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The Russian Armed Forces on January 8 launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile strike on a target in Ukraine’s Lviv region, near its NATO borders. The missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test range, and represents the type’s first combat use since it was confirmed to have entered service in December 2025. Russian government sources reported that the strike was launched in retaliation for an attempted Ukrainian drone attack using several dozen aircraft to target the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Following the crash of a Republic of China Air Force F-16V fighter into the sea on January 6, and the presumed death of pilot Captain Hsin Po-Yi, significant details regarding prevailing issues with the newly modernised American aircraft have come to light. This incident has raised particular concerns about when this type of aircraft will be equipped with the “Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System” (Auto GCAS), which was designed to save pilots’ lives.
Simultaneous disruption and progress, with a relentless Taiwan-focused capability development deadline.That’s the overriding theme of the 25th edition of the Department of Defense’s China Military Power Report, released on Dec. 23, 2025. Despite extensive leadership purges and ongoing disciplinary investigations across China’s military and defense industry, the 2025 report concludes that China continues to make progress toward General Secretary Xi Jinping’s 2027 “Centennial Military Building Goal” and associated warfighting capabilities against Taiwan.
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The Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continued on his Arsenal of Democracy Tour visiting cutting edge defense contractor Divergent Technologies in Los Angeles, where additive manufacturing is being developed to a high level to scale up weapons production in a cost-effective manner.
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The Department of the Air Force has taken initial steps to implement Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plans to overhaul Pentagon procurement by creating seven new acquisition organizations aligned with specific mission areas.
The Air and Space Forces intend to overhaul several of their program executive offices and consolidate them into seven new organizations called portfolio acquisition executives (PAEs), officials announced Thursday.
Airmen recently spent three days on the streets of San Francisco practicing how to avoid being captured as part of “Exercise Sourdough,” the Defense Department’s largest urban evasion training event, Air Force officials said.
Held from Dec. 8 to 11, the exercise encompassed more than 49 square miles and involved the Coast Guard, San Francisco Sheriff’s Office and SWAT teams from other law enforcement agencies, an Air Force news release says.
The most recent training event was planned and led by the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California.
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