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The Army Wants a Tiltrotor Helicopter to Fight China in the Indo-Pacific

The Army Wants a Tiltrotor Helicopter to Fight China in the Indo-Pacific

Since the widespread introduction of the helicopter in the Vietnam War, the US Army has adjusted its airborne operations doctrine to include air...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Why China’s “Type 99A” Is Its Greatest Tank Ever

Why China’s “Type 99A” Is Its Greatest Tank Ever

Even as wild rumors circulate in the West that China’s economy and political system are teetering towards collapse, the country’s military...

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Brandon J. Weichert

How the US Navy Is Preparing for the Age of Drone Warfare

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Oops: The US Navy Just Crashed Yet Another F/A-18 Super Hornet

yesterday 1

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Peter Suciu

Russia Is Sending Ancient Tanks to the Front Lines in Ukraine

Russia Is Sending Ancient Tanks to the Front Lines in Ukraine

As the White House attempts to persuade Moscow to agree on a ceasefire deal in Ukraine, which could lead to a formal peace treaty, the Kremlin...

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Peter Suciu

Russia’s Tu-95MS Is on High Alert in the Pacific

Russia’s Tu-95MS Is on High Alert in the Pacific

The Russian Aerospace Force’s Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name “Bear”) is the only remaining propeller-driven bomber in service anywhere in the...

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Peter Suciu

America’s Aircraft Carriers Are in the Far Corners of the World—Literally

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Peter Suciu

This Warship Has Languished in Port for 3,000 Days—and It Isn’t Russian!

This Warship Has Languished in Port for 3,000 Days—and It Isn’t Russian!

Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally returned to the sea this week, beginning the first of its sea trials that will allow...

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Peter Suciu

US Navy Destroyers Are Heading Toward Venezuela

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Maya Carlin

B-1 Bombers and JAS 39 Gripens Fly Over Latvia

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Maya Carlin

Why the US Air Force Can’t Wait to Get Its Hands on the B-21 Raider

Why the US Air Force Can’t Wait to Get Its Hands on the B-21 Raider

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, currently in development under top-secret conditions, is expected to take the mantle of the world’s stealthiest...

yesterday 1

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Harrison Kass

Jerome Powell’s Tough Choices at Jackson Hole

yesterday 1

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Desmond Lachman

How to Rethink US-Israel Relations

How to Rethink US-Israel Relations

The enduring mantra of the “unbreakable bond” between the United States and Israel has become so entrenched in American political discourse that...

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Leon Hadar

Forging a ROK-US Alliance: From Mutual Defense to a Nuclear Partnership

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Joohyun Moon

The US Is Losing the Plot on India

The US Is Losing the Plot on India

The Trump Administration’s new 50 percent tariff on India, together with public barbs at India’s “dead” economy and “obnoxious” trade...

yesterday 1

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Bill Drexel

Heat Waves Make the Grid Less Reliable

Heat Waves Make the Grid Less Reliable

High temperatures over prolonged durations can affect grid resilience and reliability and lead to outages. Main highlights: On June 19, a line of...

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Miguel Yañez-Barnuevo

After the Alaska Summit, Europe’s Moment of Truth

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Robert Ellis

How Not to Lose to Putin

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Taras Byk

The Alaska Summit and Donald Trump’s Russia Ties

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Paul R. Pillar

Donald Trump’s Tariffs Can Cripple Russia—If Done Right

Donald Trump’s Tariffs Can Cripple Russia—If Done Right

The weapon that can do the most damage to Russia’s war machine isn’t a drone or a tank—it’s America’s economic leverage. That’s why...

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Angela Howard

Here’s Why the Russian Navy’s Newest Frigate Is Keeping US Planners Up at Night

Here’s Why the Russian Navy’s Newest Frigate Is Keeping US Planners Up at Night

The Russian Navy’s “Project 22350,” more widely known as the Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate, is the next logical step in Russia’s modernization...

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Brandon J. Weichert

How America’s “Quicksink” Munitions Could Change Sea Warfare

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

America Just Shot Down a Drone—with Another Drone

America Just Shot Down a Drone—with Another Drone

The US Army recently achieved its first air-to-air kill of a drone through the use of another drone.  As unmanned aerial systems are increasingly...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Why the Defense Industrial Base Is So Hard to Fix

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Daniel Bob

Now Is the Time to Repeal the Jackson-Vanik Amendment

Now Is the Time to Repeal the Jackson-Vanik Amendment

The Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which has denied normal trade relations to certain non-market economies since the passage of the Trade Act of 1974,...

