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President Trump called Taiwan's $14 billion U.S. weapons package a "bargaining chip" he was holding over China, leverage he could trade for concessions from...
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President Trump called Taiwan's $14 billion U.S. weapons package a "bargaining chip" he was holding over China, leverage he could trade for concessions from...
The U.S. Air Force is accelerating its nuclear modernization. A B-52H Stratofortress was recently spotted carrying two AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) test...
Defense researcher Jack Buckby breaks down the B-1B Lancer's critical role in the ongoing Iran conflict. While lacking modern stealth, the Lancer's massive 75,000-pound...
Defense columnist Isaac Seitz takes readers inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. Originally carved out of solid granite in the 1960s to survive a nuclear...
The legendary A-10 Warthog has returned to the front lines. During Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon repurposed the iconic tank killer into a "boat...
Reuben F. Johnson, 36-year weapons systems analyst and Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, examines Rep. August Pfluger's Washington Post warning that...
Outrunning the Cold War: The Untouchable Legacy of the SR-71 Blackbird Of all the aircraft produced during the Cold War, none has captured the...
National security journalist Harrison Kass examines the asymmetric threat torpedoes pose to modern U.S. supercarriers. Despite possessing layered air defenses, $13 billion supercarriers remain...
Former US Army Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri examines the tactical hurdles facing the HMS Prince of Wales. Placed on advanced readiness in...
Award-winning national security journalist Stephen Silver analyzes the recent 30-hour fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. While speculative reports from British...
National security journalist Harrison Kass analyzes the strategic vulnerability of China's modernizing aircraft carrier fleet. Despite launching the EMALS-equipped Fujian and developing the J-35...