- May 13th, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party to deliver a sweeping message of defiance and consolidation: his regime will press ahead with state-driven economic development, accelerate a military buildup centered on nuclear...
South Korea’s spy agency has ignited fresh debate over the future of the world’s only hereditary communist dynasty, reporting that National Intelligence Service (NIS) believes Kim Jong Un has settled on a daughter of about 13 as his eventual successor....
Indonesia’s ambition to step into the exclusive club of aircraft carrier operators has captured regional attention, but it has also triggered a searching debate at home about doctrine, affordability and strategic coherence. Jakarta’s reported plan to acquire the retired Italian...
China is rapidly expanding its reach across the Indo-Pacific, deploying a shadow fleet of nominally civilian fishing vessels as a covert extension of the People’s Liberation Army Navy — the world’s largest naval force by hull count. By weaponizing hundreds...
A brewing clash on Capitol Hill is exposing sharp divisions within the Democratic Party as President Donald Trump signals he may be preparing for a sweeping military strike on Iran. Behind closed doors, top Democrats are reportedly working to prevent...
China has sharply escalated its retaliation against Japan’s accelerating military expansion under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, imposing sweeping export bans and blacklisting some of the country’s most critical defense and technology institutions in a move that deepens one of the...
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” 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...
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...
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...
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