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NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile has probably existed for more than a decade, quietly adding to the People’s Liberation Army arsenal of ever more modern weaponry.Suddenly in June it was showcased for the first time in official Chinese media, as analysts tell it, and described as one of China’s top military assets as English-language subtitles extolled its battlefield capacities.Experts say the broadcast answers Asia-Pacific military exercises by other countries and aims to warn the U.S. military that the missiles better known as DF-17s, for short, have what it takes to cause particular pain in any…

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The U.S. Navy identified the missing sailor from an emergency helicopter landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1 as the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5.Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards vanished after the MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter he was aboard went down at 3:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, along with three other sailors who were subsequently rescued.“Commander Gabe Edwards was the epitome of selfless leadership, who dedicated himself to service and sacrifice for the last 20 years,” Capt. Matthew Lewis, commander of Carrier Air Wing 7, said in a Tuesday statement. “Our deepest gratitude and sympathy go out to…

The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.After a day in which huge crowds mourned Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the holy city of Qom, U.S. Central Command announced that it had begun a series of strikes intended to impose what it called heavy costs. “Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM said on X. Iranian media reported…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Love it or hate it, forward-facing sonar has become an undeniable part of bass fishing. You certainly don’t need it to go out and catch some bass, but it has become a tool that I use interchangeably with the “old school” methods. By reading the water and topographic maps, I know where to start, and when I get there and drop my FFS transducer in the water, I can make sure each cast is in the vicinity of a smallmouth. While this style of fishing can…

When mounted to a vehicle, the U.S. Army’s Volcano mine dispenser can blanket roughly 32 acres with up to 960 mines. Now, the service is testing a system that can do the same thing without a driver behind the wheel. During May demonstrations at Camp Grayling, Michigan soldiers remotely fired the Autonomous Volcano for the first time before later having it lay two separate minefields without human assistance, Picatinny Arsenal announced Tuesday.The test represents the Army’s latest move to modernize legacy equipment, systems tactics and munitions with emerging technology. In the combat engineering world, the service is experimenting with using…

When hidden deep in the vastness of the ocean, America’s ballistic missile subs are practically invulnerable. But berthed in port — or sailing on the surface while transiting to and from port — these powerful yet fragile boats can be sitting ducks for drones, mines and even anti-tank rockets. What once seemed the plot of thriller novels has become reality. Ukraine claims it successfully used an underwater drone to damage a Russian submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk last year. Guerrillas and terrorists lurking along a waterway could use anti-tank guided missiles or handheld anti-tank rockets to ambush…

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 from Outdoor Life. From the moment my son was born I could not wait to take him fishing for the first time. Unlike my own fishing where a limit or PB is the goal, the only thing I wanted for our first outing was for him to have fun. Well, I also wanted to avoid spending the whole time dealing with tangles.  We dug some worms out of the…

The United States ruling class is alleging that Iran fired missiles at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night. These strikes threaten to destabilize the already shaky memorandum of understanding signed by both the US and Iranian presidents. Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on February 28th, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government, and infrastructure sites. This was, which “ended” in a US surrender, is precariously perched on an agreement that is a huge loss for the US. In spite of the agreement, the US and Iran nonetheless exchanged limited strikes in late…

Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health John Bartrum left his job Monday after less than seven months on the job.Bartrum, who announced his resignation to staff June 30, did not provide a specific reason for leaving the VA’s top health job, other than saying he looked forward to “focusing on my family and my health” and supporting the administration’s efforts “in the private sector.”A retired Air Force Reserve major general, Bartrum was nominated to the post June 2 by President Donald Trump and confirmed Dec. 18 by the Senate in a 53-43 vote.Bartrum became the first under secretary of health…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. WE CHURNED OUT of the harbor at Prince Rupert on a wet, windy September day aboard Alvin Nystedt’s 37-foot Aristocrat I. Dark clouds were scudding overhead, rain was pelting down, storm warnings crackled from the two-way radio, and the fishing boat pitched and rolled in a heavy chop. Nystedt headed south and we came under the lee of the soaring, mountainous islands that guard British Columbia’s half of the Inside Passage. The sailing was smoother, but there was no letup in the wind and rain.…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Washington would lift U.S. sanctions on Turkey that were imposed in 2020 over Ankara’s purchase of Russian defense missiles, while expressing a willingness to sell the fellow NATO ally F-35 fighter jets.The move would be a massive gesture from Trump to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan whom he considers a close ally and would remove a major long-standing irritant in bilateral ties.Even as Washington and Ankara have enjoyed warmer ties under Trump, Turkey’s 2019 acquisition of the Russian S-400 system has long been a sore point for both sides.In response to that purchase,…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. Over the past two years, I’ve fired more 22 ARC than any other rifle cartridge. That’s closely followed by 22 and 6.5 Creedmoor. Between factory and handloaded ammo, I’ve fired more than 6,000 rounds of 22 ARC — half of that through one barrel. I became infatuated with firing heavy bullets through these modern 22s after seeing how well they behaved in the wind at distances out to 1,000 yards. That, combined with positive — and trustworthy — initial reports on terminal performance from…

The Army scrapped its height-and-weight tables and tape test in favor of a semiannual waist-to-height measurement, the service announced Tuesday.The new assessment will measure a servicemember’s waistline at the naval and divide that circumference by the person’s height in inches to formulate a ratio. Soldiers must have a ratio below 0.55, the Army said.The move follows a January Pentagon directive introducing the standard.Soldiers with a ratio exceeding 0.55 will be subject to a confirmation test, formally flagged and enrolled in the Army Body Composition Program, in an attempt to get the service member back to meeting the standard. The Army…

Health care workers helping treat and control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are threatening to strike as the hemorrhagic disease continues to spread.  Yesterday, healthcare workers in Ituri issued a 24-hour notice of an impending strike. Those working on the Ebola frontlines said that the working conditions were too poor to continue. They reported unpaid benefits, low wages, and inadequate supplies since the outbreak officially began in May. The DRC Ministry of Health has now confirmed 1,561 cases in the outbreak, with the epicenter in Ituri province and significant transmission in North and South Kivu provinces, as…

The Marine Corps this month announced the creation of a new unit charged with standardizing training, doctrine and tactics for the service’s small drones, sUAS, and counter-small unmanned aerial systems, or C-sUAS. Headquartered out of Twentynine Palms, California, the Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group, or MCRIG, will lead the service’s efforts to develop curriculum and integrate points of instruction for small drone warfare. According to a Corps announcement, MCRIG is slated to focus on two types of cUAS: Group 1 drones, which the service defines as sUAS weighing less than 20 pounds and typically operate below 1,200 feet at speeds…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics I was perched on a narrow rock ledge, inches from where tons of white water thundered down a granite-lined chute, when the big fish swam into view in the pool below. A sudden shift in the foaming surge of a back eddy had momentarily parted the curtain of bubbles and for an instant had exposed the clear, green depths. It was a bass, no question about it. But what a bass! Turning and rolling to hold his place in the restless currents, he exposed bronze flanks…

Two U.S. Marines were recognized last month for their response in providing emergency aid during a fatal nightclub shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina.Cpl. Johnny Tamayo and Cpl. Emily Martinez, both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, respectively, for their actions following the June 6 shooting at Unhinged Nightclub, where one person was killed.The Marines had recently returned from a 10-month deployment and were out with friends when gunfire erupted inside the nightclub.Tamayo was upstairs when the shooting began.“As soon as the gunshots rang…