BAE Systems has started manufacturing and delivering its portable, field-installable NavGuide M-Code GPS receiver.
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The 20:1 Paradox: Why the F-35’s Staggering Red Flag Success Still Exposed a Fatal Flaw
At Red Flag 2017, the F-35 Lightning II reportedly achieved a 20:1 kill ratio. On paper, the results are staggering—reinforcing the aircraft’s reputation as a fifth-generation force multiplier. But buried in that success were moments where aggressor F-16 pilots managed simulated kills.
A 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon flies near the Korean peninsula during a dogfighting training scenario during exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 20, 2025.
After Robert K. Preston flunked out of flight school in Texas, the United States Army reassigned him to Fort Meade in Maryland.
Preston desperately wanted to fly, and he no longer had any path to do that in the military. Still, he was required to serve two more years—a commitment about which the 20-year-old soldier was less than enthusiastic.
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The disgruntled private also recently broke up with his girlfriend, too, leaving him upset and not in the right frame of mind.
The U.S. Navy is surging to add as many new Virginia-class attack submarines as quickly as possible, something that has been on the service’s radar for many years. As Los Angeles-class submarines retire and Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines begin construction, the U.S. Navy has long been aware of its “submarine deficit,” meaning there simply are not enough operational attack submarines to meet combatant commander demand.
This is particularly true in areas such as the Pacific, given that U.S.
Every generation, new weapons emerge that challenge the aircraft carrier, causing some to declare the floating airfields obsolete. In fact, many experts worry the aircraft carrier could become the new ‘battleship’ of the 2020s: an old warship that seems hopelessly obsolete in the face of new threats.
Submarines, missiles, satellites, and hypersonics have all raised questions about the aircraft carrier’s survivability. Yet the carrier remains central to US naval strategy, actively deployed worldwide.
Aircraft Carrier in Hard Turn. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
This video appeared on Youtube several days ago alleging inside information on the real story behind the shoot down of an F-15E strike eagle in Iran earlier this month.
Was it a leak? Or is it made up? We cannot verify, but it is an interesting analysis.
When a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was suddenly shot down over Iran, the incident changed the way American pilots operated in the region overnight. What looked like a single ambush quickly revealed something far more dangerous — a mobile missile network supplied through covert logistics channels and designed to challenge U.S.
By early 2026, Ukraine received 80 M1A1 Abrams tanks in its fight against the Russian invasion that began in February 2022. The US initially sent 31 M1A1s to Ukraine in 2023 from prepositioned stockpiles in Germany.
These tanks were kept in Germany as part of the Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) program. These tanks are stored to equip U.S. forces rapidly during training exercises or military contingencies.
On Apr. 25, 2026, the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was cut short when Cole Allen allegedly decided to demonstrate his 40-yard dash.
A guest of the Washington Hilton, the Secret Service says Allen arrived with his weapons by train, checked into the hotel, and made his way to the White House Correspondents Dinner with a “long gun,” 45 minutes after the President and First Lady arrived. He then allegedly blew through a Secret Service checkpoint and exchanged fire with agents.
The SR-71 Blackbird was incredible. The Blackbird was conceptualized as a high-speed spy aircraft that could peer down at any location in the globe within hours of receiving the order.
The SR-71 could sprint at speeds past Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound, at altitudes of 85,000 feet.
SR-71 Blackbird at USAF Museum July 2025. Image Credit: National Security Journal.
It was active during the Cold War and enjoyed a brief renaissance after. Remarkably, the SR-71 was never shot down—thanks to its blisteringly high speed.
For thousands of American troops across the Middle East, the Iran War has been defined by the wavering siren just before a drone or missile attack, the dash to a bunker, and the monotony of waiting until it’s safe to emerge, sometimes hours later.
And when troops hunker down — whether in a concrete shelter or porta-potty — they often chronicle their trials and tedium through graffiti. Now, photos of the new war art are starting to emerge.