Security
Defense, intelligence, terrorism and America's posture abroad.
A Passage to the Middle East
Tsukerman, RealClearDefense India's already close intelligence cooperation with Israel could become a foundation for broader work with American and European agencies.
Trump supporters confront Iran, affordability concerns with a message for critics: 'Give him time'
Trump rally-goers in Perry, Georgia, defend the president as gas prices hit $3.66 per gallon amid the Iran war and growing affordability concerns.
Lessons Learned From Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Parfonov, Eurasia Daily Monitor Russian self-reflection on the tactical level — visible in published compilations of combat experience and across the pro-war Russian Telegram analytical segment...
Air Force Launches ARRW, Its First Hypersonic Weapon, into Production
A&SF The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract to produce its first-ever hypersonic missile
Pro-Abdul El-Sayed ad sparks fury with false claim Israel to blame for high egg, banana prices despite no spikes since Iran war began
A shocking new pro-Abdul El-Sayed ad blaming Israel for high prices at the grocery store in the US from an allied PAC has ignited a firestorm and accusations of antisemitism.
I warned the FBI about Iran’s sleeper cells in 2017. Nobody listened — now Washington is panicking
On Oct. 23, 2026, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iranian plots to kill Americans abroad had reached advanced stages. The Axios warning raises a larger counterterrorism question: How much does Washing…
Trump toppled Maduro. Now it’s time to invade Cuba
Military action against Cuba is now being discussed as an option, and that is very good news for Cuba, the United States, and the entirety of the Western Hemisphere. Since the 1959 revolution that overthrew the government of Gen. Fulgencio Batista, the isla…
Evil US soldier Zarrius Hildabrand learns fate for murdering wife, dumping her in storm drain
A heinous US Army soldier who fatally shot his 21-year-old wife before joining her anguished family in search efforts despite knowing she was dead has been sentenced to 59 years in prison – and the killer was scolded for not showing concern for "anyone othe…
AUKUS Partners Test Autonomous Maritime Systems
Jangoulun Singsit, Naval Tech The three nations are testing more than 40 technologies, including multidomain autonomous, crewed and uncrewed systems.
AUKUS: USS Colorado Announced as First Submarine for SRF – West
USNI News The Pentagon announced Monday the Virginia-class submarine that will be the lead nuclear attack boat in western Australia.
Hegseth’s Military Promotion Blocks Could Face a Congressional Reckoning
WSun As House Democrats weigh oversight priorities, the incoming Congressional Black Caucus chair wants investigating the treatment of Black and female officers to top the list.
Helsing Rolls Out Contra Air Defense Design, Plus Two New Inteceptors
BrDefense The company claims the Contra system can track and engage “hundreds or thousands of drone and missile threats at the same time.”
Inside the Pentagon, the Pressure Is On To Find a Home for a New Spaceport
Ars T. Space Force considering options: public-private, federal installation, state land.
The Necropolitics of the Wasteland
Yunus Emre Tumen, RealClearDefense The Strategic Obsolescence of Clausewitzian Occupation in the Twenty First Century
Do American Forces in the First Island Chain Deter or Invite War?
Blane & Rose, MWI After the deterrence failure that led to the Korean War, the United States recognized the necessity of forward presence to prevent war.
South China Sea is Key to Invigorate Positive U.S.–Malaysia Relations
B. Sadler, RCD Reality is coming home to roost for many in southeast Asia regarding the implications of China’s emboldened claims in the South China Sea ...
Marines Thrive With Teamwork and Toughness
Marine Corps Compass Points Marines go to battle together and together they come home.
Navy, Marine Corps Simulate Ship Strikes From Air and Land
Alex Wilson, S&S F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 Lightning II fighters — operating from Marine Corps bases and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt — participated in the drill alongside...
Air National Guard To Stand Up a New Special Tactics Squadron
Patty Nieberg, T&P The Pentagon directed the Air Force to stand up a new unit based in Florida, where there’s a host of Air Force special operations resources
Air Force Breaks New Gorund in 'Stealth' With B-21
Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven Unseen technologies power the B-21's stealth, computing, and sensing, promising a revolution in high-altitude bomber capabilities and survivability
How Fighter Jets Can (and Will) ‘Headbutt’ Enemy Planes
L. Nye, We Are the Mighty When you need to intercept a plane without shooting it down...
Pentagon Opens New Sprint to Field Air Defense Drone Boats
The Defense Post The Pentagon has launched the second phase of a competition to field USVs capable of detecting, identifying, and neutralizing airborne threats.
Army’s Strategic Capital Initiative Is ‘Not Slowing Down’
Anastasia Obis, FNN "To be clear to the market and to our partners — we're moving out. Good news is there is no gap, only consistent desire to move faster," Marc Andersen said.
Army Seeing Progress in Pacific Network
Lauren C. Williams, Defense One Recent exercises suggest the service and its foreign partners are moving closer to a single-screen data system
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