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Though Washington has not committed to supplying Kyiv with combat aircraft, the United States Air Force has begun sending “stripped-down” F-16...
As South Korea approaches a new presidential election, both the eventual winner as well as President Trump’s tariffs have the potential to craft...
On April 27, 2025, the Cold War Museum in Vint Hill, Virginia hosted a virtual event titled “US Defense During the Cold War.” In the absence...
In addition to ANZAC Day, this past April 25, 2025, also marked a significant and tragic anniversary in U.S. military history: the forty-fifth...
When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the T-34. This is understandable, since it, ...
In addition to marking ANZAC Day, i.e., the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, April 25, 2025, also marked the forty-fifth anniversary...
Canada’s elections are usually fought on domestic issues and inspire only modest interest outside its borders. This time, however, Canadians were...
Boeing’s YC-14 emerged from a United States Air Force (USAF) initiative launched in the mid-1970s. The desire on the part of the Air Force was to...
Most people have probably never heard of the U.S. Navy’s S-3 Viking anti-submarine (ASW)/anti-surface (ASuW) aircraft. But the S-3 enjoyed a four...
To most human observers, the songbirds known as swallows (order Passeriformes , family Hirundinidae ) are pretty benign and unintimidating...
The battle for the Black Sea’s future will be won—or lost—in Romania. As Russia’s war of aggression grinds on and the United States doubles down on...
It was announced yesterday that former National Security Adviser Mike Waltz had been removed from that post, as was his deputy, Alex Wong. Waltz...
During the annual address to Congress in March, President Donald Trump stated that an upgraded missile defense system to protect the U.S. was one...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a three-day ceasefire in the second week of May. The unilateral announcement for a pause in the...
When President Donald Trump was elected, he had spent the preceding campaign against former President Joe Biden and then former Vice President...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. As luck would have it, over the weekend, I had the honor...
In his play The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde has one of his characters say that “to lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to...
Two years is a lifetime in politics. However, for French president Emmanuel Macron, 2027 is coming up as fast as a runaway train as he seeks to...
While the U.S. Air Force continues to make progress with its next-generation B-21 stealth bomber program, other nations are working on fielding...
When it comes to Russia’s arsenal losses, its main battle tank (MBT) platforms have taken a real beating. Since the invasion commenced back in...
The U.S.-led campaign against the Houthi rebels in Yemen continues apace. In just four months, the U.S. military has attacked more than 1,000...
In mid-April, at least two B-1Bs from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, were deployed to Japan as part of a...
The absurdity of our age continues to be highlighted in the headlines. Sadly, it has apparently gone unnoticed by some of the highest-ranking...
Developed by Bell Helicopter in the 1960s, the AH-1 Cobra was the United States Army’s first dedicated attack helicopter. The helo was developed in...
America’s leadership thinks that the United States military, in its current form, is prepared to fight—and win—the next world war. Some in...
Earlier this week, Canada elected economist and former central banker Mark Carney to a full term as its Prime Minister. During his campaign, Carney...
NATO ally Romania will receive a new MIM-104 Patriot air-defense system, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced late last...
The U.S. Air Force’s journey to field the world’s first-ever sixth-generation fighter program appears to be making progress. In early May, the...
Earlier this week, the French carrier strike group, consisting of its sole carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, and associated escort ships, returned...
Donald Trump’s antagonistic approach to global trade appears to have run its course. Now is the time to restore order in America’s trade regime. To...
The U.S. Navy has the largest and most powerful aircraft carrier fleet in the world. With 11 operational carriers, the Navy can project force...
America can learn from the Iberian Blackout the reality that green energy and one hundred percent renewable power are still subject to the laws of...
Last week, Secretary Of State Marco Rubio announced a comprehensive plan to revitalize the State Department, bringing diplomacy into the...
Since his appointment as secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth has attracted considerable controversy. Recent criticism has focused on the failure of...
Back on February 18, 2025, I wrote an article for The National Interest titled “Can Ukraine Draw Lessons from Finland’s Winter War Against Russia?”...