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A few days ago, we at 19FortyFive published a story on the Tempest AKA Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Great Britain’s current effort at...
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The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran expires tonight. No deal has been reached. No formal extension has been agreed. Vance is...
We Got Up Close to the F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter: The F-22 Raptor first took to the skies on September 7, 1997, and formally...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force has accepted 105 Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tankers without ever fully certifying the program as...
Key Points and Summary: Hoover Institution Fellow Eyck Freymann, who also serves as a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the U.S. Naval War College’s China...
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...
General George S. Patton Jr.’s observation captures the command philosophy that drove one of the most consequential operational achievements of World War II: the...
The British Royal Navy had high hopes for its two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. They were supposed to have a global reach and help...
During a 1999 NATO exercise, designated as JTFEX/TMDI 99, an older Dutch diesel-electric submarine, the HNLMS Walrus (S802), shocked the sailors serving aboard the...
The Sun ’n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida, featured the F-35C, a carrier-based variant with larger wings and reinforced landing gear, making for a...
With the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran due to expire on April 22, President Donald Trump may soon face the same...
Key Points and Summary – Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., possessed what Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz called coup d’oeil — the...
Veteran says VA denied him coverage for cancer treatment: In another story about the Veterans’ Administration not providing adequate care, a veteran with stage-4...
America’s Lunar Base Must Be Commercial From Day One: With NASA’s recent declaration laying out national space policy, America has now committed itself to...
Key Points and Summary: “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” Napoleon Bonaparte made the observation aboard HMS...
“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is...
Three and a half months after Operation Absolute Resolve captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, Caribbean air travel is finally returning to normal — Puerto...
In 1967, Israel defeated Egypt in Just Six Days. Could Israel do the Same with Turkey? – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser made no...
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...
A few days ago, we at 19FortyFive published a story on the Tempest AKA Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Great Britain’s current effort at...
Ukraine Receives First, More Powerful M270 MLRS – Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov announced on his Twitter page Friday that Ukraine has received its...
On day 142 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military continues with its operational pause, and as a result, little has changed...
Vinnytsia Strike is the Latest Example of Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Civilian Targets – On July 14, Russian cruise missiles struck the Ukrainian city...
What Consequences will Russia’s Leadership Reshuffle Mean for the War in Ukraine? – On Friday, July 15 the Russian Duma convened for a special...
