The Pentagon has significantly reduced planned procurements of F-35 fifth generation fighters for Fiscal Year 2026, cutting numbers to just 47 aircraft, which represents a 45 percent reduction from the 86 aircraft acquired in Fiscal Year 2024. Orders include just 24 of the F-35A variant for the Air Force, or less than half of prior procurement numbers, as well as 11 of the F-35B variant for the U.S. Marine Corps, and 12 F-35C variants, of which the Navy will receive eight and the Marines four.
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Fox 45 (Baltimore) reported earlier this month on graffiti on a U.S. Marine Corps billboard in the city.
“Appalling to see that,” responded community activist Arch Mckown. “We were driving by, and my son, a teenager, he said, ‘Dad, what’s that Nazi sign about?’”
“It’s deeply offensive to those in the neighborhood who have served in the military, particularly the U. S. Marine Corps, as well as our Jewish neighbors,” Mckown added. “It is a hate crime and I’d like to see a consequence for this.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command on Monday began the Justice Mission 2025 large-scale joint military drills around Taiwan, which integrate ground, naval, air, and rocket forces in a major show of force in and around the contested Taiwan Strait. Exercises are focused on preparing forces for long-distance deployments, coordinated strike operations, and joint precision engagements, including testing forces’ ability to operate beyond the first island chain.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has deployed the the Type 075 class amphibious assault ship Hubei to simulate offensive amphibious operations, as part of combat-oriented live-force training in offshore waters under winter conditions. The drills have been reported by state media to have been designed to strengthen system-level combat capabilities and improve coordination across ships, aircraft, and landing forces.
The Korean People’s Army has initiated a new long-range strategic cruise missile test launch, which state media reported confirmed the integrity of its nuclear power and counter-attack readiness in the face of prevailing security threats. The test appears to have marked the debut of an upgraded variant of the Hwasal-1 missile, two of whcih were launched and demonstrated the ability to fly for close to three hours along preprogrammed routes before striking targets.
American forces bombed Islamic State militants for four days in a row in northern Somalia, in the latest wave of the expanding air war in the country.
On Saturday, U.S. Africa Command confirmed airstrikes against ISIS in the country on Christmas Eve and Christmas, marking four days of operations from Dec. 22-25. They happened while the U.S. launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles at ISIS fighters in Nigeria on Christmas day.
All of the airstrikes between Dec.
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For most of the 20th century, unidentified flying objects existed at the edge of American imagination. They were part Cold War anxiety, part science-fiction fantasy, and part misunderstood natural phenomena. But over the last decade, public perception and government policy have shifted dramatically. What were once dismissed as “flying saucer stories” are now officially recognized as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) and treated as legitimate matters of intelligence, aerospace safety, and national security.
Russian servicemen of the Dnepr Group of Forces improve their motorcycle driving skills to successfully perform combat tasks.
Mobile assault groups on motorcycles have proved to be highly effective. The bikes ensure high speed of manuever in the suddenness of the battlefield to carry out tasks as quickly as possible.
In addition, motor vehicles are actively used to supply forward positions: food, water, ammunition, and other materiel.
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