Greater Middle East: A Military History is a must read. -SF A multi-trillion-dollar bridge to nowhere in the Greater Middle East By Andrew…
Know Your Weapons: The Armalite AR-10
In 1955, the small Californian firearms company ArmaLite unveiled one of the most defining and influential rifles of the 20th century — the AR-10. The hard-hitting rifle would see extensive service in bitter colonial conflicts and provide the basis for the M-16, one of the most iconic rifles of all time. But despite its importance there has…
Espionage Files: Counterintelligence for U.S. Companies Operating Abroad
In January, the CEO of American Superconductor publicly detailed how traditional economic espionage methods carried out by a small Chinese firm resulted in over a billion dollars in loss to his company. Since at least 2011, much attention has been given to the rampant cyber espionage threat against U.S. firms, ultimately pushing U.S. businesses to…
McDonald’s to be Sued for the Most Liberal Reason Ever…
Get ready to Laugh Your Ass Off Folks….Liberal Reasoning at it’s finest. Sorry, but Any Judge should toss this like a Hot Potato citing Frivolous Lawsuit Abuse.
The Friend and the Foe (MUST READ)
By Daniel Greenfield On Memorial Day, the flowers bloom. A dozen towns in a dozen states all claim that it began there when after the long weary struggle of the Civil War, the mothers and sisters of the lost and the fallen brought fresh cut flowers to bring a touch of life to the dead…
Saburo Sakai, WWII Japanese Ace – know who you’re up against
World War II History: Japanese Fighter Ace Saburo Sakai
Military Defense News: Army Issues 18 Weapon Improvements to Make the Infantry Soldier More Deadly
Soldiers should not hold their breath on any of these, some of this tech has been “in the pipeline” for years.-SF 1. M4A1 The Army has looked at several ways to improve the M4A1. (Photo: PEO Soldier) What does it do? Long-distance hole-punch. (It’s the latest version of your M4 carbine rifle.) How heavy is it?…
Holocaust History: Ukraine Honors Nationalist Whose Troops Killed 50K Jews in 1920’s
Another sad example of how Anti-Semitism is creeping back into Europe and being virtually ignored in America.-SF Amid a divisive debate in Ukraine on state honors for nationalists viewed as responsible for anti-Semitic pogroms, the country for the first time observed a minute of silence in memory of Symon Petliura, a 1920s statesman blamed for…