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AeroVironment is debuting a new drone with the capacity to carry out reconnaissance, electronic warfare and strike missions, building on a lethal loitering system that is already being fielded by the Army, according to a Wednesday announcement. The defense technology firm introduced the system, known as MAYHEM 10, which expands…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. On March 12 the largest wildfire in Nebraska history ripped through 640,000 acres of grasslands, destroying homes, barns, ranches, and fences. By early April, 240 wildfires had already scorched Wyoming’s plains.…
As United States President Donald Trump declares the war with Iran as almost over, thousands of additional troops have been deployed to the Middle East. The Trump administration has insisted that progress has been made in talks with Iran, but has threatened to escalate the war if a deal is not…
Nearly 150 military family members died by suicide in 2023, a drop of 22% in the past six years. Despite the decline, however, the rate of suicides among military spouses and dependent children has actually risen slightly, the result of a declining population and continued deaths, according to the Defense…
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The world’s largest aircraft carrier officially earned the distinction of having the longest modern deployment Wednesday, when it marked 296 days at sea.The USS Abraham Lincoln previously held that record, having deployed for 295 days in January 2020.The USS Nimitz was at sea for a record 341 days in 2020 and 2021, but parts of that deployment were plagued by quarantine periods intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which saw the carrier stationed ashore. The Nimitz was forward-deployed in support of American security interests for only 263 days, factoring in those isolation periods, according to USNI News.The Ford’s record…
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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Conservation leaders who’ve been tracking the status of a resolution that could decide the fate of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are now sounding the alarm. A vote that will either affirm or eliminate protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will happen as early as Wednesday. “We just got notice that there’s time being held on the floor [Wednesday] for the CRA resolution,” executive director of Save the Boundary Waters Ingrid Lyons said in a call to action…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A recent video that was apparently posted to Snapchat then circulated around other social media platforms illustrates exactly what a lot of traditional turkey hunters have felt for a long time — reaping or fanning turkeys isn’t fair-chase hunting. In the video, a hunter crouches behind a reaping decoy while his buddy films from the woodline. A longbeard charges into frame at point-blank range. Before the hunter can shoot, the tom circles the decoy while the hunter stands up in disbelief.…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: US Says ‘No Ships Made It Past Blockade’ As Iran Mulls Hormuz Shipping Pause To Preserve Talks, Which Trump Says Could Happen In Two Days Summary CENTCOM: “During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade & 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from US forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” it said. Diplomacy is not yet dead, as Bloomberg reports Iran is mulling a short-term pause to shipments through the Hormuz Strait. Trump tells NYP talks could happen again in…
The world’s attention is fixed on the Strait of Hormuz now that the U.S. Navy is blockading the crucial shipping channel at President Donald Trump’s behest. But some foreign policy experts warn that the strait is not the only potential choke point that Iran and its proxies could leverage. In particular, they cite the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which sits at the mouth of the Red Sea just off the coast of Yemen. The waterway is highly susceptible to attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis, who control most of Yemen.“The Houthis are the ones who pioneered, in a way, this idea of…
As the Pentagon pursues a review of the effectiveness of women in ground combat roles, a group of lawmakers is promoting legislation that would enshrine in policy the ability for women to serve in those roles. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Pennsylvania Democrat and former Air Force Officer, has introduced the Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act, which would prohibit the military services from excluding service members from any “occupational speciality, career field, or assignment” on the basis of sex.Houlahan was joined by Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., a former Army Ranger and paratrooper, and Rep. Maggie…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A professional python hunter in South Florida was recently reminded — in a nauseating way — of why exactly he and others spend so much time and effort finding and removing the giant, invasive snakes from the Everglades. In a video he shared to Instagram, Kev Pav gave viewers an up-close look at a Burmese python regurgitating a native bird. The giant snake, writhing on the ground, opens its flexible mouth and jawbones to spit out the dead bird in one…
A vessel owned by China passed through the Strait of Hormuz in spite of the blockade by the United States Navy under orders of President Donald Trump. The sanctioned Chinese-owned oil and chemical tanker Rich Starry successfully transited the vital waterway on Tuesday amid a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. The Rich Starry was the first vessel to cross the Strait since the U.S. imposed its blockade on Monday. The ship was initially turned back on Monday, but was successful on its second attempt to cross. Citing data from Kpler and MarineTraffic, Reuters reported that the vessel had traversed the chokepoint earlier…
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Sitting in the pitch dark, listening to the sound of a wailing rabbit, and waiting for a predator to come running is one of the most exciting ways to hunt. But it comes with one huge challenge: we can’t see in the dark. Overcoming that challenge requires the right gear, so I spoke with two night-hunting experts for advice on what you…
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