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The Trump administration is reviewing a Pentagon proposal to create a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” of 600 National Guard troops, split into two 300-member units based in Alabama and Arizona, covering regions east and west of the Mississippi River, wrote Disclose TV via The Washington Post.
Internal documents reveal the force could deploy within one hour to U.S. cities facing protests or unrest, operating under Title 32 status, allowing federal funding but state governor control.

A new batch of Su-34M fighters has been delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces, as the service has continued to receive the aircraft at a much accelerated wartime production rate. The state run United Aircraft Corporation which organises the production of the aircraft at a facility in Novosibirsk, confirmed that they had undergone a full cycle of factory trials and testing in various operational modes, before being flown to an unconfirmed airfield to begin active service. “The United Aircraft Corporation has delivered new Su-34 fighter-bombers to the Defence Ministry of Russia.

Matt Pottinger & Liza Tobin, The Wall Street Journal
The policy was never intended as a brick wall but as a strategic speed bump to limit China’s military capabilities

TWZ
The Navy says it’s rushing to install Coyote and Roadrunner-M interceptors on some Arleigh Burke destroyers amid the growing drone threat.

RCDefense
The issue is not the utility of long-range stealthy drones designed to fight in high intensity warfare

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Michael Furay, RealClearDefense
the Navy remains resolute in a stony silence regarding exactly why a statistically significant number of commanding officers (CO) are fired, annually

A Russian strike on a training camp near the central Ukrainian city of Kropivnitsky on July 21 has been confirmed to have caused over 100 casualties among foreign fighters, who were gathered for lunch at the time of the attack. An American fighter, who spoke to the New York Times on condition of anonymity, reported that combatants from the United States, Denmark, Colombia, and Taiwan were among those hit. The training camp was set up by Ukrainian military intelligence, which acknowledged successful Russian strikes at the time.

At high-profile TED-style events with millions of online viewers, charismatic tech CEOs take the stage to unveil their latest gadgets. In slick, high-energy presentations, they criticize the slow and outdated cycles of traditional military innovation and procurement. They paint vivid scenarios of future warfare where adversaries are agile, tech-savvy, and armed with autonomous systems, implying that only the most cutting-edge technology can prevail. Unsurprisingly, the solution to these looming threats aligns perfectly with the products they happen to be selling.

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