Key Points and Summary – The future of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter remains in limbo after the Trump administration froze the program, favoring the Air Force’s new F-47.
-The Navy insists the F/A-XX is critical for its aircraft carriers to maintain air superiority.
-New artwork from competitor Boeing shows its F/A-XX design closely resembles its winning F-47, sparking debate over whether one company could build both jets.
Navy SEALs infiltrated North Korea in 2019 in a mission that fell apart, according to a story published in the New York Times Friday. The investigation outlined extensive and massive planning that went into a secret move to plant a listening device inside North Korea and how the operation fell apart when SEALs came across a boat of civilians.
The New York Times said it spoke with two dozen people familiar with the classified operation, and held back several details that its reporters felt would harm security or future operations if disclosed.
President Donald Trump has nominated Army Lt. Gen. Michele Bredenkamp to lead the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon announced Friday.
NGA is both a principal member of the U.S. intelligence community and a Pentagon combat support agency. Its personnel supply the military, IC and first responders with data and intel to address their analytical and operational needs.
Bredenkamp currently serves at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as the director’s advisor for military affairs — a position she has held since January 2024.
Days after the U.S. military destroyed a boat in the Caribbean that it claimed was being used to smuggle drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the legal basis for the strike lay in the status of the traffickers as an “imminent threat” to the United States.
“A foreign terrorist organization poisoning your people with drugs coming from a drug cartel is no different than al-Qaida — and they’ll be treated as such, as they were in international waters,” Hegseth told reporters on Thursday.
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The rising importance of armed drones in modern warfare has created new opportunities for countries looking to expand their influence in the global arms market. According to data from the Center for a New American Security, Turkey currently leads in drone exports, followed by China, the United States, Iran, and Israel. While figures vary across sources, Turkey, China, the United States, and Israel consistently rank among the top exporters — with Iran and Russia increasingly vying for a place in that group.Arms exports, however, serve more than just economic purposes.
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Thousands of veterans who own their homes with mortgages backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs were stunned recently by a letter from the VA telling them they were at risk of foreclosure, according to members of Congress. Some, if not all, of the letters were sent in error, but the VA has yet to explain to the homeowners or Congress why the letters were sent.
Democrats on the House Veterans Affairs Committee sent a letter this week to VA Secretary Doug Collins asking for an explanation of the “erroneous letters.
War is chaos, confusion, and occasionally, a bunch of guys unloading their ammo at the moon. It’s a phenomenon also known as a classic “But, Sergeant, it looked dangerous” moment. History is replete with tales where armies fought bravely and steadfastly against enemies that didn’t exist. Not metaphorically; Literally nobody.
Whether it was nerves or just a soldier sprinting to the woodline after eating an expired MRE, the Fog of War is real. These “battles” show how chaos can turn shadows into enemies or cause a bunch of soldiers to start sniffing around for some CIBs.
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