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Why the U.S. Air Force Fears Drone Attacks On America's Highways
U.S. Air Force Payload Transporter truck. Photo by photo by Senior Airman Jack Rodriguez Escamilla via DVIDS
From missiles and nuclear warheads, to tanks and bullets, military cargo travels by truck on America’s highways.
Now the Pentagon...
Could North Korea’s Drones Wipe Out South Korea’s Tanks?
South Korean K-2 Black Panther tank, February 2025. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason W. Cochran, via Wikipedia
For 75 years, South Korea has been preparing for a Second Korean War. An apocalyptic conflict where hordes of North Kore...
The Pentagon Wants To Turn Shipping Containers Into Autonomous Drone Launchers
101st Airborne Division soldiers train with Aevex Atlas attack drone at Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 2026. Photo by Spc. Mariam Diallo, DVIDS.
Beware of Pentagon agencies bearing gifts. Inside that innocent-looking shipping container could...
China Has a Battle Plan to Defeat the U.S. Army
U.S. Army M1A2 tank during exercise at National Training Center in 2019. Photo by Spc. Nathan Franco, DVIDS
The last time that China and America fought a major ground battle was in the Korean War, almost 75 years ago.
But that Chinese arm...
Airpower is Better than Boots on the Ground In Iran
U.S. Marines conducting beach raid during exercises in Japan, January 2012. Photo by Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright, U.S. Marine Corps, for DVIDS.
The art of strategy is pitting your strengths against the enemy’s weaknesses. Make them play your g...
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