The U.K. government plans to bolster its navy and special forces as part of an overhaul of its defense strategy, planning to be “more active” in combating threats globally. Britain will deploy more ships and submarines, and create a special operations “Ranger Regiment” to be used in high-risk environments, the Ministry of Defense said in …
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In the 1965 movie “Thunderball,” Agent 007 James Bond uses a “Bell Rocket Belt” to escape from pursuing gunmen, soaring over the rooftops to his waiting Aston Martin DB5. Although originally developed for the military by Bell Aerosystems, the Army wasn’t impressed with its 21-second flight time and the Rocket … View original article
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 22. View original article
ICE has effectively ended long-term detention for migrant families, delivering a huge win to immigrant rights activists who for years had pushed for the move. The move, which was made with little fanfare, was revealed in court documents earlier this month. Long-term detentions have ended as the Biden administration faces … View original article
President Biden said Sunday that he plans to travel to the United States’ southern border “at some point” and that his administration can do more to hammer home to migrants that they should stay in their home countries. “At some point I will, yes,” Mr. Biden said when asked if he … View original article
