In response to rising tensions with Iran, twelve U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors recently arrived at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The deployment of the Raptors is part of a …
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On 20 June, international media sources reported that Iran shot down an American drone that was flying over the Strait of Hormuz, in what the Islamic Republic considered its own …
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Israel Scrambled Jets After an Iranian Drone Entered from Lebanon
On Wednesday, Israel scrambled jets after an Iranian drone entered from Lebanon. “Moments ago, IDF troops spotted a drone from Lebanese territory that entered the airspace of the State of …
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President Trump Ends Drone Strike Civilian Death Reporting
Left over from the Barack Obama presidency, President Donald Trump has revoked a requirement that requires the U.S. intelligence community to report the number of civilians killed in U.S. drone …
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Back in April of 2017, I wrote about the new weapon of terrorism: drones. In the article titled, The New Weapon of the Islamic State, I talked about how ISIS …
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Weekly Ops Briefing: Reaper Down, Somalia Airstrikes, Yemen Offensive, Classified Ops in Africa, ISIS Militants Killed
You live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you …
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Weekly Ops Briefing: Drone Air-to-Air Combat, Medal of Honor, Syria, Poland, SEAL Investigation, Somalia Airstrike
We live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you need …
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Weekly Ops Briefing: ISIS, Medal of Honor, Call for Jihad, Ghazni, FEMA
We live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – A report of an “active shooter” at a local elementary school kicked off a major active-shooter response exercise for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) earlier today, …
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Mil-Tech Roundup: French-German Jets, Drone Tank Failures, and Pepper Ball Guns
It’s been another exciting week for mil-tech developments. Since the end of World War II, Germany has largely lacked an aerospace industry. That’s why the Germans are teaming up with …