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Twitter Co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams is stepping down from the company's board. Twitter Co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams is stepping down from the company's board, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 'It's been an incredible 13 years, ...

For the first time in nearly 17 years, bright blue Union Jack flags commemorating a pivotal World War II battle will again fly high on Navy ships -- a move meant to symbolize U.S. naval might as adversaries pose new threats across the globe.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — News that an upstate New York brewer planned to recreate ale from a bottle salvaged from a 133-year-old shipwreck took the wind out of the sails of a scuba-diving Long Island brewer who has already done it. Jamie Adams, owner of Saint James Brewery in Holbrook, ...

On a global basis VW Group posted 2018 full-year revenues of 235.8 billion euros ($267.5 billion) on Friday.Volkswagen has said it will spend 44 billion euros on electric cars, digitalization, autonomous driving and new mobility services by 2023. ...

San Diego and the Marine Corps signed a formal agreement Thursday to cooperate on advanced technologies including drones, smart streetlights and renewable energy.The agreement, called a memorandum of understanding, requires the city and the Marines to exchange technical ideas, ...

Brazil's navy ordered three Airbus H135 light twin-engine helicopters.The helicopters will be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron and will be used for missions such as special operations, transport of troops and freight, naval inspection, search and rescue and medical evacuation, ...

A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Frank V. Pabian and Jack Liu. Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center from February 2019 indicates that despite recent assertions that the 5 MWe reactor is running, ...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says he is getting a 'complete briefing' on a Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists. ...

The U.S. and China agreed to extend trade negotiations by two days, amid optimism on both sides.'I think we're making a lot of progress,' Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with China's vice premier, adding that there was a 'very good chance a deal could be made. ...

Only hours after the flight, the three crew members spoke to CNBC about their experience.'The Earth was so beautiful and so clear,' Beth Moses, chief astronaut trainer, said: 'It was sensationally intense.''What I really took away was how quiet it was ... I just took away the peacefulness, ...

Twenty special tactics airmen are marching from Texas to Florida to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, a special tactics combat controller, who was killed in action in eastern Afghanistan Nov. 27. The airmen set off from the Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, at 2 a.m. ...

The United States is in 'good shape' as it races to establish dominance in 5G wireless technology, says FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.The U.S. is facing stiff competition to build the networks before Chinese companies do.'We are really on the cusp of some significant technological breakthroughs, ...

BAGHDAD — Islamic State fighters facing defeat in Syria are slipping across the border into Iraq, where they are destabilizing the country's fragile security, U.S. and Iraqi officials say.Hundreds — likely more than 1,000 — ISIS fighters have crossed the open, desert border in the past six months, ...

The stunning images in this post show the quite impressive 'Elephant Walk' staged by the Royal Saudi Air Force's 7th Wing to celebrate the newly established F-15SA 29th Squadron at King Faisal AB, Tabuk. ...

On D+2 we were just off the south end of the island, in a Landing Ship, Tank. At about 1700, we were told to report to our equipment. We started our engines, the LST opened its bow doors, and the ramp dropped. We were at Red Beach. A Caterpillar bulldozer went first, to build a dirt ramp. ...

MANILA, Philippines — Some of the fiercest Muslim rebel commanders in the southern Philippines were sworn in Friday as administrators of a new Muslim autonomous region in a delicate milestone to settle one of Asia's longest-raging rebellions. ...

The Department of Defense has reinstated a secure file-sharing service after a vulnerability forced the Army to take the system offline in November and kept it out of commission for four months. Army leaders disabled the Safe Access File Exchange, or SAFE site, ...

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is sold out of surplus 1911 .45 caliber pistols for this year, but the nonprofit still has M1 rifles to sell.The U.S. Army allowed 8,000 1911s to be transferred to the CMP for sale and distribution as part of the Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, ...

The Pentagon has quietly asked defense contractors for ways to spot enemy missile launchers -- so the US can destroy them before they even fire.

