An XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle launches at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King) WASHINGTON — European conglomerate Airbus and American defense manufacturer Kratos announced today that they are teaming up to pitch drone wingmen to the German Air Force, which…
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Reddit users in the UK are now being required to follow the UK’s new digital ID laws and verify their age before accessing content deemed unsafe for minors, following new state-imposed demands under the UK’s new censorship law, the…
Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Early during my time on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, I quickly realized continuing along the same path for buying capability was not sustainable and would threaten…
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Google has initiated a broad Android update that enables its Gemini AI assistant to access third-party apps such as WhatsApp, even when users had previously set their devices to block such interactions. This shift is taking place starting this…
A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A takes off for Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 mission at Nellis AFB, Nevada, March 13, 2024. (USAF) BELFAST — NATO should “fully assess and understand the shortfalls within the alliance” that would emerge if the US decides to move key assets from Europe to the Pacific or elsewhere, the Netherlands’ top air force…
The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota (SSN 783) pulls pierside at Naval Station Norfolk from a scheduled underway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex R. Forster/Released) WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee passed its version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill on Tuesday night, adding $100 million for…
Historians estimate that 30 percent of all war materiel manufactured within the United States for the entirety of the WWII war effort came out of Michigan. Today, there’s another number that’s equally impressive. That number is 60 percent, meaning that 60 percent of everything that a soldier shoots or drives is manufactured in Michigan. In…
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with the 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment fires toward a designated target at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan (US Army) WASHINGTON — Soldiers in the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division this week began swapping out some of their cannons for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers,…
