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Why debunking the hype isn’t the same as understanding the requirement

There is a recurring pattern in how we talk about Russian weapons programs, and the MiG-41 interceptor is a clean example of it.
First comes a set of loud, extravagant claims: Mach 5 speeds, anti-satellite weapons, lasers, electromagnetic pulse effects. Those claims are then compared to what our own sixth-generation aircraft concepts promise. Then comes the rebuttal.

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Despite tensions at the top, senior defence ins

Roughly 100 American troops arrived in Nigeria today to help train and support the country’s military, a U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose. 
The deployment comes nearly two months after the United States carried out a series of strikes in Nigeria’s Sokoto state on Christmas, targeting Islamic State-linked militants. Earlier today a spokesperson for Nigeria’s armed forces said that U.S. service members arrived at Bauchi Airfield in northern Nigeria.

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The Pentagon is reportedly about to cut ties with Anthropic, makers of Claude, which is already embedded in classified systems
The company insists on implementing guardrails over how the US military can use Claude – specifically when it comes to mass surveillance and autonomous weapons – after it was used in the Maduro raid without their knowledge.

Do women lower military standards?

Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor whose own service and military upbringing informed a lifetime of tough, believable performances, died Sunday evening, Feb. 15, at his home in Middleburg, Virginia. He was 95.
Also Read: 6 War movie legends who died in 2025
Long before Hollywood knew him as Tom Hagen or Lt. Col. Kilgore, Duvall was a military brat, raised in a Navy household shaped by duty, postings, and expectations. His father, Rear Adm. William Howard Duvall, wanted his son to follow him into uniform by attending the Naval Academy.

Army Judo is making its move — and more servi

Italian Typhoons recently intercepted an extrem

Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war.

In a recent blog post, Dale Dye recalled standing at a base exchange in San Antonio, chatting with a young airman who’s been in for three years. The kid was wearing seven ribbons on his chest. Dye recognized the National Defense Service Medal, but the rest looked like a jumble of Skittles.
“There was a ribbon for just being in the Air Force and another one for successfully completing basic training,” Dye wrote. “Another one he said had to do with a year he spent out on Okinawa. About the rest he wasn’t really sure but they represented, you know, just military stuff.

The small sized, five megawatt nuclear reactor was transported from California to Utah in the back of a C-17 airlifter.

Jangoulun Singsit, Army Technology
The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has completed a successful live fire trial of the new 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) ammunition

Tyler Rogoway, The WarZone
Micro nuclear reactors are being seen as a way to get critical bases off the grid, but they could also have a major impact on civilian energy production.

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Laura Heckmann, NatDefense
The Marine Corps recently launched a new training program focused on turning hundreds of Marines into small drone operators.

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As the United States marks Presidents Day ahead of its 250th anniversary, Americans are invited to reflect on the individuals who carried the weight of the presidency during moments of national peril. Standing tall among them is Abraham Lincoln, a leader remembered not only for preserving the Union and ending slavery, but also for evolving under fire into an active wartime commander.
Also Read: 12 strange and surprising facts about the Civil War
In May 1862, the second year of the Civil War, Lincoln did something few presidents have before or since.

Lithuania will allocate $265m in military aid to Ukraine in 2026, Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas has said.

Sitting at a beachside bar, Jeff Evans looked out into the waters of the South China Sea and wondered if his dad and uncle had ever shared a beer at the same bar.
“The rumor mill in the family was that they had got together once or twice,” Evans said. “And I would only like to hope that they’re like me, and I love the beach.”
Perhaps, he thought, his uncle David Lynn Evans had taken leave from his base outside Ho Chi Minh City and traveled to Nha Trang, where his brother, Norman Francis Evans — Jeff’s father — was stationed.

Finland has secured early funding as part of the ReArm Europe programme to boost defence capability in areas such as dual-use technologies.

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Munich was warmer than Washington this weekend, both in weather and in sentiment. Neither development was widely forecast. The sense of crisis in transatlantic relations was plain, especially on the European side, and the world descended on the Bayerischer Hof hotel to sort it all out. At the Munich Security Conference there was beer to drink, brats to eat, statements to make, and bilateral meetings to hold. February’s foreign policy freneticism kicked off in earnest.And frenetic it was.

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has announced that it is prepared to restore nuclear weapons capability for the entire operational B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet, after limitations imposed by the New START arms control treaty with Russia expired without a follow-on agreement in place.

The blueprint for returning America to be the dominant Maritime nation has been released. It will be Down to the Sea in Ships (again)

“A nation secures its borders, makes things, makes things that makes things, and has a maritime fleet in proportion to the size of its economy.
Otherwise you are a nation of coffee shops. No nation grew to greatness based on coffee shops. Greece was once a mighty nation, and became a nation of coffee shops.
Similarly, no nation ever regulated itself to greatness.

The U.S. Air Force has conduced an unprecedented operation to redeploy a micro nuclear reactor from March Air Reserve Base in Southern California using C-17 transports, with the destination being Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Three C-17s will bring the components of the Ward250 reactor, which is split between eight modules, to Utah, marking the first time the aircraft are used to redeploy reactors.