This post has been updated to clarify that a new program office for the large surface combatant has not yet been created. Capt. Casey Moton said the current Arleigh Burke program office has a major role in the development effort until a program office for LSC was stood up. ...

The stunning photographs in this post were taken on Feb. 21, by our friend and photographer Christopher McGreevy. They show a 461th FLTS F-35A from Edwards Air Force Base, at low level, on the Sidewinder low level route, enroute to the famous 'Jedi Transition'. ...

Northrop Grumman Australia was awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense for maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade (MRO&U) work on Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters stationed in the Asia-Pacific region.Northrop Grumman Australia, as well as BAE Systems, Moog, Ruag, NIOA, Survitec, ...

Fixes to the Army's newest pistol last year have drastically increased its reliability, according to a Pentagon report. Army officials found a 'large number of stoppages' when shooting the M17 and M18 handguns with 9mm ball ammunition in early testing. ...

Assuming the F-35B is able to survive against Russian air defenses, four jets flying four sorties per day could potentially devastate a Russian armored brigade. Given the Russian threat, the United States Air Force should consider adopting some number of F-35B wings for the European theater. ...

Erin Schaefer has always felt most like himself behind the wheel of a truck. 'I've always had what a lot of people say is the trucker's blood,' he said. 'I like to get out and drive and live on the open road. All my life I've just loved to drive.' He spent a decade in the Army doing just that. ...

Aero India 2019, Air Force Station Yelahanka: Russia is willing to come back to the negotiating table for joint development and production of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). Confirming this, Anatoly G Punchuk, ...

WASHINGTON -- The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution to overturn President Trump's national emergency declaration related to illegal immigration across the southern border, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday.Trump issued the emergency declaration a week ago, ...

The Army may be working overtime to field aВ  more powerful rifle В to replace the M4 carbine and M16 rifle that soldiers have beenВ  complaining about for years , but that's not stopping the branch from buying more: ...

Move over, Men in Black. There's a new intergalactic sheriff in town.Her name is Dr. Lisa Pratt, NASA's planetary protection officer, and she's responsible for keeping alien life from contaminating Earth and astronauts from contaminating other planets.'I've got the best job title on Earth, ...

Military communities whose local construction projects weren't scheduled to begin until later this year are among the most likely to be cut to fund the border wall, two U.S. officials who briefed reporters at the Pentagon said Friday. The officials described, on the condition that they not be named, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning the April launch of a new program aimed at placing vets in high-paying information technology (IT) jobs, with the department picking up the full tab for training and fees once the vet actually gets employment. ...

LONDON — A hacking group has targeted European democratic institutions including think tanks and non-profit groups ahead of highly anticipated EU parliamentary elections in May, Microsoft said. The company said Feb. ...

Dozens of Microsoft employees have signed a letter protesting the company's $480 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with augmented reality headsets intended for use on the battlefield. Under the terms of the deal, the headsets, ...

The existing, expensive network can't do what the Army needs. So is the solution outsourcing to the private sector?

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has had a rocky start auditioning for a permanent role in recent weeks, leading to speculation there may be other contenders for defense secretary waiting in the wings. ...

In response to India's decision to stop the flow of its share of water from the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej to Pakistan, Islamabad said that it was not concerned if New Delhi diverted water of the three eastern rivers. ...

The US Senate has approvedВ $655 million dedicated to the design and construction of a new heavy polar security cutter in anВ appropriations package last week. Also included in the funding areВ $20 million to acquire long lead-time materials for a second polar security cutter, ...

The Army Combat Fitness Test will likely become standard in some parts of the Army a few months earlier than the deadline to bring it to full operating capability, which can be in October 2019, but no later than 2020, according to policy released last summer. ...

With every passing day that ticks off the calendar, the world is that much closer to a summit in Hanoi, Vietnam that could determine whether the eight months of diplomacy between the United States and North Korea have a shot at success. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Defense Department's authority to prosecute retired service members for crimes they commit, even after retirement. ...

