Donald Trump

Trump Signals Imminent Pick for Next Federal Reserve Chair, Reviving Fears Over Central Bank Independence

United States President Donald Trump has signalled that he is close to announcing his pick for the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, setting the stage for a high-stakes confrontation between the White House and the central bank at...
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)

US Approves Record US$11.1 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan Amid Rising China Tensions

The United States on Wednesday (December 18) approved a landmark US$11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, marking the largest-ever weapons sale to the self-ruled island as it faces mounting military and diplomatic pressure from China. The move underscores Washington’s commitment...
Oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela

Trump Orders ‘Total and Complete’ Blockade of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tankers, Raising Legal and Market Concerns

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered what he described as a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating Washington’s pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro by targeting the country’s primary source...
Donald Trump

Donald Trump Expands US Travel Ban to Nearly 40 Countries, Including Syria and Palestinian Authority Passport Holders

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Dec 16) sharply expanded a sweeping travel ban, barring people from seven additional countries — including Syria — as well as holders of Palestinian Authority passports from entering the United States. The move brings...
MQ-25 T1 test asset refuels

U.S. Navy Pushes First Flight of MQ-25 Stingray to Early 2026, Marking Another Slip in Pivotal Unmanned Carrier Program

The U.S. Navy’s first flight of the production-representative Boeing MQ-25 Stingray has officially slipped into early 2026, missing a long-projected 2025 milestone that senior officials had repeatedly described as crucial for the future of unmanned carrier aviation. The delay, confirmed...
B-1B Lancers Return to Ellsworth AFB After Major Runway Overhaul - Clearing Path for B-21 Raider Era

B-1B Lancers Return to Ellsworth AFB After Major Runway Overhaul, Clearing Path for B-21 Raider Era

Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota marked a milestone in its transformation into the Air Force’s first B-21 Raider hub, as B-1B Lancer bombers from the 37th Bomb Squadron returned home on December 3, 2025, after a ten-month relocation...
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

U.S. Navy Recovers F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk Lost in October Mishaps Near USS Nimitz

The U.S. Navy has successfully recovered an F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Seahawk from the seafloor following two separate mishaps that occurred within minutes of each other on October 26, 2025, while both aircraft were operating from the USS...
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target, U.S. Air Force

Boeing Delivers Final QF-16 Aerial Target, Marking End of a 15-Year Conversion Program

The U.S. Air Force has received its 127th—and currently final—QF-16 full-scale aerial target (FSAT), closing a major chapter in one of the service’s most unusual but essential test and evaluation programs. Boeing Defense marked the milestone with a commemorative video...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

US Opens Door for Turkey’s Return to F-35 Lightning II Program as S-400 Impasse Nears Breakthrough

NATO’s long-fractured air-power architecture appears to be entering a decisive period of realignment, as new indications suggest Washington and Ankara are inching toward resolving one of the most consequential defence disputes of the past decade. Fresh signals from senior US...
U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper crews from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 (HMLA-267)

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper Crews Sharpen Crisis-Response Edge During Steel Knight 25 as Caribbean Tensions Rise

On 2 December 2025, AH-1Z Viper crews from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 (HMLA-267) lifted off from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton for a close air support (CAS) training mission during the annual Steel Knight 25 exercise. Images...
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