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Alex Little

A Living Echo: Ron Paul at 90

A Living Echo: Ron Paul at 90

Ron Paul has just turned 90, and it’s not only the retired Texas congressman’s friends, family, and political supporters who have reason to...

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Daniel Mccarthy

The Air Force’s F-16 “Thunderbirds” May Have Broken Windows over Chicago

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Peter Suciu

China Is Testing Its First Tiltrotor Aircraft

China Is Testing Its First Tiltrotor Aircraft

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has been developing a tiltrotor aircraft, similar to the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey or the Bell...

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Peter Suciu

A US Navy Transport Ship Just Caught Fire Near Okinawa

A US Navy Transport Ship Just Caught Fire Near Okinawa

A fire broke out on the United States Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD-18) off the coast of Okinawa on...

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Peter Suciu

This Aircraft Will Change How the US Air Force Trains Its Pilots

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Harrison Kass

French Diplomacy? Macron Just Called Putin an “Ogre”

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Can Washington Ban the Muslim Brotherhood?

Can Washington Ban the Muslim Brotherhood?

How should the US balance democratic principles with the need to confront groups that shift between ballots and bombs? Calls to ban the Muslim...

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Will Hezbollah Disarm?

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Alexander Langlois

Atoms for Influence: How Russia and China Engage in Nuclear Energy Diplomacy

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Roc Iore

Can We Classify Nuclear Energy As Green?

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Seth Grae

Nuclear Energy: The Only Green Technology That Can Meet the World’s Growing Energy Needs

Nuclear Energy: The Only Green Technology That Can Meet the World’s Growing Energy Needs

Nuclear energy is green and, in fact, is the only green technology that, right now, can meet the world’s energy needs. Nuclear is the greenest...

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Seth Grae

Why New Large and Small Nuclear Reactors are Not Green

Why New Large and Small Nuclear Reactors are Not Green

Despite their considerable allure in the eyes of many, and despite being put forth as the cure to the energy crisis, nuclear reactors are not...

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Mark Z. Jacobson

Iran’s Taliban Tightrope

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Fatemeh Aman

Syria’s Deadly Wrong Turn

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Ahmad Sharawi

The US Navy’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Isn’t Going to the Middle East … Yet

The US Navy’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Isn’t Going to the Middle East … Yet

Earlier this summer, the US Navy’s newest and largest nuclear-powered supercarrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), departed from Norfolk,...

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Peter Suciu

Air Force B-2 Bombers Flew Over the Trump-Putin Meeting

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Maya Carlin

Getting Beyond Blame in the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process

Getting Beyond Blame in the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process

When Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan shook hands with Donald Trump at the White House on August...

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Anar Jahangirli

China Is Planning a Drone Parade in September

China Is Planning a Drone Parade in September

Countries often host military parades in an attempt to garner respect from within and without. Rows and rows of uniformed men marching in...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Why Couldn’t Trump and Putin Make a Deal in Alaska? Here’s One Big Reason

Why Couldn’t Trump and Putin Make a Deal in Alaska? Here’s One Big Reason

Negotiations around Ukraine among the United States, Russia, Ukraine, and Europe continue this week, fresh off of the meeting between US President...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Why Are American B-1B Lancers Flying Over Latvia?

Why Are American B-1B Lancers Flying Over Latvia?

The Latvian Ministry of Defense announced that a US Air Force Rockwell B-1B Lancer that was deployed to Ørland Air Base, Norway, in the latest...

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Peter Suciu

Why America Is Making More Artillery Shells than Ever

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Peter Suciu

A Ukrainian Sniper Just Made the World’s Longest Kill Shot

A Ukrainian Sniper Just Made the World’s Longest Kill Shot

The Ukrainian military claimed that last week, one of its elite snipers successfully set a new world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill,...

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Peter Suciu

Why China’s XLUUV Drones Are Sea Monsters

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why Northrop Grumman’s Phantom Laser Might Be Just What the Army Needs

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Brandon J. Weichert

Energy Forecasts Often Reflect Wishful Thinking in Both Directions

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Greg Priddy