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Smart Skies, Secure Homeland

Smart Skies, Secure Homeland

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport plane lands at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in September 2026. Coordination between civil...

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Glen Vanherck

Why the North American X-15 Was One of the Most Dangerous Planes Ever Built

Why the North American X-15 Was One of the Most Dangerous Planes Ever Built
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Harrison Kass

Nazi Germany’s ‘Arado’ Jet Bomber Was Incredible—but Too Little, Too Late

Nazi Germany’s ‘Arado’ Jet Bomber Was Incredible—but Too Little, Too Late
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Harrison Kass

The World’s First Military Drones Are Older Than You Think

The World’s First Military Drones Are Older Than You Think
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Harrison Kass

Virginia Class vs. Type 095: Which Submarine Rules the Indo-Pacific?

Virginia Class vs. Type 095: Which Submarine Rules the Indo-Pacific?
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Harrison Kass

Why Data Centers Should Be Able to Defend Themselves

Why Data Centers Should Be Able to Defend Themselves
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Lora Karch

Are America’s Retired KC-10 Extender Tanker Planes Going to Africa?

Are America’s Retired KC-10 Extender Tanker Planes Going to Africa?
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Peter Suciu

Why the US Marines Are Putting Anti-Ship Missiles Near Taiwan

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Harrison Kass

Can the US Military Keep Using Guam as a Test Range?

Can the US Military Keep Using Guam as a Test Range?
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Peter Suciu

Thai Queen Is First Queen in the World to Fly a Fighter Jet

Thai Queen Is First Queen in the World to Fly a Fighter Jet
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Peter Suciu

The Responsibility to Protect: If Not Ukraine, Then Where?

The Responsibility to Protect: If Not Ukraine, Then Where?
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Matteo Mecacci

Turkey’s Latest Financial Scandal Is a Symptom of Authoritarianism

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Sinan Ciddi

The Looming Chinese Investment One Block from the White House

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Emily Yang

Hezbollah’s New Leader Naim Qassem Is No Hassan Nasrallah

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David Daoud

What Did Europe Gain from Engaging the Taliban?

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Eldar Mamedov

Why America’s Industrial Renewal Is Stronger with Mexico

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Robert C. O’brien

The USS Abraham Lincoln Is Back in Port—At Last

The USS Abraham Lincoln Is Back in Port—At Last
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Peter Suciu

Six More Danish Fighting Falcons Have Landed in Argentina

Six More Danish Fighting Falcons Have Landed in Argentina
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Peter Suciu

We Now Know How China Got Sensitive F-35 Parts

We Now Know How China Got Sensitive F-35 Parts
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Peter Suciu

Nuclear Energy Investment Is Booming. Why Have So Few Noticed?

Nuclear Energy Investment Is Booming. Why Have So Few Noticed?
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Jarret Adams

After Years of Delay, the ‘HACM’ Hypersonic Missile Has Finally Flown

After Years of Delay, the ‘HACM’ Hypersonic Missile Has Finally Flown
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Harrison Kass

Royal Navy Carrier Makes Port Call to Belfast

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Peter Suciu

NATO Representatives Visit Kyiv for First Time During War

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Peter Suciu

The Houthi Dagger to the Red Sea—and the World

08.10.2026 6

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Rassul Kospanov

Russia’s New Plan to Kill the Armenia-Azerbaijan TRIPP Corridor

08.10.2026 3

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Joseph Epstein

Donald Trump’s Faulty Theory of AI Victory

08.10.2026 3

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Ariel E. Levite

France’s Riots Stem from a Deep Rot

08.10.2026 4

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Sean Durns

The Mecca Pact’s Yemen Test

08.10.2026 3

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Burcu Ozcelik

The Pentagon Is Betting $30 Million on AI-Assisted Lie Detectors

The Pentagon Is Betting $30 Million on AI-Assisted Lie Detectors
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Peter Suciu

Watch Out, Algeria: Morocco Now Has the Best F-16 Fighter Jets in the World

Watch Out, Algeria: Morocco Now Has the Best F-16 Fighter Jets in the World
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Peter Suciu

Why Are British Commandos Using a German Submarine for Scottish Naval Exercises?

Why Are British Commandos Using a German Submarine for Scottish Naval Exercises?
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Peter Suciu

US Air Force F-35s Are Heading to Oregon

US Air Force F-35s Are Heading to Oregon
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Peter Suciu

The Border Patrol Just Retired Its P-3 Orion Spy Plane—Yes, You Read That Right

07.10.2026 6

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Peter Suciu

Gulf State Security Runs on US Air Defense, Not Pacts

07.10.2026 9

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Eric Alter

How the Ukraine War Is Leaving Wheat to Rot

07.10.2026 6

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Adam Blanco

Why the Polish Air Force Is Now Flying South Korean Light Fighters

Why the Polish Air Force Is Now Flying South Korean Light Fighters
07.10.2026 8

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Peter Suciu

Prioritizing US Adversaries Over Allies Is a Losing Strategy

Prioritizing US Adversaries Over Allies Is a Losing Strategy
07.10.2026 6

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Jonathan Fritz

Why Realism Requires Confrontation with Evil

Why Realism Requires Confrontation with Evil
07.10.2026 6

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Amanda J. Rothschild

Northrop Grumman’s Autonomous Drone Just Took Its First Flight

Northrop Grumman’s Autonomous Drone Just Took Its First Flight
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Peter Suciu

Ukrainian Pilots to Receive Rafale Training in France

Ukrainian Pilots to Receive Rafale Training in France
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Peter Suciu

These US Aircraft Invaded Afghanistan in October 2001

These US Aircraft Invaded Afghanistan in October 2001
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Harrison Kass

Trump Approves Firing Squad for Fort Hood Mass Shooter

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Peter Suciu

Why Israel Wasn’t Ready for Hamas’ October 7 Attacks

06.10.2026 10

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Shai Feldman

Bosnia’s Unfinished Peace Is Back on Washington’s Desk

06.10.2026 9

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Filip Gaspar

Israel’s PTSD Election

06.10.2026 9

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Dennis Ross

How Europe Can Talk Donald Trump Out of a Diesel Export Ban

How Europe Can Talk Donald Trump Out of a Diesel Export Ban
06.10.2026 10

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Yaël Ossowski

Good Morning, Russia: Finland Just Got Its First Permanent F-35 Fighter Jet

Good Morning, Russia: Finland Just Got Its First Permanent F-35 Fighter Jet
06.10.2026 10

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Peter Suciu

Russian Lab Worker Dead Following Plague Lab Accident—Should We Be Worried?

Russian Lab Worker Dead Following Plague Lab Accident—Should We Be Worried?
06.10.2026 10

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Peter Suciu

The US Air Force Just Pulled Its Bombers from RAF Fairford

The US Air Force Just Pulled Its Bombers from RAF Fairford
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Peter Suciu

India and Israel: Natural Partners or Strange Bedfellows?

05.10.2026 10

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Mohammed Ayoob