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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
Israel heads into deeply divided election as Oct 7 reckoning looms: What to know
Will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold power? Israel's election becomes a referendum on Oct. 7 failures as no bloc secures a clear majority.
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...
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
AI, Robotics, and Marines
Gary Anderson, RealClearDefense Hybrid infantry units would create enhanced small unit combined arms teams ...
Former Israeli PM emerges as wild card in high-stakes election with Middle East's future at stake
Naftali Bennett's Middle East vision includes expanding the Abraham Accords, but polls show him trailing Gadi Eisenkot and Prime Minister Netanyahu ahead of Israel's election.
UAE's Nusseibeh calls for 'mindset shift' at U.N. amid bid to become secretary general
Lana Nusseibeh, the United Arab Emirates' pick to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, says the organization is in desperate need of a "mindset shift" as it looks to play a more active role in solving some of the world's most pressing is…
Former Colombian president accused of exploiting dozens of women for presidential parties
Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro rejected claims he traded public contracts for sex amid broader allegations of corruption and drug trafficking.
Carney says Trump moving closer to Canada's trade demands as midterms loom
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have picked up slightly, but any progress is because Washington is moving closer to Canada's demands.
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