USA Unable To Make Drones Without Components From China

Via Militarnyi by Roman Pryhodko American drone manufacturers are facing a serious dependency on Chinese components in their products. Forbes reported on this. As part of preparing the United States Armed Forces for potential confrontation in the Pacific region, the Pentagon is encountering new challenges related to the mass production of drones. Primarily, this concerns components, […]

CIA Takes On China With New Recruiting Push

A must-watch… The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has produced two new Hollywood-style-produced videos aimed at recruiting Chinese dissidents to spy for the United States. Both videos are approximately three minutes in length and are in Mandarin. The goal is for the CIA to recruit Chinese spies who are looking to help the United States. “One of the primary […]

Navy Finally Finds Something The LCS Is Good At: Stopping Drug Smuggling

Via Task & Purpose by Jeff Schogol USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul recently seized more than $12 million in drugs in the Caribbean Sea, an example of how Littoral Combat Ships have found their niche with counternarcotics missions. The oft-maligned Littoral Combat Ship, or LCS, may have found its true calling: chasing down smugglers. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, […]

Drudge, Meet Your Replacement: The White House Wire

It takes no special insight to observe that the corporate press is hostile to President Trump. But what happens when the Fourth Estate not only forsakes its adversarial function, it weaponizes its coverage to serve as a de facto arm of the opposition party? What recourse remains when mainstream headlines resemble DNC press releases more […]

US Hits Iran With More Sanctions Amid Talks On New Nuclear Deal

By Darryl Coote SpaceWar The United States has imposed another round of sanctions targeting Iran, seeking to stem its petrochemical profits amid ongoing nuclear talks between the two countries. The State Department announced the sanctions Wednesday against seven firms and two shipping vessels accused of engaging in the trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. […]