General Electric Aerospace has provided a glimpse of what could eventually become one of the most radical American military aircraft concepts since the 1960s, showcasing a futuristic hypersonic aircraft powered by its dual-mode ramjet technology. A video released by General Electric Aerospace in 2025 depicted a sleek high-speed aircraft accompanied by the slogan, “Everything seems impossible…until it isn’t,” prompting speculation that the company could be envisioning an aircraft capable of operating at speeds far beyond those achieved any existing military aircraft.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has pointed to the development of a new experimental aircraft capable of operating at extreme speeds and altitudes, presenting a mysterious silhouette that immediately drew comparisons to the Cold War era SR-71 Blackbird. The SR-71 was designed to fly at over three times the speed of sound and at altitudes of over 25,000 metres, which was intended to make it highly challenging to target. “In the service of the first A [aeronautics] in NASA, we are rebuilding our X-plane fleet.

There are a lot of reasons to think that the Iran War will represent bad news for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the midterm elections in November.

The war is historically very unpopular and has been for a long time.

President Donald Trump participates in a working lunch meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the F11 PRIORITY Summit at the Faena Forum in Miami, Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026.

BAE Systems delivered two concept infantry fighting vehicles to the Army’s top armored division earlier this year, a self-funded project the company has since billed as an example of adapting existing platforms with new tech — in this case, without the service explicitly asking for it.
In April, the 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, received two Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) equipped with a 30mm turret and counter-drone sensors.

A decade ago, after my 30th reunion, I wrote an article that went viral; it was titled — The United States Air Force Academy Doesn’t Train Warriors Anymore.  It was a heartfelt expression of my disgust and horror of what had become of my beloved Academy under the reign of the Marxist Obama, as well as under the Bush and Clinton families which were not much better, in fact secretly aligned with much of Obama’s agenda.

The Navy issued a call for solutions this week as it steams ahead with plans to add new sea drone technologies to the military’s online marketplace and build up its uncrewed systems arsenal.
The solicitation, posted on a government contracting website, is related to onboarding of “Phase II” medium unmanned surface vessels.
Plans for the onboarding effort were laid out in an announcement by the Department of the Navy direct reporting portfolio manager for robotics and autonomous systems.

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The Air Force Thunderbirds might be the most heavily photographed airplanes in the U.S. military. The Pentagon’s official photography archive lists over 20,000 photos and 500 videos of the team’s pilots and F-16 jets.
But some of the most remarkable images ever released of the demonstration team were made public Monday inside the pages of a formal accident investigation report on the cause of a crash of one of the team’s jets last December.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have not had a face-to-face meeting during Russia’s war on Ukraine, which began more than four years ago, and have not met at all since December of 2019, shortly after Zelensky’s election that April, and long before the war began with the Russian invasion in 2022.

A diplomatic process to end the war, suggested by various parties, could involve the two leaders meeting in person, possibly as part of the final stage of a peace agreement.

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Earlier this month, a weekend of meetings between the White House’s Russia envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and both Russian and Ukrainian leaders was followed by a barrage of attacks on Ukraine by Russia, after the sides had agreed to a brief pause.

Now, a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also been met with attacks on Ukraine by Russia.

The latest batch of Su-57 fifth generation fighters delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces have entered service in a “new technical configuration” incorporating further modifications to their onboard systems and weapons suites. The delivery was announced by United Aircraft Corporation on September 24, and provides further evidence that the Su-57 is continuing to evolve substantially after entering serial production.

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Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, will deploy to Lithuania as the U.S. continues its military presence on NATO’s eastern flank, Maj. Montrell Russell, an Army spokesman, told Task & Purpose.
They will be replacing the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, according to an August news release that previously announced the routine deployment.
The deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and continues a U.S. presence that has regularly sent battalion-sized Army units to Lithuania since 2019.

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The Chinese government has taken possession of sensitive components from a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A fighter after a shipment carrying the parts was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong, according to sources familiar with the incident cited by Bloomberg. The components, which include an F-35 cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door, were being transported from Australia to the United States for inspection and possible repair or disposal when they were diverted in late May.

Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Harrington speaks with a clear, even voice, which, if you’ve ever met an Army drill sergeant, might be surprising. When he discusses life “on the trail,” as drill sergeants describe their jobs, his words are free of the raspy or strained tones that many in his profession have adopted after countless hours of shouted “corrections.”
Part of his unblemished voice, he says, comes from good technique and the occasional cup of tea.
“Tea with some honey sometimes,” he said. “And you have to not yell from your throat.

U.S.-MEXICO BORDER — Drone threats from criminal cartels currently present a “very real” danger on America’s southern border, according to U.S. military officials deployed there who said so-called “narco-terrorists” are increasingly adapting their technology-enabled tactics and tradecraft.
Though they repeatedly declined to discuss details about the frequency, payloads, size and proximity of such unmanned aerial system threats (citing operational security concerns), U.S.

