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In a complex multi-service, multi-domain scenario — not typically covered in Air Force training — the best of several AI tools generated tactical “courses of action” not only faster…
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The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation has conducted the first known joint flight of two newly produced J-35 fifth generation fighter aircraft, following the type’s confirmed entry into frontline service in 2025. The flight took place near the corporation’s production complex in Liaoning Province, with dual-aircraft operational testing providing further confirmation that serial production is underway.
On a screen somewhere near the front, a drone operator scrolls through a catalog that looks uncannily like an e-commerce site. Instead of headphones or phone chargers, the tiles display first-person-view drones, electronic warfare kits, and evacuation robots. The unit has just uploaded verified strike videos into Ukraine’s DELTA situational-awareness system.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces on January 7 boarded and took over the oil tanker Marinera in the Atlantic Ocean, after a pursuit that lasted over 14 days. The tanker was tracked northwest of Ireland before U.S. forces moved to commandeer it. It was targeted as part of broader efforts by the United States and wider Western Bloc to maximise pressure on Venezuela’s economy, with attacks on its civilian shipping, which have been widely criticised by legal experts as serious violations of international law, complementing the effects of Western economic sanctions.
The CIA knew Aldrich Ames was drinking excessively, was prone to extra-marital affairs, lived a lifestyle that was far above his pay as an intelligence officer, and even failed a lie detector test when he was suspected of being a mole. In spite of all the red flags, he was still placed in a position with the Soviet-East Europe Division that gave him access to all of the CIA’s operations against the KGB and GRU.
A Republic of China Air Force F-16V fighter crashed during a routine training mission in January 6, after taking off at 6.17pm from Hualien Air Base, marking the latest of several fighter losses by the service to accidents in recent years. The fighter’s mission computer is reported by local media outlets to have malfunctioned, resulting in the spatial disorientation of the pilot, with the mission computer having experienced a similar malfunction a few days prior.