This week’s deadly insurgent attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul — along with the attack on the Serena Hotel — seemed to have one very specific goal: To disrupt Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential runoff election, which is sche...

This may be something. It may be nothing. But if you check out al-Qaeda’s latest video, there’s a blurry image that bears a striking resemblance to a certain son of a Saudi construction magnate.  Either that or I need new glasses. Last ...

Afghanistan is a country the size of Texas, with only a handful of major roads. So when the U.S. military wants to haul gear, supply isolated outposts, reposition forces, or evacuate wounded troops, the first, best, and sometimes only option is to do...

For months, administration and intelligence officials have assured us that the drone war in Pakistan has the jihadists on the run — decimating their leadership, and keeping the rest looking over their shoulders. But there’s been little in...

Airbags have saved countless lives over the years in car crashes. Now they’re set to save lives in another way: by stopping rocket propelled grenades. The RPG has been the guerrilla’s weapon of choice for decades. It’s cheap, easy ...

Here it is, as prepared for delivery. Key quote: “As Commander-in-Chief, I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. These...

President Barack Obama is set to announce a troop surge to Afghanistan tonight — and if the latest reports are correct, the president’s plan will call for a rapid, six-month buildup. And that asks the question: How does the U.S. military expect to get...

The Pentagon loves its giant satellites — the bigger and more expensive, the better. The culmination was Keyhole -12; at an estimated twenty tons, it’s believed to be about as large as the massive Hubble Space Telescope. But these orbiting behemoths...

# New troops to Afghanistan in a hurry # First target: Poppy-growing Helmand province # U.S. medics prep for more casualties # How much does an Afghan cop make? # More jobs = more insurgent attacks?

If you’re a mil-tech geek, if you’re probably heard of Jerry Baber, the legendary gun-maker from Piney Flats, Tennessee. He’s the inventor of the fully automatic shotgun, and of a fleet of deadly little robots that can carry that weapon into battle....