The Navy this month undertook two groundbreaking weapons systems tests, which were followed by an announcement for a planned Future Unmanned Surface Vessel Industry Day in June to “to accelerate the development and procurement of future USVs.” The Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs on May 2 conducted the first sea-based cold-gas launch approach of its Conventional Prompt Strike, or CPS, hypersonic missile. Unlike in hot launch methods, in which the projectile motor ignites in the launch silo before flying towards its target, the cold-gas technique sees the missile launch first before the first stage of ignition. This method, according to the…
Author: Tommy Grant
Sputnik V, the creator of the Russian COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, claims that the public should be warned of a “cat flu” pandemic. Russia’s top virologist says the spread of H5N1 bird flu among felines could spark a deadly outbreak in human beings. Alexander Gintsburg, the head of Gamaleya Research Institute in Russia, has warned that H5N1 avian flu spreads among cats and could jump to humans, potentially triggering a deadly pandemic. Gintsburg said the threat is serious enough to warrant immediate vaccine development. “[A vaccine prototype] should go through Phase I and II clinical trials against the strain that is…
Editor’s note: This report has been updated with additional reporting by The Associated Press.SAN DIEGO — A private jet crashed into a neighborhood of U.S. Navy-owned housing in San Diego during foggy weather early Thursday, igniting cars and homes and killing two people while injuring multiple others, authorities said.The plane could hold eight to 10 people, but it’s not yet known how many were on board, Assistant San Diego Fire Chief Dan Eddy said at a news conference. Authorities couldn’t say definitively if both of the dead were on the plane.The aircraft crashed just before 4 a.m. into the U.S.…
The Defense Department has approved 1,115 more active duty troops to deploy to the U.S. southwestern border, adding to the military’s increased role in supporting immigration control under the second Trump administration.The units will primarily assist with engineering, logistics and construction missions — from medical care to clearing roads. There are currently just under 8,000 active duty troops at the border, an increase of around 6,500 since the start of the administration, according to a spokesperson for the military’s task force overseeing the mission. While they haven’t deployed yet, the additional 1,100 would bring the military close to the 10,000…
Tuberculosis, also called TB, has been reported in Long Island, New York. Teachers and students at Sachem East High School may have been exposed to the deadly disease. More than 100 students and staff members have already been tested for TB. A student infected with tuberculosis attended the school located in Suffolk County, Long Island, earlier this month. A broader outbreak of this disease could spark panic because of its severity. TB is a serious illness that mainly affects the lungs. It is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to information provided by the Centers for Disease Control…
After years of hearing cost complaints from lawmakers, advocates believe they have finally reached a funding solution for their major disability reform plan, providing thousands of dollars a year to 54,000-plus wounded veterans nationwide. “In March, Veterans Affairs leaders announced contract terminations that could save almost $1 billion,” said Patrick Murray, a disabled veteran and former Veterans of Foreign Wars senior leader during a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday. “In April, the Defense Department announced they eliminated nearly $6 billion in wasteful spending for their budget. “So it looks like our money has been found. [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth…
The Army Reserve will hold its largest-ever exercise beginning in late May that will include 9,000 soldiers deployed across multiple states and locations coast-to-coast. Operation Mojave Falcon, which the service has dubbed the Reserve’s “Super Bowl,” combines four exercises into a multi-faceted training event that will see soldiers working in concert between locations in California, New Jersey and North Carolina, according to a release.The four exercises are Combat Support Training Exercise, National Training Center Global Medic, Quartermaster Liquid logistics Exercise and Nationwide Move.The 79th Theater Sustainment Command serves as the senior trainer for Mojave Falcon, heavily partnered with the 91st…
Gazan residents have been under attack since the onset of the war. They are likely in need of humanitarian aid, and yet, despite Israeli claims that over 90 aid trucks have entered Gaza this week, Palestinian sources and humanitarian organizations confirm that no food, medicine, or supplies have reached desperate civilians. Official sources inside Gaza told Middle East Eye that nothing is getting in to help the civilians in the war-torn region. “No aid has entered the Gaza Strip since 2 March,” said Nahed Shuhibar, head of Gaza’s Private Transport Association, in an interview with Alaraby TV. “Aid lorries are…
This article was originally published by Matthew Williams at The Mises Institute. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a health crusade under the banner “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA). Yet his recent pronouncements ring disturbingly like: “I’m the government, and I’m here to help.” Kennedy’s agenda for national well-being—much of which has already been supported via executive order—betrays a proclivity for top-down intervention rather than genuine reform. A former environmental lawyer who amassed considerable wealth defending regulatory overreach, his prior positions ought to alarm self-proclaimed government minimalists. The dissonance between his professed commitment to transparency and the recent manifestation of centralized…
The Savage Model 110 PPR at rest on the foundation of some ancient Roman ruins in England. The design was perfect for hunting in that area.I headed across the pond with a Savage 110 PPR to test its practical precision in the hunting fields.I enjoy all sorts of big game hunting, both here in the U.S. and Canada—as well as more exotic locations such as Africa and Australia. But I must report that the United Kingdom has a different allure; it has deep-rooted traditions and a different approach to the sport than much of the rest of the world.Having experienced…