The U.S. military said it conducted a strike on an ISIS-K tunnel complex in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Thursday. A U.S. aircraft dropped a GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast, also known as a MOAB, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-Khorasan in Afgh...
GBU-43/B Initial Operational Capability (IOC): November 2011 Total Production: 20 Unitary Cost: USD$16 million Also Known As: MOAB and Mother Of All Bombs Origin: United States of America Parent System: GBU-43/B Initial Operational Capability (IOC): November 2011 Total Production: 20 ...
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday called the recent high-profile military actions overseas proof that he’s fulfilling his promise to let defense leaders act decisively without interference from politicians. “What I do is I authorize my military,” in response to a press question...
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A U.S. aircraft that specializes in detecting radioactive debris after the detonation of a nuclear device has arrived on Okinawa amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. An Air Force WC-135 Constant Phoenix — commonly referred to as a nuke-sniffer — arrived...
Four U.S. senators have offered legislation to limit arms sales to Riyadh over its troubled Yemen campaign. Fifty-five members of the U.S. House called on Trump in a letter to end both U.S. refueling for Saudi coalition warplanes and logistical assistance for the Saudi-led bombings in...
Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP), said that his group’s ultimate goal is “to implement the law of Allah on the Earth” and called on Muslims to unite and wage jihad to achieve that end. Fazlullah, one of the most extreme commanders in a group ...
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday bolstered the information it shares publicly about the quality of its health care facilities and how long veterans are waiting for treatment. A new VA website launched Wednesday gives patients a method to find the average wa...
The rate at which female suicide bombers, many of them young girls, have been used in West Africa in 2017 has significantly risen compared to 2016. In all of 2016, at least 29 females detonated suicide bombs according to data compiled by FDD’s Long War Journal . At least 27 females ha...
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said he hopes to have a replacement for the controversial Choice Card program before Congress by this fall, a move that would give lawmakers just a few months of debate before the current program runs out. “It’s a tight time schedu...
The US military dropped the “MOAB,” the GBU-34 Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb which is better known as the “Mother of all Bombs,” on Islamic State fighters in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. The strike took place in Achin, the same district where a US special forces solider...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military just dropped “the mother of all bombs,” the GBU-43/B, on an ISIS tunnel complex in Afghanistan, marking the first time the munition has been used in combat. The “MOAB,” which actually stands for Massive Ordnance Air Blast, is the largest non-nuclear bomb...
American tanks returned to Europe to deter Russian military adventurism in 2014, and the war machines are there to stay. But the speed of the deployments, coupled with the crews’ busy schedules, left little time to repaint hundreds of M-1 Abrams still colored in desert tan. Their appe...
At 7:32 p.m. local time April 13, 2017, U.S. Forces Afghanistan conducted a strike on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-K in Afghanistan, according to a U.S. Forces A...
It is difficult to turn on the news or surf the web without seeing what a mess the world faces in North Korea. In a troubled world, it may be the most dangerous mess out there. North Korea has a history of provocations, an unpredictable and supposedly crazy young leader, and nuclear w...
LONDON — Britain has spent half a billion dollars over the last two years purchasing Paveway IV precision-guided bombs for use against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq, the British Ministry of Defence has revealed. The MoD has not previously released the level of spending invol...
For those that do not follow the peculiarities, nomenclature, and procedures of Congress, a Continuing Resolution or “CR” is what Congress does when it fails to pass a budget. In other words, it is a “cop out”—a substitute for not accomplishing their responsibilities. Not passing a mi...
WASHINGTON – A visibly frustrated Gen. Paul Selva, vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called for Congress to pass a budget before the end of the month, even if it is simply a return to what the Pentagon asked for at the start of fiscal year 2017. Selva made his concerns about...
WASHINGTON – If Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan is confirmed as deputy secretary of defense, he will be forced to hit the ground running, inheriting a number of internal projects from an experienced manager of the U.S. defense bureaucracy. Shanahan, who on March 16 was announced as ...
Falling through the cracks: Military families say their special-needs children are especially vulnerable When Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman was assigned executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, he and his wife, Michelle, were relieved. They were going back to Virgini...
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 13, 2017 — At 7:32 p.m. local time today, U.S. Forces Afghanistan conducted a strike on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-K in Afghanistan, ...
GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast, also known as a MOAB, that was dropped on Afghanistan
Nederland tekent als eerste contract voor testen F-35-motoren buiten VS Nieuwsbericht | 13-04-2017 | 12:00 Nederland gaat F-35-motoren niet alleen onderhouden, maar ook testen. Het is daarmee het eerste land buiten de VS dat de komst van een proefdraaiopstelling binnenhaalt. De testfa...
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Russia has displayed versions of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau Pantsyr-S1 and Almaz-Antey Tor-M2 air defence systems integrated onto Vityaz DT-30-series all-terrain tracked carriers (ATTCs) optimised for Arctic operations. The systems were first seen in footage of a rehearsal for R...
"As ISIS-K's losses have mounted, they are using IEDs, bunkers and tunnels to thicken their defense," said General John W. Nicholson, Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan. "This is the right munition to reduce these obstacles and maintain the momentum of our offensive against ISIS-K."
Reject Trump's Proposed Budget by Herman J. Cohen, 22 Mar -- "As part of his quest to "put America first," President Trump is requesting a $55 billion increase in the Defense Department budget at the expense of agencies typically characterized as "non-defense": The Department of State...
NEW YORK -- When it comes to taking great photographs, it's not the equipment or even the training that makes the picture, said New York Army National Guard Sgt. Harley Jelis. He believes that what matters most is getting the subjects to know you. A photojournalist assigned to the 138...
ALBANY, N.Y. — A member of the New York Army National Guard has been named the U.S. Army's Military Photographer of the Year. National Guard officials say Wednesday that Sgt. Harley Jelis, a New Milford, Connecticut resident, was selected for the honor during the Army's annual Keith L...
The New York Post March 12, 2003 'THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS': 21,500-LB. MONSTER MEANT TO SHOCK IRAQ INTO SURRENDER In-Depth Coverage By Niles Lathem WASHINGTON - Call it operation "Desert Stun." The U.S. military yesterday exploded a newly developed 21,500-pound monster weapon nickname...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force appears to be breathing new life into its fleet of F-16s, with plans for upgrades and structural work inching forward as the service contemplates whether to replace its F-15C/Ds with the newer, less expensive F-16. F-16 manufacturer Lockheed Martin anno...
