An organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats.
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Can a commercial flight be mistaken for a fighter jet?
There were a couple of incidence where passenger planes were mistaken for fighter jets or military aeroplanes and were brought down with missiles. I am skeptical that if we have such an accurate missile, that can hit passenger planes 7 miles in the…
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Will Lori Robinson command the largest ever theater of operation for a non-pilot?
The Washington Times claims of Lt. Gen. Lori J. Robinson that
The White House has picked the first female general to head the Air Force in the Pacific, which will make her the first non-pilot to command air power in such a large theater of…
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Is it possible for Armavir to see ballistic missile over Mediterranean (how high was it)?
Some time ago there were several statements about missile launch detection over the Midterranean using russian Station Armavir:
http://rbth.ru/science_and_tech/2013/09/09/armavir_radar_keeps_an_eye_on_the_middle_east_29629.html
Armavir radar…
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Is the UAE sponsoring the RSF coup in Sudan?
According to a MEMO article titled "UAE behind RSF's attempted coup in Sudan, leaked recording says":
In the alleged audio recording, which could not be verified, a man media outlets identified as the Sudanese Army's Chief of Staff, General Kamal…
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Did Sergei Pashinsky say Bayraktar are not effective in combat, and get shot down almost immediately?
In this tweet with an attached video, it is claimed that the chairman of Ukraine's Committee on National Security and Defense Council, Serhiy Pashynskyi said,
“Bayraktar has more PR and corruption than combat use. He has no combat effectiveness.…
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Is Argentina buying JF-17 Block-3 aircraft from Pakistan/China?
Is Argentina buying JF-17 aircraft?
Governo argentino reserva US$ 664 milhões para compra de caças JF-17 Thunder em 2022
According to the Aviacionline website, the draft budget for the fiscal year 2022, which includes a $664 million request for…
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Was the Pepsico company command the 6th biggest military in the world for a brief time?
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According to this video on Soviet Russia, the Russian traded submarines and warships to the Pepsico company for three million dollars worth of Pepsi, One of the claims is that the company commanded the 6th biggest military in the world when…
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Is SARS-CoV-2 a biological weapon released by the US military?
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that is the cause of the disease COVID-19.
Some people have questioned the origins of the virus.
RadioFreeEurope reported on March 5, 2020 on a claim by an Iranian Commander:
Hossein Salami, the commander of…
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Why aren't we using AI to inform our militaries?
I came across this article that said AI was almost if not as good as humans in team player games like DOTA. Now DOTA has landscapes, multiple players, different abilities etc. So that immediately set off a question in my head:
Why don't we take all…
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Has there been a "buildup" of 175,000 Russian troops on the Ukraine border in January 2022?
Numerous news items have claimed or implied a buildup of 100,000 Russian troops and hundreds of tanks and armoured personnel carriers along its borders. Most are vague about the exact location. The Telegraph provides a map of "Russian military…
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