Shield AI

X-BAT Drone ‘Fighter’ Moves From Concept to Reality With Kansas VTOL Tests, A Pivotal Step for Shield AI’s Stealthy

Shield AI has confirmed that it will begin flight testing its highly ambitious X-BAT vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone “fighter” later this year near Newton, Kansas, marking a critical milestone for one of the most closely watched uncrewed combat...
F-22 Raptor 2.0

F-22 “Raptor 2.0” Modernization Takes Shape, New Model Displays Extended-Range Stealth Configuration

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is poised for one of the most significant transformations in its operational life, as the U.S. Air Force pushes forward with a sweeping modernization package informally dubbed “Raptor 2.0.” Unveiled in production-representative scale model form...
Vladimir Putin

Economic Pressure, Ideological Resolve and Limits of Fear: Why Putin Still Holds Russia’s War Mandate

As the war launched by Vladimir Putin following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 enters its fifth year, one longstanding assumption about modern conflict appears both confirmed and confounded. Conventional wisdom suggests that the longer a war drags...
Donald Trump

Trump Signals Iran Strike Could Be ‘Very Bad Day’ as War Debate Intensifies in Washington

President Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that a United States military assault on Iran would likely be devastating for the Iranian people, even as his administration weighs options for a potential strike and diplomatic talks hang in the balance. In a...
Xi Jinping - Donald Trump

China Pushes Back Against Trump’s New Trade Measures as Persistent Tariff Volatility Reshapes Asia Supply Chains

China has warned it will take “firm countermeasures” if the United States moves ahead with fresh trade investigations targeting Chinese strategic industries, escalating tensions just days after the US Supreme Court curtailed President Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs under...
Trump–Putin

Trump’s Ukraine Gambit: Trump–Putin Framework May Include US-Backed Revival of Nord Stream

As the war in Ukraine grinds into another brutal year, the administration of former US President Donald Trump is quietly exploring what it believes could be the central trade in any eventual settlement: territory and security guarantees for Ukraine on...
Russian Verba MANPADS

Russia’s Secret Missile Transfers to Iran: Boost Tehran’s Air Defense That May Reshape Calculus of Any US Military Action

The calculus of U.S. strategy toward Iran has always been fraught with ambiguity. Decades of sanctions, targeted strikes, covert operations, and diplomatic pressure have aimed to coerce the Islamic Republic into moderation—or at the very least, restraint. Yet, after years...
Donald Trump

Asia Faces Unprecedented Uncertainty Trump’s 15% Tariff Signals New Era of Legal and Policy Volatility

Asia can no longer afford to treat President Donald Trump’s new 15 percent tariff as mere background noise. The decision, announced with little preamble, sent immediate shockwaves through global markets. Gold surged to over five thousand dollars a troy ounce,...
DF-26 ,China Missiles

China’s Missiles Are Forcing US to Shift From Static Bases to Mobile, Pulsed, and Distributed Airpower in Pacific

In war planning rooms across the Pentagon, a quiet revolution is underway. Faced with a rapidly modernizing People’s Liberation Army and an increasingly contested Western Pacific battlespace, US strategists are rethinking how airpower, ground fires and maritime maneuver can survive...
Thailand Port

Southeast Asia Crossroads: US Supreme Court Voids Trump’s Emergency Tariffs and Forces Rethink of Executive Trad

The United States Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) has sent tremors far beyond Washington. In a 6–3 ruling, the Court curtailed one of the most expansive...
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