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Brandon J. Weichert

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China’s New Killer Drone Helicopter Could Rewrite the Next War

China is quietly building the tools it needs to dominate the world’s highest battlefields. Its newest addition—an unmanned, armed, high-altitude...

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Chile Just Said ‘No’ to the West on Ukraine Aid

Chile has become the latest country to publicly reject Western pressure to feed the war in Ukraine. On November 24, Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto...

yesterday 20

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Understanding the United Kingdom’s Fake Ukraine Peace Play

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Turkey Is Putting a $6.5 Billion “Steel Dome” in the Sky

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How Germany (Foolishly) Plans to Fight a War with Russia

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France Just Unveiled a Powerful New Counter-Drone System

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Pakistan Might Be on the Brink of a Civil War

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Israel’s Dangerous Hezbollah Gambit Could Backfire Spectacularly

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Why Poland Wants to Buy Saab’s Upcoming A26 Diesel-Electric Submarine

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Turkey’s Kurds Have Named Their Price for Peace. Will Erdoğan Pay It?

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Why Ukraine’s Oil Attacks on Russia Aren’t Helping Much

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China’s Civilian Laser Warships: Beijing’s Shocking New Taiwan Invasion Plan

03.12.2025 3

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Sweden Can Build a Killer Submarine. Why Can’t Europe Build a Real Navy?

03.12.2025 2

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Letting Small Allies Pick Fights Is How Superpowers Die

02.12.2025 9

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America Has Finally Put an End to Its Constellation-Class Frigate Nightmare

02.12.2025 5

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Beijing’s Booming Shipyards Are Eating America’s Lunch

02.12.2025 20

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The INS Mahe: Understanding India’s Littoral Assassin

02.12.2025 3

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America Just Quietly Admitted It Can’t Crush Russia’s Economy

02.12.2025 10

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Nordic Eyes Will Soon Watch over the Arctic Sky

01.12.2025 4

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North Korea Can Nuke the Continental US Now. Why Is America Pretending It Can’t?

30.11.2025 10

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Did Japan Just Light the Fuse on World War III?

30.11.2025 40

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Russia’s Su-57 Felon Fighter Jet Is Stronger than America Wants to Admit

28.11.2025 8

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Sweden Joins the Space Arms Race—with a $10 Million Rocket Bet

27.11.2025 7

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Israel’s October 7 Reckoning Comes Up Short

27.11.2025 4

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Leopard 2A8: Germany’s Tank for Today’s War—Built Tomorrow

27.11.2025 4

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Flight of Fancy? Russia Says the Su-75 Checkmate Fighter Jet Will Soar by 2026

25.11.2025 2

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White Death Rises: The Real Tale of Finnish Sniper Simo Häyhä

25.11.2025 4

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India Can’t Decide Which Fifth-Gen Fighter Jet It Wants

25.11.2025 3

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What Comes After the International Space Station?

24.11.2025 4

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The Arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford Near Venezuela Can Mean Only One Thing

24.11.2025 4

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Putin’s Wingman: The S-70 Drone Was Built to Fight the West

23.11.2025 4

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Venezuela Just Called Russia for Help—and Putin Answered

22.11.2025 8

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Understanding Saudi Arabia’s Pakistan Nuclear Gamble

22.11.2025 10

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Trump Might Attack the Mexican Cartels Instead of Venezuela. Bad Idea!

21.11.2025 2

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Lockheed Martin Just Won $450 Million in New Nuclear Weapons Funding

20.11.2025 10

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Russia Has Turned Its Zircon Hypersonic Missiles Against Ukraine

19.11.2025 7

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China Sends Warship East of Kyushu in Clear Demonstration of Power to Japan

19.11.2025 3

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Why Pakistan’s New Chinese-Made Submarines Should Terrify India

18.11.2025 10

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Has China Weaponized Geosynchronous Orbit?

18.11.2025 10

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Australia Is Building an Underwater Detection System for Chinese Submarines

16.11.2025 10

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Is the US Army Giving Up on the Helicopter?

16.11.2025 10

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Understanding Kim Jong-un’s Strategic Masterstroke for North Korea

15.11.2025 8

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Ukraine Wants 30,000 Ground Robotic Systems to Fight Russia

15.11.2025 7

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The US Army Wants to Build 1 Million Drones. Can It Deliver?

15.11.2025 4

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Poland Is Buying Advanced Surveillance Systems from Turkey

14.11.2025 7

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Rheinmetall to Build “Tens of Thousands” of 155mm Artillery Shells in Lithuania

14.11.2025 3

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Why Russia Is Obliterating Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure 

13.11.2025 4

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Just How Good Is Russia’s New T-80BVM Main Battle Tank?

12.11.2025 3

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America and Venezuela Might Go to War Soon. Brazil Is Getting Ready.

12.11.2025 5

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Why Does Donald Trump Want to Test Nuclear Weapons Again?

11.11.2025 4

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