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Over at Reuters and several other outlets, there seems to be a letter circulating in the U.S. Senate that offers wide-ranging support for the...
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Russia routinely assails Ukraine with hordes of Iranian-derived kamikaze drones, big hypersonic ballistic missiles, and subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles released by hulking strategic...
Key Points – President Trump’s May 15th suggestion in Qatar of developing an “F-55″—a twin-engine “super upgrade” of the single-engine F-35 because he “doesn’t...
Tensions are escalating between US allies Turkey and Israel in Syria following Bashar al-Assad's ouster in December 2024 and the rise of HTS leader...
Key Points – Canada’s interest in joining the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) for a sixth-generation fighter, driven by desires for strategic diversification...
The strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Secretary Marco Rubio’s announcement following the US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine has agreed to accept a 30-day ceasefire and to enter into...
The increasingly fraught endgame to the Russia-Ukraine war reflects a larger ongoing debate in the US policy community about who is ultimately responsible for...
The US Air Force is investing over $1 billion to upgrade its F-22 Raptor fleet, ensuring its continued dominance until the Next Generation Air...
This article may re-awaken that World War Two historian in you. The Casablanca-class aircraft carrier is not the first warship that comes to mind...
F-15EX Program Chugging Along with More Airplanes Delivered: With constant reports of the F-47 NGAD, an improved F-22 Super, and perhaps an altogether new...
The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was one of the most unique and visually distinctive aircraft to fly during the Second World War. Named after...
It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...
Key Points – Canada’s re-evaluation of its 88-unit F-35 fighter deal, driven by political tensions with the US, faces significant practical hurdles if Ottawa...
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU)—collectively known as the Union—took power after securing the largest block...
America is engaged in a new space race – one that will determine whether the U.S. or China will be the dominant nation in...
Throughout his presidential campaign last year, US President Donald Trump regularly insisted that he would stop the Ukraine War on ‘day one’ of his...
The leaders of France, the U.K., Germany, and Poland over the weekend joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “demand” that Putin immediately agree to...
The Drone, the Strike, and the Ritual: Why Kashmir’s War Is Never Really About Kashmir – The renewed fighting in Kashmir this month – Pakistan’s...
Canada’s defense establishment has finally woken up to the reality that submarines matter. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to acquire up to twelve conventionally...
Summary and Key Points: -North Korea’s deployment of 15,000 troops to support Russia in Ukraine offers critical battlefield experience that could significantly enhance its...
Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....
North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is meeting with important allies during his Indo-Pacific trip, with one notable exception: South Korea, at a time of...
Over at Reuters and several other outlets, there seems to be a letter circulating in the U.S. Senate that offers wide-ranging support for the...
“Cognitive warfare”? Yes, please—and more of it! Over at the South China Morning Post, reporter Minnie Chan has the story of how the U.S....
Hope is once again triumphing over experience in European policymaking circles. This time it is the European Recovery Fund that it is hoped will...
A well-maintained firearm can be usable for decades after it was first made. Even antique firearms that have been hard used over the years...
There will be increased activity at Plesetsk space center in northwestern Russia this year, and some residents in the region may even be able...
