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Private Sector Mineral Companies Must Prioritize European National Goals

yesterday 7

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Max Keating

Do Drones Make Helicopters Obsolete?

yesterday 1

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Elena Davlikanova

Israel’s Summer Strikes on Iran Destroyed Several F-14 Tomcats

yesterday 0

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Maya Carlin

Did Israel’s F-35I Jets Bomb Qatar?

yesterday 0

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Maya Carlin

The Battle of Ben Het Was the Biggest Tank Battle of the Vietnam War

yesterday 0

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Brandon J. Weichert

Doomed from the Start: The Tragic Tale of the Soviet Navy’s Mike-Class Submarine

yesterday 0

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Brandon J. Weichert

These Three American Bombs Unleashed Hell on Vietnam

yesterday 0

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Brandon J. Weichert

What Is America’s Nuclear Doctrine?

yesterday 0

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Harrison Kass

Trump, Iran, and the High Stakes for Global Energy Security

previous day 20

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Patrik Kurath

The Japanese Military Just Tested Its First Railgun

previous day 2

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Peter Suciu

The US Air Force Just Carried Out “Surgery” on a B-1 Lancer Bomber

previous day 2

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Peter Suciu

America’s Minuteman III ICBMs Could Stay in Service Until 2050

America’s Minuteman III ICBMs Could Stay in Service Until 2050

According to a newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the United States Air Force’s transition to the Sentinel...

previous day 2

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Peter Suciu

Russia Is Holding Military Exercises in Belarus—and Poland Is on High Alert

previous day 2

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Peter Suciu

China Showcases Its Lasers—and Uncle Sam Shrugs

previous day 3

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Brandon J. Weichert

Hold Off on World War III: We Still Don’t Know What Happened Over Poland

Hold Off on World War III: We Still Don’t Know What Happened Over Poland

The same people who have spent the last five years doing everything in their power to get the United States and NATO more directly involved in the...

previous day 3

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Brandon J. Weichert

To Influence India, Trump Should Stop the Ukraine War

previous day 3

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why Modern Fighter Jet Cockpits Are Becoming a Lot More User-Friendly

previous day 2

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Harrison Kass

The UK Is Giving Ukraine 1,000 Anti-Air Drones Per Month

previous day 2

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

The US Air Force Now Has a Second B-21 Raider Prototype

previous day 3

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Peter Suciu

China’s New Type B Drone Could Kill US Air Superiority in the Indo-Pacific

previous day 3

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Brandon J. Weichert

B-2 Spirit Fires Quicksink JDAM in Norwegian Sea Exercise

previous day 2

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Watt’s Happening: Unleash the Power of the Sea

previous day 2

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Toni Mikec

Nuclear Energy Now – Russia to Help China Overtake the United States in Nuclear

previous day 2

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Emily Day

Why India Is an Indispensable Partner

thursday 10

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Jianli Yang

The UK to Arm New F-35 Jets With Nuclear Weapons

thursday 30

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Fresh from War with Pakistan, India’s Air Force Looks to Improve

thursday 4

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Harrison Kass

We Now Know America Is Still Secretly Flying the F-117 Nighthawk

We Now Know America Is Still Secretly Flying the F-117 Nighthawk

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk has officially been retired from the US Air Force for nearly two decades. Yet at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada—...

thursday 2

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Harrison Kass

What the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal Means for the Middle Corridor

thursday 20

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Michael Rossi

America’s B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Might Be Headed Back to Europe

thursday 4

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Peter Suciu

Trump Wants a “Super” F-22 Raptor Jet. Does He Really Need an F-47, Too?

thursday 3

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Brandon J. Weichert

Boneyard Tales: How the Air Force Kills Its F-16s

thursday 3

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Brandon J. Weichert

Trump Cannot Negotiate a Ukraine Peace Deal While Favoring Russia

thursday 1

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Joseph A. Bosco

This US Navy Supercarrier Just Operated Near Russia’s Backdoor

thursday 2

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Peter Suciu

Why Is the B-2 Spirit Bomber Training with Norwegian F-35 Fighters?

thursday 3

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Peter Suciu

Putting the “Cold” in “Cold War”: Russia’s Project 23550 Patrol Icebreaker

thursday 1

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Peter Suciu

Forget the GBU-57: The US Air Force Wants an Even Bigger Bunker-Buster Bomb

thursday 1

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Peter Suciu

How Will the Air Force’s “Collaborative Combat Aircraft” Drones Work?

thursday 3

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Harrison Kass

The Hollow Promise of the New World Order

thursday 1

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Leon Hadar

Climate Change and the Indus Basin: A Growing Risk Multiplier

thursday 3

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Saima Afzal

How to Reconcile Ukrainian Sovereignty with Russian Security

thursday 1

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Thomas Graham

Why Syria Is Key to Donald Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan

thursday 1

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Or Yissachar

Is NATO Prepared for Autonomous Warfare?

10.09.2025 20

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David Kirichenko

Ukraine Air Force Seen Flying a Former Azerbaijani MiG-29

10.09.2025 4

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Maya Carlin

Ukraine Beefs Up Its Su-27 Jets With Decoy Missiles

10.09.2025 1

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Maya Carlin

The Case Against the “Department of War”

10.09.2025 1

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Michael O’Hanlon

Four Silent Crises Undermining US Interests

Four Silent Crises Undermining US Interests

The world is rightfully seized with alleviating suffering in Gaza—where famine conditions have recently been confirmed—and ending a devastating...

10.09.2025 1

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Patrick W. Quirk

How America Can Leverage Its Battery Oversupply for Global Gains

How America Can Leverage Its Battery Oversupply for Global Gains

US battery oversupply offers an opportunity to expand into new markets, counter Chinese dominance, and secure long-term energy competitiveness. ...

10.09.2025 9

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Sebastian Borell

Sorry, Uncle Sam: The Philippines Doesn’t Want America’s F-16s After All

Sorry, Uncle Sam: The Philippines Doesn’t Want America’s F-16s After All

The Philippines has paused the potential purchase of 20 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters, citing budget constraints. The US...

10.09.2025 7

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Peter Suciu

How Russia and Ukraine Have Perfected the Art of Decoy Vehicles

How Russia and Ukraine Have Perfected the Art of Decoy Vehicles

Even before Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainians were hard at work creating decoys to stymie Russia...

10.09.2025 1

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Peter Suciu

The HMS Prince of Wales Is Beginning Its Long Journey Home

The HMS Prince of Wales Is Beginning Its Long Journey Home

The vastness of Russia is hard to overstate, but at least two NATO aircraft carriers have been conducting operations on both of its sides. Last...

10.09.2025 3

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Peter Suciu