Is this reallyВ a good idea?В  The Israeli company Silver Shadow recently attracted attention for its double-barreled AR-type rifle, the Gilboa DBR Snake. For the most part, it's an AR, uses AR parts and fires the 5.56-millimeter AR round. Except that it has two separate barrels, ...

The United States plans to export an advanced, tungsten-laden bomb that is designed to cause less collateral damage than its predecessors, but be more lethal. ...

The company revealed Thursday it revoked the exclusivity stipulation of its deal with USPS, ultimately spurring the complete termination of its partnership.It championed Amazon's foray into the shipping space, as reported in an SEC filing earlier this month. ...

The two German-based luxury automakers first announced plans to team up last spring and are now ready to set in motion projects including ride- and car-sharing, as well as electric vehicle charging.The project, which is expected to see them invest a combined 1 billion euros, or $1.13 billion, ...

The Taliban have been carrying out more than 27 attacks daily in Afghanistan while engaging the U.S. in peace talks, according to the Pentagon's Inspector General's office.The IG's report said that, in the three-month period from Oct. 1 through Dec. 30, the Taliban initiated a total of 2, ...

PENTAGON: More troops are heading to the US border with Mexico, Pentagon officials said on Friday. That brings the number deployed from the current 5,000 to about 6,000, even as the Pentagon considers transferring close to $4 billion to support the Border Patrol and build infrastructure. About 2, ...

U.S. Army equipment experts plan to test lighter-weight, individual body armor plates by this summer, according to a recently released Defense Department test and evaluation report. ...

India started showering blame on Pakistan right after the attack happened without thinking, ISPR Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said at a press conference in Rawalpindi on Friday. ...

The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded VT Halter Marine a $39.8 million contract for the construction of additional units of the new class of barracks ships, the Auxiliary Personnel Lighter – Small (APL(S)). VT Halter Marine received a $77. ...

Uncharacteristically taking the same side as Amazon, President Donald Trump called HQ2 'a big loss for New York City.'Trump has taken aim at Amazon and its CEO in the past, even going as far as to call him 'Jeff Bozo' in a past tweet. ...

Larsen and Toubro Ltd. is betting on capabilities it has built over the last decade to make submarines and battle tanks along with a foreign partner.The defence forces sought request for information last year for submarines and battle tanks in addition to helicopters and fighter jets, Jayant Patil, ...

The People's Liberation Army Navy has no recent combat experience and no hope of challenging the U.S. Navy on a global scale. The U.S. Navy outnumbers and outclasses China's sailing branch in practically every category — not just technologically. ...

Russia's advanced MiG-35 light-class fighter jet, participating in the Indian Air Force tender for the purchase of 110 aircraft of this kind, would cost India 20 % less than similar foreign models, the Russian MiG Aircraft Corporation said here on Thursday.'In terms of economical operations, ...

A new Air Force investigation into the fatal crash of an Embraer-owned A-29 Super Tucano during testing last June found the Navy pilot executed a turn that ultimately sent the aircraft diving into the ground.Lt. Christopher Carey Short was killed June 22, 2018, ...

An Israeli digital health start-up called Healthy.io has developed an FDA-cleared at-home smartphone urinalysis test to help people test their kidneys for proteins, a sign of damage to the organ.Thirty million Americans have chronic kidney disease, often due to diabetes and hypertension; ...

Security forces airmen are getting a new weapon. The Air Force issued a memorandum Dec. 3 that formalizes the arrival of the M18 Modular Handgun System for base defenders. The M18 handgun is a compact version of Sig Sauer's M-17, which chambers 9 mm ammunition. It will replace the Beretta M9, ...

Soldiers and infantry Marines could use the range and the punch of the system sooner rather than later. ...

What's in a name – particularly when your product seemingly already has more than enough of them to choose from?Lockheed Martin surprised everyone at the Aero India show near Bengaluru by launching its F-21 fighter in pursuit of a 110-unit opportunity with the nation's air force. ...

