Deception and booby-traps as forces enter Mosul; Russia suspends Syrian peace talks; Surrogates describe Trump’s defense stance; Stop misusing ‘strategic’; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 1, 2016

Iraqi SOF within rifle range of Mosul; Aleppo counter-siege slows; DoD’s plan to use AI to weave social-media and satellite photos; Our fake web toaster was hacked in an hour; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
• October 31, 2016

Counter-siege in Aleppo; ISIS gathers human shields in Mosul; Marines want radio-hunting mini-missiles; Refueling F-35s from V-22; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 28, 2016

Mosul offensive, mapped; Baghdad’s thermobaric rocket tank; US reinforcing Europe’s northern flank; China’s military-robot contest; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 27, 2016

After Mosul, on to Raqqa ‘within weeks’; Russian carrier enters Med; Special operators, caught on video; Army puts lasers on Strykers; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
• October 26, 2016

35 ISIS leaders killed; Dozens dead at Pakistan police academy; USAF preps new gunship; Get ready to walk away from Incirlik; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 25, 2016

US killing more ISIS leaders; Counterstrike in Kirkuk; China tried to hack a US aircraft carrier; Don’t let Aleppo become Guernica; and just a bit more…

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 24, 2016

ISIS launches diversion in Kirkuk; What was stolen from NSA, this time; Carter's Euro swing; USAF developing robot wingmen; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 21, 2016

Iraq's Golden Division enters Mosul battle; Kurdish troops advance in Syria; Russian fleet heads for the Med; And the debate…; and just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 20, 2016

Mosul offensive, Day 3; US seeks support for drive on Raqqa; ‘Here I am,’ says Global Hawk over Ukraine; What if weapons were scriptable?; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 19, 2016

Should Sailors Be Able to Reprogram Their Ship?

The U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer is automated to an unprecedented degree. Should the crew be allowed to harness it with code?

• Bradley Peniston
• October 18, 2016

Mosul offensive 'on schedule'; Ceasefires in Syria and Yemen; Vietnam to join naval patrols with US; The apps they carried; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 18, 2016

The battle for Mosul is on; Turkey retakes Dabiq; Another attack on US destroyer?; Russia’s inflatable jets; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 17, 2016

ISIS crushes Mosul mutiny; US rethinking Saudi military aid; Who’s firing the Yemeni missiles?; Anti-drone tech rushing to Iraq; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 14, 2016

US fires cruise missiles at Yemen; Network failure at USAF drone command; Anti-drone tech for ISIS fight; Russia’s inflatable tanks; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 13, 2016

US warship fires defenses off Yemen; ISIS debuts drone IEDs; Iraq’s Abadi vs. Turkey’s Erdogan; Army looks to cut paperwork; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 12, 2016

Monkey wrench in the drive on Mosul; Russia moves missiles to Kaliningrad; Marines eye deployment to Norway; US troops attacked in Kuwait; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 11, 2016

Russia warns US on airstrikes; Pentagon preps for hurricane help; B-2s test-drop fake nukes; Army seeks pocket-sized drones; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 7, 2016

‘Final rehearsal’ for Mosul; This week in Russian propaganda; Remote-controlled tanks, on the horizon; swarm attack on ex-USN ship off Yemen; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 6, 2016