USS Gerald R. Ford

USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives in U.S. Virgin Islands as U.S. Recalibrates Caribbean Security Posture Amid Venezuela Tensions

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier and the lead ship of its class, arrived in St. Thomas on Monday in a deployment that underscores shifting U.S. security priorities close to home. The port...
A newly released photo of 11th Airborne Division paratroopers jumping from a C-17 over Hawaii offers a rare look at how the United States is refining rapid deployment skills for Pacific missions and crisis planning tied to rising tensions with Venezuela.

U.S. C-17 Airdrop Over Hawaii Highlights Expanding Role of Rapid Deployment in Pacific–Caribbean Readiness—and Beyond

A recently released image of a C-17 Globemaster III dropping paratroopers over Hawaii quietly illustrated far more than a routine training serial, as announced by DVIDS on 1 December 2025. The photograph shows U.S. Army soldiers from the 11th Airborne...
GBU-39 is a lightweight air-launched munition converted into a precision-guided bomb using GPS-aided inertial navigation, enabling accurate strikes from long distances with minimal collateral damage.

U.S. Pushes for Urgent Retrieval of Intact GBU-39 Bomb Recovered After Israeli Strike in Beirut

The United States is pressing for the rapid recovery of an unexploded American-made precision bomb that remained intact after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, amid escalating fears that sensitive technology could fall into the hands of Iran-aligned groups or be...
F-35 Lightning II

US Navy Awards Pratt & Whitney Up to $1.6 Billion Contract to Sustain F-35’s F135 Engine

The United States Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract valued at up to $1.6 billion to sustain the F135 propulsion system that powers all variants of the F-35 Lightning II, the world’s largest and most widely deployed fifth-generation...
F-35 fighter jet

Trump’s Tariff Gambit Backfires as Global F-35 Orders Collapse, Threatening USD 100 Billion in Sales

US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable tariff crusade—framed domestically as a strategy to revive American jobs—appears to be delivering the opposite effect for one of the country’s biggest defense manufacturers. Lockheed Martin, builder of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, is...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: How a $2 Trillion Fighter Jet Program Exposed Corruption in America’s “Cleanest” Institutions

Corruption in the military is increasingly emerging as a global concern, with scandals and procurement scams surfacing across continents. From battlefield-dependent Ukraine to the strategic might of China and the United States, and from struggling democracies like Romania to rising...
AH-64E Apache attack helicopter

US Army Turns AH-64E Apache into Advanced Drone-Killer in Breakthrough Live-Fire Exercise

The United States Army is rapidly transforming its combat-proven AH-64E Apache attack helicopter into one of the world’s most versatile counter-drone platforms, following the success of a rare and highly specialized live-fire exercise known as Operation Flyswatter. Conducted at Marine...
Chinese coast guard ship

US, China Hold “Frank and Constructive” Maritime Security Talks in Hawaii as Military Communications Slowly Resume

The United States and China held a new round of working-level maritime security talks in Hawaii this week, marking a cautious but significant step toward rebuilding military-to-military communication channels strained by months of trade tension and regional frictions. According to...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

F-35 Lightning II: U.S.–Saudi Strategic Defense Pact Reshapes Middle East Dynamics as Riyadh Secures F-35 Deal Under Israel’s QME Shadow

The evolving geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has reached a pivotal inflection point with Washington’s announcement of the United States–Saudi Arabia Strategic Defense Agreement, a sweeping pact that includes approval for Riyadh to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
Xi Jinping- Donald Trump

China’s Rare Earth Gambit: Can China Wield Its Rare Earths Trump Card Against the United States Before It Backfires?

It doesn’t take an expert in international security to see that China is currently emboldened on the world stage. And to be fair, it has good reason to be confident—especially after United States President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi...
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