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Special forces soldier's book causes storm in Denmark

A court in Denmark has turned down an appeal by the military to ban the publication of a book by a former special forces soldier.
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[Blog] Tricking out your Carbine with a Laser ‘Pain Beam’

Whether you’re trying to control a disturbance at a food-distribution center, get a convoy through a packed junction or determine who the bad guys are ...
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[Blog] Russia to Threaten North America with Brand-New Bombers? Think Again

In 2007, Russia resumed its Cold War practice of sending long-range bomber patrols into international airspace along the North American coast. The patrols sparked a ...
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[Blog] Troops' bodies recovered in France

More than 220 bodies of British and Australian soldiers killed in the First World War have been recovered from mass graves in northern France.Between 250 ...
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[Blog] U.K. Pushes On Typhoon Upgrades

The United Kingdom hopes to get Eurofighter partners to define and approve another major round of Typhoon upgrades by the second quarter of 2010 to ...
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[Blog] Canadian wife of British soldier told she cannot live here

Darren Jarrad, 28, was told by immigration officials that his wife Chantel could not make a home in Britain due to fears she would claim ...
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[Blog] Afghanistan vs Vietnam: what are the parallels?

Asymmetric warfare is a phrase used to describe a situation where a militarily weaker side can exert leverage on a militarily stronger side far beyond ...
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[Blog] Robot Three-Way Portends Autonomous Future

In the military these days, robot-human relationships are usually strictly monogamous and definitely subservient: one bot, one human operator — with the human calling most ...
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[Blog] Blackwater Chief is a Super Villian: Ex-Employees

Blackwater — I mean, “Xe” — is back in the news, more than six months after the mercenary firm was kicked out of Iraq by ...
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[Blog] Military Still Trying to Replace Dangerous Stun Grenades

In late July, a Wisconsin prisoner who alleges he suffered permanent harm from a non-lethal “flash-bang” grenade received a $49,000 payout from the authorities. According ...
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Michigan weapons company Trijicon takes flak for rifle scopes with Bible verse

A Michigan weapons company is under fire for branding thousands of rifle scopes used by U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan with passages from the
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Britain bans Islamist group at centre of march row

Britain will outlaw an Islamist group that provoked anger with a plan to march through a town where British troops killed in Afghanistan are honored, the interior minister announced Tuesday.
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The danger of hired guns

Private security contractors are set to make up half of the military presence in Afghanistan, but has the US lost control of them?
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Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes (Updated)

Tapping into drones’ video feeds was just the start. The U.S. military’s primary system for bringing overhead surveillance down to soldiers and Marines on the
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The fallacies of military intervention: Obama on Afghanistan and Vietnam

Yet this argument [the similarity of Vietnam to Afghanistan] depends on a false reading of history.” President Barack Obama
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Afghanistan Hub Gets Half-Billion-Dollar Facelift

Southern Afghanistan is the initial focus of the military’s rapid, six-month troop buildup. And in recent months, Kandahar Airfield, the main logistics hub in southern
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All Blacks to mark Remembrance Sunday with poppy

The All Blacks will mark Remembrance Sunday this weekend by wearing red poppies embroidered on their jerseys for the Test match against Wales at Millennium
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Airbags vs Rocket-Propelled Grenades

Airbags have saved countless lives over the years in car crashes. Now they’re set to save lives in another way: by stopping rocket propelled grenades.
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China’s Unmanned, Knock-Off Air Force

America’s robotic air force gets all the attention — especially with U.S. drones continuing to blast suspected militants in Pakistan. But China is developing its
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Darpa Spy Cams to Find Threats in ‘Weak Evidence’

The military’s got spy drones and surveillance cameras all over Afghanistan, and they’re looking to add even more. But the heaps of footage are already
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