Defense official: Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned U.S. ocean glider in South China Sea; Military aircraft that appeared low over Manhattan were conducting ‘routine training’; Filmmaker behind Bowe Bergdahl’s ‘Serial’ interviews settles lawsuit, avoids Army subpoena; ISIS is on the offensive and may have just picked up a surface-to-air missile system;
 
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A military blog by Dan Lamothe
 
 
Defense official: Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned U.S. ocean glider in South China Sea
A Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned ocean glider that was being used by the U.S. Navy to test water conditions in international waters in the South China Sea, according to a U.S. defense official.
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ISIS is making its own ammunition almost as fast as it can fire it, report finds
Much of the raw material for the weapons come from Turkey, the report says.
 
Military aircraft that appeared low over Manhattan were conducting ‘routine training’
An Air Force officer said they were doing “routine training."
 
Filmmaker behind Bowe Bergdahl’s ‘Serial’ interviews settles lawsuit, avoids Army subpoena
Mark Boal sued the U.S. government after it sought his recorded interviews with Bergdahl.
 
ISIS is on the offensive and may have just picked up a surface-to-air missile system
It looks like a Soviet-era S-125 or SA-3.
 
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