Washington Escalates Sanctions Pressure on Tehran, but Enforcement Hinges on Beijing’s Cooperation
The Trump administration is intensifying its economic campaign against Iran, rolling out a new wave of sanctions designed to choke...
Year: 2026
Taiwan Drills Its Soldiers to Hold Ground Block by Block, With Civilians Still in the Streets
Taiwan's military is conducting live combat drills inside functioning residential and commercial neighborhoods, training soldiers to fight and hold urban...
MESKO Lands $2 Billion Contract to Supply Shoulder-Fired Air Defense Systems Across Four NATO Members
Polish state-owned defense manufacturer MESKO has signed a contract worth approximately $2 billion to supply man-portable air-defense systems, known as...
Navy Pulls Back the Curtain on AIM-424 Malice, a New Long-Range Missile Built to Dominate Contested Airspace
The U.S. Navy has officially disclosed the AIM-424 Malice, a new long-range air-to-air missile designed to give carrier-based fighters a...
A Year After Standing Up, the Pentagon’s Counter-Drone Task Force Admits It Has Far to Go
One year after the Department of Defense stood up its counter-drone task force, senior officials are acknowledging that the effort...
Russia’s Window at Tartus Has Closed for Good, and Its Mediterranean Ambitions With It
Russia's naval foothold at Tartus, Syria — the only base Moscow operated on the Mediterranean — has slipped permanently out...
China’s Humanoid Robots Break Speed Records. Turning Raw Performance Into Combat Utility Is Another Matter.
Chinese humanoid robots have crossed a threshold that would have seemed implausible just two years ago: machines developed by domestic...
A Marine F/A-18 Squadron Earns One of the Air Force’s Highest Collective Honors
A U.S. Marine Corps fighter attack squadron has been awarded the Air Force Gallant Unit Citation, one of the more...
Saab Puts Forward a Stealthy, Supersonic Uncrewed Combat Aircraft for the Next Generation of Air Power
Sweden's Saab has publicly revealed a concept for a stealthy, supersonic uncrewed combat aircraft — a design the company positions...
All Eight Aboard Killed After Contractor Aircraft Goes Down Near Alaskan Radar Installation
A small contractor-operated aircraft crashed near a remote radar installation in Alaska, killing all eight people aboard, according to reporting...