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Summary and Key Points: The British Challenger 1 tank, active from 1983 to 2001, significantly advanced tank warfare through its revolutionary Chobham composite armor...
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The second Trump administration is reviewing America's military footprint in Europe, and the worst-case outcome is a full withdrawal. Andrew Michta argues that would...
The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is being judged on whether it cools tensions in the Persian Gulf. Strategic-studies scholar Andrew Michta argues that's the...
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...
For a decade, every long-range air-to-air missile in the world has been measured against Europe's Meteor. Now its Chinese rival has done the one...
For the first time, the Air Force published official performance figures for its next fighter, and the numbers set a record. Measured against the...
Too many registrations on the flight plan, ten minutes in Austrian airspace, and photos on a security council's table a week later. The F-117...
The US Navy built the deadliest air-to-air missile of its era, fired it in anger three times, and hit nothing. The pilots who made...
Iran is moving to charge ships for passing through the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway that carries a fifth of the world's oil...
A film celebrating ten years of China's Y-20 transport slipped in something no other country has shown on official camera: a sixth-generation fighter refueling...
A decade after it surfaced, China's H-20 has no flying prototype and no production line. The reasons are industrial, not financial: an intercontinental flying...
A new 1.5-gigawatt project in Utah will use five 300-megawatt Holtec small modular reactors rather than two massive conventional ones, part of a broader...
Trump calling Taiwan a "bargaining chip" is the headline, but Denny Roy argues the deeper story is structural: a Chinese military that makes intervention...
For weeks, an August 18 deadline loomed: the day a U.S.–Iran understanding expired, and, by President Trump's own warning, the day fighting over the...
The diplomatic center of gravity in the Middle East has decisively shifted to Riyadh. On June 23, 2026, talks between Iranian Majlis Speaker Mohammed...
Germany still must address a readiness issue: large portions of the army are not considered fully combat-ready, with some readiness estimates for land forces...
The KN-23, North Korea's version the Russian Iskander missile, showed up to fight in the Ukraine war. And it isn't the same platform as...
On May 21, 2025, a brand-new North Korean destroyer rolled over and partially capsized at its own launch ceremony — with Kim Jong Un...
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: The British Challenger 1 tank, active from 1983 to 2001, significantly advanced tank warfare through its revolutionary Chobham composite armor...
The British HMS Vanguard was the last battleship ever built by the Royal Navy and considered the best. This dreadnought was a powerhouse and...
The Carl Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle, Swedish Punch: The Carl Gustaf is a Swedish-developed 84mm recoilless rifle. It is a multi-role, man-portable weapon system...
One would think any vessel with the name John F. Kennedy could easily transform into a museum ship upon retirement. Not so for the...
Summary and Key Points: Top U.S. military commanders express urgent concern over rapidly expanding Russian and Chinese military-industrial capabilities. Russia, despite heavy losses in...