BAE Systems has secured a four-year framework agreement to deliver artillery and armoured vehicle weapon system components to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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The Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new batch of Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft, following an intensification of work to accelerate the type’s rate of production. The aircraft were reported to have undergone “a full cycle of factory tests, were tested in various operating modes by pilots from the Russian Defence Ministry” before delivery.” Commenting on the delivery, United Aircraft Cooperation CEO Vadim Badekha observed: “The fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft is the best aircraft in its class.

Milrem Robotics aspire to lead integration of nations’ disparate uncrewed systems along the border with Russia and Belarus through the UDL.

A hurricane sank the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, a Spanish galleon, off the Florida Keys on September 6, 1622. Besides the approximately 265 crew members and passengers on board, it carried tons of gold, silver, and other valuables deep under water.
Three hundred years later, a kindly Midwestern couple had a boy they named Mel in Indiana. Mel Fisher became fascinated with pirates and lost treasures as a child, in part because of his love of Robert Louis Stevenson’s book “Treasure Island.

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“If one is to judge by the fire and ardor with which this book is sought after, it is the most excellent of all books. Never were so many copies printed of any work; never were so many editions made of a single book; never has any writing been read by so many people.” -Pierre-Valentin Faydit in La Télémacomanie (1700), snidely critiquing the “mania” surrounding the initial publication of The Adventures of Telemachus.

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Both AMPV 30s feature the Kongsberg Medium Caliber Turret and counter-drone technology for battlefield protection

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Traumatic brain injury became the signature wound of the post-9/11 wars because the battlefield changed. Improvised explosive devices changed the nature of American combat injuries. But the medical and legal systems that followed — including the Department of Veterans Affairs’ own adjudication frameworks — took years to catch up.Drone warfare is doing it again. And the gap between battlefield reality and the systems meant to support veterans may be widening faster than the last time.

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The United States Air Force has returned the MQ-1 Predator drone to frontline service more than eight years after the type was officially retired, providing a remarkable revival for one of the most iconic combat drones of the post-Cold War era. This follows extreme losses to the MQ-9 Reaper fleet, with close to 60 Reapers having been shot down or destroyed on the ground by Iranian and allied Yemeni Ansuruallah Coalition forces, the large majority of them since February 2026, leaving the U.S. Air Force unable to sustain operations.

China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation is continuing intensive flight testing for the world’s first sixth generation fighter program, with newly released footage providing some of the clearest views yet of the rapidly evolving design. The latest imagery highlights changes to the aircraft’s engines, intakes, sensors and external configuration. Five prototypes are now believed to have participated in flight testing, with substantial differences already visible between individual airframes.

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When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his “special military operation” against Ukraine, it was touted as a short, intense invasion in which Kyiv would capitulate within weeks, if not days.

It was deemed incomprehensible that Ukraine would ever be fighting the war inside Russia’s borders when Russian tanks rolled through border checkpoints across the country.

Russia’s President Putin Sitting at a Desk. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Putin Reading a Statement. Image Credit: Russian Government.

Of the 1.7 million personnel who use the Defense Department’s enterprise AI platform, approximately 500,000 are using it heavily, according to a senior Pentagon official.
The department first introduced its GenAI.mil platform for service members, DOD civilians and contractors in December to provide access to commercial tools that can assist with back-office functions and other tasks.
The tech has since been adopted by the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Space Force as their preferred enterprise AI system.

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In 2021, Sungmin Cho wrote, “South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum,” where he argued Seoul’s complex strategic position makes engagement on questions of involvement over a Taiwan contingency complicated. Five years later, we asked him to revisit his arguments.Image: U.S. Navy (Photo by Seaman Apprentice Cale Hatch)In your 2021 article, you argued that Seoul should more actively engage in strategic dialogue with Washington on Taiwan issues.

A cargo vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, 23rd September, leaving two people injured.

The strike by an unknown projectile comes amid renewed optimism of a deal to end the Iran war and subsequently reopen the vital international waterway.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Creative Commons Image.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) steams behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 31, 2006.

The United Nations General Assembly began on Tuesday, 22nd September, with U.S. President Donald Trump once again threatening to “annihilate” Iran.

Trump, the second of almost 200 speakers at the General Assembly this week, made the comments in a 35-minute speech just hours before U.S. and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting through mediators in New York.

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Donald Trump in 2023 Speaking. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has become “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk-accepting,” according to a senior NATO official.

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer, NATO’s deputy commander in Europe, made the comments on Tuesday, 22nd September, at a security conference in Estonia.

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Putin in May of 2026.

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Leidos has been awarded a contract extension by the US Army to continue operating the Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System (ARTEMIS) across Europe.

The war between Russia and Ukraine, over the course of its more than four years, has made history when it comes to how important drone warfare has been.

Ukraine has developed its own drone industry that has influenced warfare around the world, while Russia has wreaked massive havoc with its own drones throughout the war.

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Shahed Drone from Ukraine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

In the last 24 hours, President Donald Trump has mused openly on the floor of the United Nations about “annihilating” Iran, while other reports have stated that productive talks have taken place on finding a diplomatic solution to the long-standing conflict.

However, Iran’s military has denounced the president’s “annihilation” talk as a sign of desperation.

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, en route Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Las Vegas.