The HAL Friday delivered the first three Advanced Light Helicopters named Dhruv as part of the 22 ALH MK-III contract to the Indian Army during the ongoing Aero India air show. HAL had entered into a contract with the Indian Army for 40 ALH (22 ALH Mk III and 18 Mk IV Rudra) in August 2017. ...

To prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State, several hundred U.S. troops will stay in Syria indefinitely, split between the northeast and the existing U.S. base at Al-Tanf near the Jordanian border, Pentagon officials said Friday afternoon. ...

Pakistan hopes to sell its JF-17 Thunder aircraft to Malaysia, now that the cash-strapped country is officially looking for such a fighter.Malaysia was eyeing larger fighters like the Rafale and Typhoon, but that plan was shelved due to budgetary woes, ...

The international terror financing watchdog FATF Friday condemned the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans and decided to continue the 'Grey' listing of Pakistan for its failure to stop funding of terrorist groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamat-ud-Dawa. ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A 35-year military veteran elected Thursday to run the Vermont National Guard promised to win back the community's trust and make the organization more welcoming to women after allegations the institution tolerated sexual harassment and other misconduct. ...

Several apps share highly sensitive data with Facebook even if users do not have a Facebook account, testing by The Wall Street Journal finds.Among the apps sending information to Facebook are a period-tracking app, a heart-rate monitoring app and a homebuying app, the Journal says. ...

The military's newest ground vehicle has problems with its maintenance, reliability and crew situational awareness and its most heavily armed version has been deemed 'not operationally effective' in a Pentagon report. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle has been touted as the rugged, ...

One day at the auction house, someone left a pile of guns on the ground. This was not at all unusual. At the very bottom, wrapped in moving blankets, was a pile of scrap metal. ...

Virgin Galactic told CNBC that the company's spaceflight on Friday had a test passenger on board for the first time.'Beth Moses is on board as a crew member,' a Virgin Galactic spokeswoman told CNBC. ...

The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) has arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) where it will spend the next 28 months, undergoing planned maintenance. The 103,000 ton, 1,092-foot aircraft carrier completed the dry docking procedure on February 21. ...

Tesla announced Friday during an event in Beijing that it's beginning delivery of the Model 3 in China, at least a week earlier than expected.Elon Musk's electric car company said in January it planned to start deliveries of the vehicle in China in March. ...

The new leader of the Navy's Pacific submarine force pledged to keep the command 'forward-leaning for combat operations'В in an age of fast-moving technological change. 'The pace of that technological innovation continues to grow,' Rear Adm. Blake Converse, the new commander of Submarine Force, U.S. ...

The top Marine and the sergeant major of the Marine Corps visited Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Feb. 21, to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Corps' elite Raiders. Marine Forces Special Operations Command, or MARSOC, ...

Royal Australian Navy's communications and information systems sailors will benefit from a new simulator at the Defence Force School of Signals Maritime Wing at HMAS Cerberus. ...

The A-29 Super Tucano crash that killed a Navy aviator last summer at a New Mexico bombing range was caused when the pilot turned too sharply at a low airspeed after a weapon release and entered an uncontrollable dive. Navy Lt. Christopher Short, an experienced F/A-18 pilot, ...

What's in a name – particularly when your product seemingly already has more than enough of them to choose from?Lockheed Martin surprised everyone at the Aero India show near Bengaluru by launching its F-21 fighter in pursuit of a 110-unit opportunity with the nation's air force. ...

The Brazilian Navy has ordered three H135 light twinengine helicopters to be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron (HU-1). According to Airbus, the aircraft is being procured for special operations, transport of troops and freight, naval inspection, ...

Lockheed Martin has rebranded its latest advanced F-16 offering for India as the F-21 and has shown the jet would have new features, including a revised glass cockpit and other advanced features. But the pitch appears to be much more about opportunities industrial cooperation in India, ...

Pakistan has begun planning its war logistics on its frontiers amid fears of retaliation from India after the Pulwama terror strike, even as Jaish-e-Muhammed chief Masood Azhar asked the Imran Khan regime not to make any concessions under pressure from India.TOI has accessed two official documents, ...