The Navy’s new battleship is expected to be cutting-edge. But according to the service’s top officer, it won’t use nuclear propulsion.
President Donald Trump and Navy leadership unveiled plans last month for the 35,000-plus-ton vessel, which officials say will be armed with nuclear weapons, lasers, railguns and hypersonic missiles, among other capabilities. It is part of the vision for a so-called “Golden Fleet,” which is expected to include a new frigate, unmanned vessels and other assets.
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Veterans say immigration crackdowns and politics around the shooting of two National Guardsmen in November has led to ”wholesale punishment” against Afghan allies still in that country who once aided American forces and now seek refuge from the Taliban in the U.S.
“There are zero Afghans coming right now. No refugees, no [Special Immigrant Visas]. President Trump has turned off everything,” said Shawn VanDiver, an Iraq veteran and founder of #AfghanEvac, one of several volunteer groups that were stood up to aid evacuees during the Kabul withdrawal.
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In 2023, Alfonso Camacho-Martinez wrote, “By Weakening the Military, Colombia’s Petro Imperils His Hopes for Peace,” where he argued that President Gustavo Petro has significantly weakened the military while in office. Three years later, in the midst of heightened tensions between the United States and some Latin American countries, we asked Alfonso to revisit his arguments. Image: U.S.
Rheinmetall’s Spanish subsidiary Expal Munitions will work with Escribano to submit a proposal for Spain’s future mobile rocket launcher.
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Defence firms EDGE Group and Indra Group have formalised plans to create a new defence manufacturing company in Spain.
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island sits on a remote stretch of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, surrounded by tidal marshes and waterways that underscore its isolation. Established as a permanent recruit training site in 1915, Parris Island quickly became the heart of East Coast Marine training. Its geography was intentional. Isolation reinforced discipline, eliminated civilian distractions, and created an environment where recruits could focus entirely on transformation.