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MiG-27: the MiG-23’s Lesser-Known Descendent Formerly a significant workhorse of the late-Cold War air force of the Soviet Union, the MiG-27 has faded into...
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Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
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 U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), is now projected for delivery by the end of 2028, according...
“Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I’ll win a battle; give me an army of Texas Aggies, and I’ll win a...
F-15SE Silent Eagle: The Stealth F-15 Boeing Built And Nobody Bought: Back when I was the Editor of the Diplomat in the early 2010s,...
China’s new H-20 stealth bomber can be understood as a clear paradox: it is both concerning and mysterious, unclear, and simply not here yet....
Many geologists worldwide are seeking game-changing rare-earth elements. China processes these minerals used in cell phones, weapons systems, and other 21st-century products. Now, miners...
The Southwest Florida (SWFL) region is experiencing a severe drought. With rainfall deficits running over 13 inches, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has...
Why Did the Gulf of Panama Miss Out on Upwelling Last Year? The Gulf of Panama has long enjoyed a phenomenon known as “upwelling,...
Summary and Key Points: thirteen-year-old boy hiking through a field in Germany — at a location near Berlin that had previously been documented as...
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” – Winston Churchill Of...
The latest change to how things work in the military is the U.S. Army’s recent announcement of new retirement rules. The announcement came in...
Putin is the Head of a Russian State on the Brink of Economic Collapse: Leonid Putin, meet Vladimir Brezhnev. Serious Russian economists are increasingly...
An internal Pentagon email circulated this week by Elbridge Colby, the U.S. Defense Department’s top policy adviser, examined options for punishing NATO allies that...
Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
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...
MiG-27: the MiG-23’s Lesser-Known Descendent Formerly a significant workhorse of the late-Cold War air force of the Soviet Union, the MiG-27 has faded into...
HIMARS Is Coming After days of speculation, the U.S. Department of Defense has officially announced that it will be sending the Ukrainian military High Mobility...
Ukraine War Update, Day 99 A mixed bag for both sides in Ukraine: On day 99 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian...
Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet, Explained How do you achieve more stealth characteristics on a non-stealthy fighter plane? Start with the external weapons and...
Meet the M777 During the Afghanistan War in 2005, US forces debuted the M777 towed artillery piece. At 9,300 pounds, the M777 is considered...
