Donald Trump recently won the endorsements from 120 retired admirals and generals who praised his support of the military and declared he had “the temperament to be commander in chief” and effectively deal with a dangerous world. “Our foreign policy must be guided by the principle of peace through strength, and to do this we must commit to strengthening our military so that it remains the finest... 

Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton scored a grand slam in the media by having an extreme rarity–Muslim Gold Star parents–appear at the party’s national convention in Philadelphia this week. Only the husband, Khizr Khan, spoke while his wife, Ghazala, stood dutifully mute by his side. Screen image of Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazal Khan at the DNC National Convention, July... 

In spite of prevailing clichés about corruption in Russia being out of control, the scale of the scourge is of an incomparably larger scale in the United States, according to independent journalist Einar Schlereth. In the journalist’s view, nowhere is this more obvious than in the case of the US military industrial complex. In his article, published in popular Austrian news blog Neopresse,... 

The Russian Air Force base in Latakia will be reinforced with S-400 “Triumf” antiaircraft missile system, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Wednesday. The US military is very concerned about Russia’s imminent deployment of an advanced missile defense system to Syria, an American official says. The Kremlin has announced that it is sending S-400 anti-aircraft missiles... 

The US military has reportedly delivered a new consignment of weapons and ammunition to a group of militants fighting against the Syrian government. The weapons were delivered by land to the so-called Syrian Arab Coalition which Washington regards as a “moderate rebel group,” a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency on Sunday. The official did not say who... 

US military and intelligence officials are anxious about Russian submarines and spy ships operating around undersea global communications cables, The New York Times reported, adding that the main concern is Russia cutting the cables during conflict. The report added that there was no concrete evidence supporting the concerns and was based on increased mistrust of any Russian activity. “I’m worried... 

Many Americans would support a military takeover of the US government, according to the results of a recent survey. A YouGov poll showed that 29% of Americans could imagine supporting a coup, while 41% said they could not imagine supporting such an operation. The poll found that 43% of Republicans would support a military coup in certain instances, while only 20% of Democrats and 29% of independents... 

A Chinese Navy Type 052D (Luyang II) destroyer. The US military have spotted five Chinese Navy ships operating in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, marking the first time the US military has seen them in the area, the Pentagon has announced . According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that they have been tracking the movements of the Chinese vessels... 

Behind closed doors some Pentagon officials have acknowledged that the US military has been battered by years of war in the Middle East and is not prepared for a prolonged military engagement with a major global power like say Russia regardless of how likely this scenario might be. They cite a series of classified war games different US agencies conducted lately and military drills in Europe to support... 

The United States is using the science of psychology to control people, former CIA contractor Steven Kelley says. Kelly made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on Saturday after a report revealed on Friday that some of America’s leading psychologists took part in and covered up the CIA’s torture techniques during the administration of President George W. Bush. The study conducted... 

A mock air battle between an F-16 jet and the military’s new and oft-troubled F-35 stealth jet showed that the F-35 is too sluggish to hit an enemy plane or dodge gunfire, according to a report. The F-35 has cost the US military more than a trillion dollars since work on it began, making it the most expensive weapon in history. The mock air battle, staged in January over the Pacific Ocean, was to... 

This US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) artists rendering shows the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2). US weapons researchers are looking to develop missiles moving more than five times the speed of sound, with arms giant Raytheon getting the initial $20 million development contract. The first flight tests are expected within two to four years. Existing ballistic missiles... 

Potential US military buildup near Russia’s borders may force the Russian military to respond in kind by reinforcing its frontier presence, says a Russian military official. Army General Yury Yakubov, a coordinator from the Russian Defense Ministry’s general inspectors directorate, was responding to reports that the United States Department of Defense is planning to concentrate US heavy military... 

A Russian Su-24 aircraft is shown flying an estimated 500 meters (1,640 feet) off the side of the USS Ross. The US military has released a new video about a “routine encounter” of a Russian warplane and a US destroyer in the Black Sea, rejecting any provocations by the US vessel. The US Navy released the video on Monday after Russian media reported the Su-24 aircraft forced the guided-missile... 

The US military has set to design killer robots. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working out drones which will be able to track and kill targets even when out of contact with their handlers. The robots will be provided with lethal weapon systems. The scientists are concerned with the threat and call on banning of such systems. Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science...