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B-2 Stealth Bombers Massing On Diego Garcia, Iran Strike Imminent?: The world now knows that the US has moved about a quarter of its...
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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...
“You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” – General George Patton General George S. Patton is a...
On September 13, 1985, a U.S. Air Force F-15A Eagle executed a 3.8g vertical zoom climb over the Pacific Ocean, accelerated to Mach 1.22...
In February 1942, with Bataan and Corregidor about to fall to Imperial Japan, President Roosevelt ordered General Douglas MacArthur to evacuate the Philippines —...
The U.S. Air Force has approved $508 million through 2031 to arm its KC-135 Stratotanker, C-5 Galaxy, KC-46 Pegasus, and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft...
Canada committed in 2023 to buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters to replace its CF-18 fleet — today it has firmly committed to...
Two classified Russian military satellites maintained a 10-foot gap in low Earth orbit on April 28, while traveling at 17,000 miles per hour. The...
A new study has uncovered a deeply troubling problem in the world’s network of undersea commercial tunnels: rubber GINA gaskets are degrading 35% faster...
Israel just approved a massive new fighter purchase—roughly 25 F-35I Adir stealth fighters and 25 F-15IA aircraft—as part of a $119 billion post-war force...
Vladimir Putin’s paranoia has surged to an all-time high—the Russian president now reportedly spends his days and nights shuttling between underground bunker complexes, terrified...
The leader of Russia’s Communist Party just warned Vladimir Putin from the floor of the State Duma that the country could face a “revolutionary...
Benjamin Franklin once said it best: “There never was a good war, or a bad peace.” Written in a letter to Josiah Quincy, Sr....
Grant the optimistic scenario: The Iran ceasefire holds. Diplomats produce something they can call a framework. The immediate military pressure eases, and Washington declares...
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...
B-2 Stealth Bombers Massing On Diego Garcia, Iran Strike Imminent?: The world now knows that the US has moved about a quarter of its...
The US Navy currently has 238 active combat warships, 50 of which are in reserve. The sea service is building another 50 warships, and...
Why the F-47 Fighter Is So Important: Air Dominance – the ability to control and “own” the air domain – is a prerequisite for...
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is a prominent figure in the United States Navy, representing modern naval warfare’s might and technological prowess. As...
Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has a long and infamous history. Originally meant to serve as the flagship of the Soviet Navy, the carrier...
