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Mr Hillis, who is from Wexford, is feared to have fallen foul of a drug trafficking gang, Over the last few years, members of the negotiation unit (NNU) have assisted the local authorities in securing the safe return of Irish citizens in Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan, South Africa, Cambodia, Brazil, Algeria and Romania. Gardai have been deployed on the ground dealing with incidents in Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan and Cambodia and worked closely there with officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and l...

Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security General (ret.) Joseph Votel is a distinguished senior fellow on national security at MEI. He retired as a four-star general in the United States Army after a nearly 40-year career, during which he held a variety of commands in positions of leadership, including most recently as commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) from March 2016 to March 2019.  In his role at CENTCOM, Gen. Votel oversaw military operations across the region, including t...

Former Ranger and SOCOM commander calls out Democratic congressman over dumb military service spat with Sen. Tom Cotton rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell,David Choi) © Alex Brandon/AP Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Alex Brandon/AP A former head of US Special Operations Command weighed in on the debate over Arkansas Sen. Tom Cottons service record. After an article called into question Cottons reported characterizations of himself as an Army Ranger, Colorad...

Garda negotiation specialists have helped secure the safe return of eight Irish citizens, who had been held against their will in foreign countries in the past three years.

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an X. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Alex Brandon/AP A former head of US Special Operations Command weighed in on the debate over Arkansas Sen. Tom Cottons service record. After an article called into question Cottons reported characterizations of himself as an Army Ranger, Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger,...

GA-ASI demos self-protection pod for MQ-9 25 January 2021 by Gareth Jennings General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has flight-demonstrated a new self-protection pod for its MQ-9 range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the company announced on 22 January. An MQ-9 demonstrating a self-protection pod that would be compatible with both the Reaper and Sky/SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft. (GA-ASI) The Self-Protection Pod (SPP) that is compatible with both the MQ-9A Reaper and MQ-9B Sky/...

GA-ASI Completes Self-Protection System Demo on MQ-9 Our Bureau 2103 MQ-9 RPA equipped with Self-Protection Pod General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully completed flight testing of a newly developed Self-Protection Pod (SPP) on an MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The project was executed as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and with the support of the Air National Guard (ANG), the U...

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Without warrants, intelligence agency buys location data on US residents The Defense Intelligence Agency separates information on US residents, according to The New York Times, but can search the data with permission. Listen - 02:32 A US intelligence agency is buying phone location information from data brokers, skipping the warrant process. Getty Images The US Defense Intelligence Agency collects loca...

Chinese Navy Special Forces, or “Jiaolong Commando,” repel onto a ship during an exercise. (CGTN/Twitter) Since the early 2000s, the PLA has undergone a drastic modernization and professionalization process, transitioning from a mainly conscript force to a smaller, mostly volunteer military, though conscription remains as a policy. The new force’s main aim is to fight short wars against regional adversaries while having a technological advantage. Chinese special-operations units, and th...