Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, an attempt at the world's first “pinpoint lunar landing." The milestone puts Japan in a club previously occupied by only the United States, the ...

Today's D Brief: Japan’s plea to Congress; Iraq seeks US reboot; Houthi drones, downed; CYBERCOM’s elite force; And a bit more.

Spetsnaz Spetsnaz is a Russian special operations force tasked with direct action and counter-terrorism. Along with the VDV, Spetsnaz is considered one of the most elite units in the Russian military.

Also participating in Yama Sakura are soldiers from U.S. Army Japan, Hawaii’s 25th Infantry Division, Washington State’s I ...