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Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s legendary Mach 3.2 capability was driven by the revolutionary Pratt & Whitney J58 engine, a hybrid...
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Summary and Key Points: The 2026 Munich Security Conference confirmed a fundamental U.S. departure from the liberal international order. -While Secretary of State Marco...
Summary and Key Points: The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber presents an insurmountable challenge for Iran’s integrated air defense network.While there is a...
Summary and Key Points: The supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is currently navigating a record-breaking transition from combat operations in Venezuela to a...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is approaching a post-Vietnam record with a projected 300-day deployment as it moves to...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
The strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Summary and Key Points: The T-95, or Object 195, was Russia’s ambitious attempt to leapfrog Western armor during the early 2000s. -Designed with a...
Summary and Key Points: The FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) nuclear aircraft carrier serves as a high-stakes bridge between 20th-century naval design and 21st-century...
Summary and Key Points: The Charles de Gaulle (R91) is Europe’s most capable naval asset, utilizing a nuclear-powered CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested...
Summary and Key Points: As the 80th anniversary of the “Sinews of Peace” address approaches in March 2026, Winston Churchill’s strategic insights remain vital....
Quote of the Day from the Great Mark Twain – Summary and Key Points: -Samuel Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, remains...
Summary and Key Points: Some Canadian travelers are being denied entry to the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for reasons ranging...
Summary and Key Points: Stephen Hawking entered Cambridge as a promising young scholar, then watched his body begin to fail. -Diagnosed with ALS in...
Summary and Key Points: U.S.–China tensions spiked after U.S. Coast Guard forces boarded an oil tanker, Skipper, in international waters near Venezuela, detaining roughly...
Summary and Key Points: Putin’s Next Ukraine War Problem – Economic Challenges Keep Coming -Vladimir Putin faces a precarious balancing act as Russia’s war...
Putin’s Most Embarrassing Milestone: Ukraine War Now Longer Than WWII Summary and Key Points: Day 1,418 of Russia’s invasion marks a grim milestone: the...
Summary and Key Points: Putin could try to freeze the Ukraine war by declaring victory: Russia holds Crimea, much of the Donbas, and parts...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Robert Kelly argues that a “new nuclear age” is dawning, driven not just by rogue states, but by U.S....
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
Key Points and Summary – When North Korea stormed across the 38th parallel in June 1950, an exhausted post-WWII US Army rushed a tiny...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s special operations forces are often overlooked, but estimates place them among the world’s largest elite formations. -Designed...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s most underrated weapon isn’t its nukes or artillery, but its vast tunnel network under and around the...
Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s legendary Mach 3.2 capability was driven by the revolutionary Pratt & Whitney J58 engine, a hybrid...
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s T-14 Armata, once hailed as a revolutionary “super tank” designed to dominate the 21st-century battlefield, has become a high-profile...
Summary and Key Points on GCAP Fighter Delivery Date News: -Japan’s Ministry of Defense has formalized the 2035 service entry for the Global Combat...
Summary and Key Points: Effective February 17, 2026, the VA’s interim final rule, “Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication,” directs examiners to evaluate disabilities based...
Summary and Key Points: The Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class fleet has entered a high-stakes transition period as the HMAS Farncomb begins its 2026 Life...
