Author: Michael

Ten months was a long wait for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first visit to the Trump White House. But the timing — just days before Halloween — felt oddly appropriate. The optics were smooth, as expected: a ceremonial welcome, reaffirmations of solidarity and mateship, and carefully staged reminders that the Indo-Pacific remains central to U.S. strategy. The Pentagon did not release its long-delayed AUKUS review on schedule, despite earlier rumors.

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Following the first appearance of the Russian Su-57 fifth generation fighter at the Dubai Airshow, CEO of the Russian state defence conglomerate Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, elaborated on ongoing foreign demand for the aircraft and the work underway to further modernise it. The Su-57 prototype at the event notably featured a new wide-area cockpit display resembling that of the F-35, providing a conspicuous indicator or ongoing efforts to further enhance the aircraft’s capabilities.

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Russian Aerospace Forces S-400 long range air defence systems intercepted four ballistic missiles launched by Ukrainain Army units against the city of Voronezh, according to a report by Russian Defence Ministry officials. The missiles were launched from U.S.-supplied MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), as part of the first ever known strike on internationally recognised Russian territory using the systems.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reported the first launch of an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) ballistic missile strike into internationally recognised Russian territory, with the system’s reliance on Western advisors and satellite guidance indicating that the United States has approved this escalation of the country’s attacks. Commenting on the attack, the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff pledged: “The use of long-range strike capabilities, including systems such as ATACMS, will continue.

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A pig running in front of Russian soldiers on the move in Donbass triggered a mine and saved the lives of the two men.
We don’t know what happened to the pig but he doesn’t look happy.
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Beneath the vast, empty plains of Wyoming, one of the deadliest forces on Earth, the Minuteman 3 ICBM, sits in silent readiness. Although its true power isn’t in its launch capability, it’s in the “silent signal” it sends to adversaries. That signal is a warning: “Today is not the day.”
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Ensuring that warning is heard, however, is not a job for machines. It is a relentless, 24/7 human mission executed by the 1,367 personnel of the 90th Security Forces Group. As Newsweek’s ‘Unconventional’ host Naveed Jamali saw firsthand at F.E.

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