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Summary and Key Points: The Pentagon’s 2025 assessment suggests China could field as many as nine aircraft carriers by 2035, signaling Beijing’s ambition to...
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Summary and Key Points: The Pentagon’s 2025 assessment suggests China could field as many as nine aircraft carriers by 2035, signaling Beijing’s ambition to...
Summary and Key Points: A new Mitchell Institute report argues current Air Force procurement plans risk leaving China with operational “sanctuaries” during a Taiwan...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit recently executed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” a demanding precision strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities at...
Synopsis: The U.S. Navy confirmed that Carrier Air Wing 8 executed a coordinated formation flight over supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford during an aerial...
Yellowstone National Park remains open to visitors during the federal government shutdown that began January 31, 2026, after Congress failed to enact full federal...
Summary and Key Points: As the partial federal shutdown enters its fourth day, the National Air and Space Museum remains open because Congress funded...
Summary and Key Points: The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, has closed to the public indefinitely amid the ongoing federal...
Summary and Key Points: A federal funding lapse triggered a partial government shutdown that shuttered public-facing attractions on Naval Air Station Pensacola, including the...
Summary and Key Points: After a lapse in federal funding, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force closed on January 31 and will...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy has forward-deployed eight Arleigh Burke-class destroyers across the Middle East, a move President Trump has characterized as...