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A House panel advanced a measure to increase cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli defense technology sectors after one lawmaker’s Friday attempt to halt the proposal fell flat.The United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, part of the House’s version of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill, would codify and increase military technical cooperation between the U.S. defense industry and Israel’s, as well as create a technical liaison position within the Pentagon to support the effort. The House Armed Services Committee approved the measure as part of its National Defense Authorization Act after a marathon debate on hundreds of amendments.Rep. Ro…

Let’s just get this out of the way up front. I live in California. I remember it was about 20 years ago when I first had the opportunity to fire an AR-pattern rifle. I was then celebrating my 21st birthday in sunny Las Vegas, and decided to splurge one of…

A flesh-eating parasite has been confirmed in Texas livestock. Canada has now banned the import of United States livestock, including horses, over the screwworm infestation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has condemned Ottawa’s move as an “overreaction,” even though he has already declared a statewide disaster The first case of screwworm…

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Photos by Frank Thai Once described as “an AR-18 shoved up the arse of an EM2,” the SA80 continued the British defense establishment’s fascination with bullpups, which started in the late 1940s. Following the .280 British cartridge debacle where Winston Churchill bent the knee to adopt the American T65 round,…

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Emergency candles have been a survival staple for generations, but carrying loose candles and matches is a sloppy solution. They roll around, get lost, and offer no wind protection when you actually need a flame. That’s where a little historical inspiration goes a long way. The Civil War era produced…

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Ukraine has linked its military drones, sensors and weapons systems into a unified battlefield network, an integration Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers Tuesday the U.S. military has yet to achieve.During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Driscoll lauded Kyiv’s “Delta” command and control system and praised its ability to…

In the age of drones and artificial intelligence, the Army is reinvigorating how it teaches troops to kill at arm’s length.Soldiers in Georgia hoping to earn the Army’s coveted Ranger tab will now start the monthslong school by stabbing their way through Fort Benning’s new bayonet obstacle course, the service…

If you’re new to prepping and on a tight budget, you should take a look at this list. The survival items listed here aren’t just inexpensive, they could be very useful in a disaster scenario. Tarps, for instance, have at least 25 survival uses such as building shelter, patching leaks,…

A national missile defense system, or Golden Dome, proposed by the Trump administration would cost $1.2 trillion to build and maintain over the next 20 years, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in a cost-projection analysis released Tuesday.Acquisition costs would total just over $1 trillion, said the CBO, a nonpartisan federal…