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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Uganda’s military chief has warned the African country’s armed forces could enter the Iran war on Israel’s side after issuing a series of statements on social media that went viral this week.Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba — son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni — who is considered to be his likely successor, has spent this week making a barrage of posts on X in support of Israel.”We stand with Israel because we are Christians,” he wrote, adding in another post, “Uganda is the David that was forgotten and neglected by the world. We will defeat…
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which had been deployed in U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran, anchored in Croatia’s Adriatic port of Split on Saturday for repairs and maintenance.The Ford, America’s newest and the world’s largest carrier, was operating in the Red Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury when…
From its earliest experimental roots to today’s cutting-edge stealth bombers, the flying wing has remained one of aviation’s most radical and enduring ideas. Stripped of traditional fuselage and tail structures, this design prioritizes aerodynamic efficiency above all else. The design reduces drag and saves weight, which can extend its range.…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China’s ambitions on the lunar surface amid intensifying competition in space.The Trump administration’s push for a roughly $20 billion moon base marks a major…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NFL will play a record nine international games during the 2026 season, spanning four different continents and seven countries, and beginning with a stop in Melbourne, Australia. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will play the first-ever game in Australia,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s military is not designed to win a conventional war against the United States or Israel. It is designed to survive one, absorb damage and continue fighting over time, experts say.That strategy is reflected both in how the force is built and…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of four Army officers — two Black men and two women — to the rank of brigadier general, the New York Times reported Friday.Hegseth’s actions are in line with the broader Trump administration’s attacks on efforts across the federal government to support…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: Pentagon Weighs Sending Another 10,000 Ground Troops To Middle East, Suggests Seizing Iran-Controlled Islands The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give the US President more military options, even…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is eligible for a sixth season of college football after a Mississippi judge denied an NCAA appeal.The NCAA formally rejected his request for a sixth year of eligibility Jan. 9 because he and his team could not…
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Ten U.S. service members were wounded Friday in an Iranian missile strike on Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Two of the 10 personnel, all of whom were reportedly inside an installation building at the time of…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Washington man with four prior felony convictions is back behind bars after he allegedly shot a teenager in the chest over a neighborhood prank. The incident unfolded as a group of four teens were throwing water balloons from their vehicle while driving…
The cherry blossoms are in bloom; glints of hope are still fresh in fans’ eyes; beer is flowing; hot dogs are being consumed at alarming rates— it’s baseball time.But amid the festivities is a tradition, now in its third year, that intersects America’s favorite pastime and military service. Ahead of…
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Last in our recent spate of TOPS coverage is the Ontario XL Hunter. Whereas the last few new for 2026 TOPS pieces were in-house designs, the Ontario XL Hunter is actually a collaboration with another knife shop – can you guess which one? Okay, not a difficult question to be…
In this review, Dr. Will Dabbs gets hands-on with the new Springfield Armory SAINT Victor pistol chambered in .300 AAC Blackout. This new handgun sports a threaded 9.5″ barrel, making it a perfect choice for suppressed shooting. Read on to see how well it performed with a can and a…
The renowned M14 service rifle has a complex history: it was the U.S. military’s shortest-lived service rifle yet one of the longest in service. While its time as a standard-issue rifle for G.I.s was brief, its power and performance have ensured its continued use as a sniper and Designated Marksman…
BLADE Show Texas will kick off the ’26 show slate in style.Knives and knifemakers planetwide and most everything else keen, utilitarian and covetable will inundate the 5th Annual BLADE Show Texas March 20-21 in the Fort Worth Convention Center.The show will host over 400 exhibitors and thousands of knives from…
Bullet setback is more common than you think, and it’s dangerous. Here discuss how to deal with it and why you should carry an EDC knife.When it comes to everyday carry, most of the discussion swirls around guns, holsters, ammunition and training. Sometimes we get so caught up with these…
Charter Arms has just launched the Boomer series, snub-nosed revolvers that feature ported barrels.Ported barrels are a very hot trend for carry pistols at the moment, and Charter Arms figured, why not give the same treatment to their revolvers? The result is the new Boomer series.Based on Charter Arms’ Bulldog…
For 15 hours beginning on the night of Feb. 13, 1945, the historic city of Dresden, celebrated as the “German Florence” was battered by Allied warplanes. Until that date, Germany’s seventh largest city with its 600,000 inhabitants — and roughly 700,000 refugees — had emerged from the Allied bombing campaign…
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday for the first time publicly revealed the nature of the injuries suffered by U.S. personnel in the daring raid to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife from their Caracas home.Operation Absolute Resolve — which involved more than 200 forces…
The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies on Tuesday condemned what they called China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”Beijing has repeatedly expressed alarm over the installation in the northern Philippines…
Little is known of Wilhelm Smith’s background, save that he was born on April 10, 1870, in a German Empire that would formally unite in the following year. Since then, he emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. By January 1916, he was serving as a…
In this episode of the RECOIL Podcast, host Tom Marshall sits down with Freddy Osuna, founder and lead instructor of Green Side Training, for one of the most wide-ranging, thought-provoking conversations we’ve ever recorded. Freddy’s story starts long before the military. Raised on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation in southern Arizona,…
With the focus on short-barreled-everything, we figured it only appropriate to spend a little time talking about the legal process to obtain your very own not-so-long gun. One way is to wait for a regular tax stamp, another is to complete an ATF Form 1 eFile. Despite the undisputed sex…