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PAK DA: Coming Soon (Maybe) A Russian Stealth Bomber? – Here’s a headline suggestion for the satirical news site The Babylon Bee: “Russia Must...
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At its Madrid summit on Wednesday, NATO formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance. In its Summit Declaration, NATO said inviting the...
The largest military alliance in the world is set to become even larger after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan withdrew his objections to Finland...
Seeking to both assuage China and to clarify confusion left by President Joe Biden’s off-the-cuff remarks about Taiwan, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan earlier...
What goals do states seek in waging proxy war? The biggest reason involves a desire to inflict costs on an opponent while minimizing the...
To what end? That’s a timeless question military folk and their political masters should ask themselves before crowing about their ability to wield this...
This week China launched—meaning deposited in the water for the first time—its latest aircraft carrier, the Type 003. Dubbed Fujian, China’s third flattop will...
So during this sabbatical year, I’ve been reading Andrew Lambert’s The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy...
This week marks the eightieth anniversary of the Battle of Midway. That’s when, guided by imaginative intelligence work, remnants of the U.S. Navy fleet...
The Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet is truly a remarkable fighter jet. A former member of the U.S. Air Force explains why: The U.S....
The M60 Patton, Explained: Gen. George Smith Patton Jr. was known as a genius and a forward thinker when it came to tank warfare. It...
The Soviet Communist system by its very nature eschewed entrepreneurialism. However, even under the dark days of Joseph Stalin, inventiveness and creative thinking could...
As the world’s third operational fifth-generation fighter, China’s Chengdu J-20 stealth airframe is a formidable force in the skies. The advanced twin-seat all-weather jet...
What Will Biden Do On Student Loans, And How Will It Affect the Economy? – New figures revealed this week how Biden’s Department of...
Despite big announcements on climate ambitions from major emitters and a pandemic-induced economic slump, prices for thermal coal spiked to above US$400 per ton in early...
How Big Will the COLA Be for Social Security? With inflation reaccelerating in May to the highest levels since 1981, the next annual cost-of-living increase...
ANCHOR: Do You Qualify For New Jersey’s $1,500 Property Tax Relief? – Earlier this month, Democratic Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy announced a...
Shocking Perspective – Ukraine’s Losses Greater Than the Whole of the British Army – In a completely hypothetical scenario – one that didn’t involve...
Iran carried out a second test of its Zuljanah satellite launcher this week, according to state media sources. This latest launch came a few...
Russian Supermarket Ukraine Strike Deemed “War Crime” By G7 Leaders – G7 leaders attending a meeting in Germany this week condemned a Russian missile...
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s leadership functions to preserve and export the country’s revolutionary principles. Its premiere asset in chasing this objective is the...
As COVID Cases Rise, Studies Suggest Omicron Is More Deadly Than Originally Though – COVID-19 cases in the United States steadily increased in April,...
Midterms Likely Play a Part in Sudden COVID Restriction Pullback: Seemingly out of nowhere, COVID-19 regulations across the United States are being relaxed and...
England will become the first country in the world to drop all remaining COVID restrictions at the end of February, following almost two years...
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki attempted to distance the Biden administration from controversial COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday, pointing the finger at the...
As NATO countries continue to assist Ukraine in its effort to push back Russian troops making major advances in the eastern region of Donbas,...
Yes, the Russian military is winning in Donbas. But how high will the cost be? On day 126 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...
As the war on terror went off the rails in the last two decades, calls for the US to show greater restraint in its...
Roe v. Wade was overturned by the conservative Supreme Court majority former President Donald Trump built. If he decides to run for president again...
North Korea has long been rumored to be working on smaller nuclear weapons. These could be deployed on a battlefield alongside traditional conventional weapons,...
US and South Korean intelligence now strongly suspect another nuclear weapons test by North Korea will occur soon. This would be North Korea’s seventh...
Amid an ongoing food shortage and economic crisis, North Korea reportedly test-fired suspected artillery pieces into the ocean on Sunday – a sign that...
Response to North Korea Missile Launch Model for Future U.S. Policy? – Kim Jong-un is at it again. On June 5, the Supreme Leader...
PAK DA: Coming Soon (Maybe) A Russian Stealth Bomber? – Here’s a headline suggestion for the satirical news site The Babylon Bee: “Russia Must...
Russia’s Grad – a Russia and Ukraine’s MLRS System of Choice that has Seen Use the World Over – The Soviet-designed BM-21 “Grad” can...
Ukrainian Troops Adapt Grenade Launcher For Standalone Use – Video footage shared online this week on several social media platforms shows a Ukrainian soldier...
The United States military’s X-37B robotic space plane is inching closer to going where no one has gone before – and not just because...
Israeli aerospace company Elbit Systems showcased its cutting-edge Skylark-3 small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) at the Singapore Airshow this past winter. The advanced...
