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Strategic insights, expert commentary, and geopolitical analysis of global military developments.

Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate…

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‘They got very lucky,’ Trump says of downed Apache helicopter’s crew

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said two U.S. Army aviators “got very lucky” after an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was downed…

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Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project

BERLIN — The leaders of France and Germany have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a…

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French Army has recruitment surplus but lacks equipment, deputy chief says

PARIS — The French Army has so many applicants that it has had to slow recruitment, while at the same…

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Huge fascist-era underground cisterns draw Western special forces to Italy for tunnel training

ROME — Battles in tunnels in Gaza and fierce underground fighting in Ukraine have convinced special forces units around the…

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Iran Severely Damaged US Air Ops Center in Qatar Soon After War Began

The command center that ran America’s air campaigns in the Middle East for over two decades took a direct hit…

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U.K. Mine Countermeasures Mothership Leaves Gibraltar for Potential Strait of Hormuz Mission

The Royal Navy’s mine countermeasures mothership RFA Lyme Bay (L3007) departed Tuesday from Gibraltar as the U.K. and France prepare to launch…

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New Zealand budget spares defense, intelligence agencies from cuts

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Defence Force and intelligence agencies are on track to receive almost $4.3 billion (US$2.5…

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USSF Gives SpaceX $2.29 Billion for ‘Backbone’ of New Data Network

egrated network, providing robust, resilient, high-capacity, and low-latency data transport … delivering worldwide tactical communications and broadband communication services.” The…

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Drones could mean the end of sprawling bases seen during Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

“I think we need to make ourselves a smaller target. We have to be harder to be detected, hit.” The…

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