The United States is preparing a large sale of PAC-3 MSE interceptors for the MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems to equip the Republic of China Air Force, which are expected to be used to support the formation of at least one new Patriot battalion. According to sources in Taipei, the missiles are part of a package that includes IBCS command systems, NASAMS short range air defence systems, LTAMDS sensors, and vehicle-mounted counter-drone systems. The prospective package is reported by sources in Taipei to be part of a broader arms procurement plan valued at up to $20 billion.

Space Force wants to double the number of guardians in its ranks, and is making progress on that, having already beat its recruitment goals for this fiscal year.
This past week the six senior enlisted leaders for each branch of the military were testifying before Congress about quality of life in the armed forces. They spoke on a range of issues, from housing to women’s capabilities in combat. Along the way, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna said that the service is currently at 125% of its recruiting goal for the 2026 fiscal year.

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At the Munich Security Conference, the Prime Mi

Every year in the United States, the U.S. Congress is tasked with creating a federal budget for the next fiscal year. The budget is created in the House of Representatives, sent to the Senate for approval, and finally sent to the president for his signature. 
That is an incredibly simplified explanation of how a budget is created and passed. The actual process is far more complex, time-consuming, and, these days, controversial.

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Polish President Karol Navrocki has stated that his country should start developing nuclear weapons, specifying that a future nuclear arsenal would be aimed at Russia. Describing himself as “a great supporter of Poland joining the nuclear project,” he argued that Warsaw should develop its future security strategy “based on nuclear potential.” “We must work towards this goal so that we can begin the work. We are a country right on the border of an armed conflict. The aggressive, imperial attitude of Russia toward Poland is well known,” he added.

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Dutch Defence Minister Gijs Tuinman has stated that there is an option for foreign operators of the F-35 fifth generation fighter to ‘crack’ its code, making it accept third party software against the restrictions imposed by its developer Lockheed Martin. “If, despite everything, you still want to upgrade, I’m going to say something I should never say, but I will anyway: you can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone,” he observed.

Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolay Korchunov has warned that NATO members are planning to impose a maritime blockade of Russia, observing that this was aimed at “restricting freedom of navigation and violates international law norms.” Planned Western operations would involve “putting the Baltic-Arctic region on a barrack-like footing” through expanded military operations and exercises, with NATO members also developing plans for “a partial or complete naval blockade” of Russia.

The lower house of the Polish parliament has adopted legislation to grant amnesty to Polish citizens who have fought in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainain War, where personnel have been deployed for operations both on internationally recognised Ukrainian territory, for incursions into Russia, and for combat on some of the most high-intensity engagements in disputed regions. The decision was interpreted by Russian sources to have formalised Warsaw longstanding endorsement of Polish personnel’s participation in the conflict.

American forces hit dozens of Islamic State positions and storage sites over the last 10 days, U.S. Central Command said. 
CENTCOM reported that it carried out 10 airstrikes within 10 days, from Feb. 3-12, targeting more than 30 ISIS infrastructure and weapons storage locations. The attacks are part of an effort to “sustain relentless military pressure on remnants” of ISIS, CENTCOM said. The U.S. military did not say where in Syria the airstrikes took place, although monitoring groups reported at least some in the desert in eastern Homs.

We know what the cultural expectations of Valentine’s Day bring every year: the dinner reservations booked weeks in advance, the roses and chocolates lining grocery store aisles, the sparkly jewelry stores, the pressure to plan and execute the perfect surprise. February 14th arrives wrapped in pink and red, with a bow, promising romance neatly packaged on a calendar.
Military life rarely cooperates with that version of the story.

It’s Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air, roses are being gifted, chocolate is being eaten and the Army wants soldiers not to fall for anyone who starts flirting with them. 
The U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command is warning soldiers to be wary of potential “honeypots.” In a post shared to its social media accounts, the Fort Meade-based center is asking soldiers to be on the lookout if anyone seemingly out of their league starts talking to them. That’s how the Army is putting it.

Military marriages are forged under pressure, but intimacy is often the first casualty no one talks about. 
We all have seen the “be all you can be” heroic narrative commercials that paint the life of a military career as one that will fulfill all of your dreams. But what they leave out is how it can often leave the bedroom cold, dry, or simply empty. While many marriages lack intimacy, military relationships are particularly susceptible to the unwillful neglect of relational closeness that defines intimacy, especially in the bedroom.

The Navy’s largest aircraft carrier is heading to the Middle East. The USS Gerald R. Ford will join the USS Abraham Lincoln and other forces already in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as part of the ongoing military buildup in the region. 
The Ford, the newest and biggest of the Navy’s carriers, is currently in the Caribbean, part of the large naval force that has been sitting in those waters for months as part of Operation Southern Spear. The carrier will now join the Lincoln, which was ordered to the Middle East last month and is currently operating in the region.

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When Operation Desert Storm ended in 1991, it blew the Soviet Union’s collective mind—and Moscow’s hangover has never ended.
The hardest pill the Soviet general staff would have to swallow was that Iraq was fighting with Soviet doctrine: Soviet gear, Soviet training, and a Soviet-style air defense concept. The Russians expected Baghdad to be a stress test for American air power and a preview of how a U.S. coalition (like NATO) might bleed in a big, messy land war.

D. Laich, RespState
It’s about manpower, material, and most importantly, how we choose to use our military forces. We’re doing it all wrong.

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The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S.

Liselotte Odgaard, RCD
The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy mentions access to Greenland as essential for the defense of the U.S. homeland.