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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has launched the country's first indigenous submarine program, known as MILDEN, a Turkish acronym for "national submarine." Under the plan, local defense contractors will design, develop and produce the R-class submarines at domestic …

Key Point: Swedish submarines are affordable, deadly, and stealthy. For decades, submarines came in two discrete flavors: traditional diesel-electric submarines that need to surface every day or two to recharge their noisy, air-breathing diesel engines, and …

US moves troops, tanks into Lithuania in message to Russia

President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from northeastern Syria, is drawing criticism from Sen. Lindsey Graham. (Oct. 16) AP Domestic Until recently, Sen. Lindsey Graham had been one the most outspoken critics of President Donald Trump's deci…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denied any territorial ambition in the military operation in Syria, calling the accusation an "insult" to him. Speaking at a forum on Monday, Erdogan also criticised Ankara's allies for not supporting what he calls …

Key point: It successfully penetrated enemy air defenses for a time. The F-117 Nighthawk, Americas original stealth plane with a deeply sinister appearance, is an example of a weapon system designed around the limitations imposed by a promising new technolog…

While Trump has sought to use the halt in hostilities to declare a victory he called Thursday a "great day for civilization" and proclaimed that "millions of lives will be saved" the cease-fire has cemented Turkey's invasion and seizure of territory while mak…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they would keep up their push for tougher sanctions on Turkey over its offensive in Syria despite the announcement of a five-day ceasefire. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham an…

While aging equipment and bureaucracy continue to put a strain on the military's performance, training injuries are also taking a devastating toll. Soldiers injured during training missed more than 4 million duty days in the first half of 2019 alone, medical…

WASHINGTON (AP) Vice President Mike Pence departs for Turkey to undertake arguably his most significant mission yet, seeking to halt a weeklong assault on Syrian Kurds begun after President Donald Trump withdrew U.S. forces from northern Syria. Pence was sch…