Indian media outlets have confirmed that the country’s defence ministry is scheduled to begin formal discussions with Russia regarding the procurement of the S-500 long range air defence system. Talks will begin during a meeting in New Delhi between India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov December 4. The meeting will also see both sides also review delivery schedules for the S-400 long range air defence system, and further ongoing talks on the possible sale of Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft.
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China’s space program conducted its first ever emergency space launch on November 25, sending the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft to the permanently inhabited Tiangong space station using a Long March-2F rocket. The launch was conducted from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, and responded to the a suspected debris strike on viewport on the viewport of the Shenzhou-20, preventing three astronauts from returning to Earth aboard it.
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the delivery of the last seven F-35B fifth generation fighters from the United States will not arrive on schedule, withprior plans to have all aircraft delivered by the end of 2025 not being realised. The delivery of the fighters in 2026 will completed the first tranche order to equip the British Armed Forces, which was made up of 48 fighters.
New internal Canadian Defence Ministry reports recently obtained by Radio Canada has provided new insight into the selection process made under the Future Fighter Capability Project tender, which saw multiple Western fighter types evaluated in 2021. The tender saw the Lockheed Martin F-35A selected to replace the F-18 Hornet in the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fighter fleet, with the French Rafale and pan-European Eurofighter disqualified at early stages, followed by the Boeing F-18E/F Super Hornet, leaving only the Swedish Gripen E/F an the F-35 in the final evaluation.
Key Points and Summary: During 1986’s Operation El Dorado Canyon, an SR-71 Blackbird flew a daring post-strike reconnaissance mission over Libya, crossing Gaddafi’s “Line of Death.”
-The Mission: Piloted by Brian Shul, the jet entered Libyan airspace at 2,125 mph to photograph damage from U.S. airstrikes.
SR-71 Blackbird Rear Image. Credit: Taken on September 26, 2025 by National Security Journal.
-The Threat: Libyan surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites launched multiple Mach 5 missiles to intercept the spy plane.
-The Escape: Shul pushed the Blackbird beyond its Mach 3.
Key Points and Summary: Turkey’s indigenous 5th-generation fighter, the Kaan, has secured its first major export win with a $10 billion deal for 48 jets to Indonesia.
-The Pivot: After being expelled from the U.S. F-35 program, Ankara accelerated the Kaan (formerly TF-X) to achieve technological sovereignty.
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, performs a strafing run during Haboob Havoc 2024, April 24, 2024, at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona.
Bottom Line Up Front: The U.S. Army is aggressively fast-tracking the next-generation M1E3 Abrams, with pre-prototypes arriving by late 2025—years ahead of schedule.
The Shift: Moving away from heavy armor, the M1E3 targets a lighter 60-ton weight class for better mobility and transportability.
A U.S. Army M1A3 Abrams Tank from the 1-12 Cavalry Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division waiting to be guided onto a loading vehicle and secured for transport at the Port of Agadir, June 3, 2022, Agadir, Morocco. African Lion 2022 is U.S.
The Defense Department recently published a new document outlining how organizations should apply zero-trust cybersecurity principles for operational technology systems.
Posted in November by the Pentagon’s chief information office, the guidance includes 105 zero-trust activities and capability outcomes to implement in operational technology (OT) environments — including 84 activities considered minimum “target levels” and 21 for “advanced levels” of zero trust.
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America’s interstate system was born out of dreams of connection, and—for a brief moment—the belief that nuclear bombs might literally blast the nation’s highways into existence. Long before today’s drivers zipped across Interstate 40 or cruised along I-95, scientists and policymakers debated whether the future of American transportation would be carved by bulldozers or shaped by atomic fire.
The answer would define not just how Americans traveled, but how the nation imagined its future in an age when the atom promised to solve every problem.