C-17A Globemaster III

US C-17 Lands in Moscow as Rare Military Airlift Highlights Secretive Washington-Moscow Communications

A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on August 25, marking a rare American military-airlift operation into Russia at a time when diplomatic engagement between Washington and Moscow remains constrained and efforts to advance a...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Operation Economic Outcast: Will US Secondary Sanctions Force China and Other Major Iran Trade Partners to Sever Economic Ties With Tehran?

The United States is escalating its economic campaign against Iran, threatening countries, banks, shipping companies and other entities that continue to maintain commercial ties with Tehran as Washington seeks to cut off the Iranian regime’s remaining financial lifelines. The campaign,...
Strait of Hormuz

US Petroleum Buffer Falls to 41 Days as Hormuz Disruption, Emergency Releases and Exports Strain Energy Security

The United States’ combined commercial crude oil inventories and Strategic Petroleum Reserve have fallen to a level equivalent to roughly 41 days of refinery supply, leaving the world’s largest oil producer with its thinnest combined petroleum cushion in four to...
G/ATOR Radar Mobility

US Marines Test G/ATOR Radar Mobility in Philippines, Allied Forces Prepare for Distributed Warfare Across First Island Chain

The United States Marine Corps has tested the mobility of its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) in the Philippines, advancing a distributed sensing architecture intended to keep critical surveillance capabilities operational even when forward bases and communications infrastructure come under...
Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base

Iranian Missile and Drone Attacks Expose U.S. Gulf Base Vulnerabilities, Forcing Washington to Rethink Its Middle East Military Strategy

Iranian missile and drone attacks have exposed deep vulnerabilities in the United States military’s long-established network of bases across the Persian Gulf, raising the possibility that Washington could permanently reduce its regional footprint and shift significant forces farther west. The...
AIM-424 Malice

US Navy Reveals AIM-424 Malice as Next-Generation Long-Range Missile to Counter China’s Expanding Maritime Strike Reach

The United States Navy has publicly revealed the AIM-424 Malice, a next-generation long-range air-to-air missile designed to extend the defensive reach of American carrier aviation as Chinese long-range weapons increasingly threaten naval forces from distances beyond the engagement envelopes of...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain

US judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country visa ban

A US federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish to settle in the country indefinitely, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. In a ruling issued on Friday...
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

Why Did Trump Cut South Korea-US Military Drills, and What Does He Want From North Korea’s Kim Jong Un This Time?

The United States and South Korea have begun their annual joint military exercises under an unexpected new political backdrop after US President Donald Trump ordered a sharp reduction in the scale of the drills and revived talk of another meeting...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

US Signals Toughest-Ever Iran Sanctions as Trump Threatens Countries Supporting Tehran and Oil Markets Brace for Further Disruption

The United States is preparing to impose what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as the “toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, intensifying Washington’s economic campaign against Tehran as the administration signals that financial pressure could reduce the need for another...
US Navy Destroyer

Washington’s Pacific Strategy Takes Shape, US Restores Pacific Command, Demands Greater Allied Contributions and Narrows Indo-Pacific Priorities

The United States’ decision to restore the historic name of its oldest combatant command from US Indo-Pacific Command to US Pacific Command is raising questions about whether Washington is recalibrating its strategic approach to Asia and narrowing its focus from...
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