“We want to stop the North Koreans as far from Pusan as we can. Block the main road as far north as possible. Contact General Church. If you can’t locate him, go to Taejon and beyond if you can. Sorry I can’t give you more information. That’s all I’ve got. Good luck to you, and God bless you and your men.” -Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, orders to Lt. Col. Charles B. Smith, July 1, 1950, four days before Task Force Smith was overrun at Osan.
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In January, this article series opened with a blunt question: Economic statecraft is back, but is America ready?Driving the question, in part, was the fact that the United States had not yet articulated (at least overtly) a strategy for economic statecraft. This was despite widening recognition that nations were increasingly using economic tools like tariffs and sanctions to pursue strategic objectives. U.S.
China has established a new joint military support and training centre in Laos, providing the People’s Liberation Army with another overseas military facility and expanding its defence presence in Southeast Asia. The China-Laos Joint Support and Training Centre and the China-Laos Friendship Aviation Academy officially began operations at Ban Keun Airport on September 29, according to China’s Ministry of National Defense. The Ministry said the facilities will help Laos strengthen the training and development of its air force pilots.
A Russian infantryman expertly takes apart multiple drone attacks with small arms. Good firing position, gets in lower terrain to make drone slow down.
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India has set September 2028 as the target for the first flight of its Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) fifth generation fighter, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh also stating that the Tejas Mk2 light fighter is expected to make its maiden flight by September 2027. The timelines were announced at the NDTV Defence Summit in New Delhi on September 27, placing a specific target on two of India’s most important indigenous fighter programs.
Military service members receive COVID-19 vaccines. Photo: Children’s Health Defense / The Defender
By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender — Children’s Health Defense
Testimony in an ongoing federal defamation lawsuit is raising new questions about the legality of the U.S. military’s 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The testimony also sheds light on how the mandate shaped military policy and the broader federal vaccine policy during the pandemic.
The lawsuit was filed last year by Dr.
Oil exports from major Middle Eastern producers appear to be recovering, even as the war with Iran continues, as Gulf countries try to move as much crude as possible through the Strait of Hormuz and restart shipments along routes that bypass it entirely.
Preliminary data from shipping tracker Kpler put September crude exports from key regional producers at 16.328 million barrels per day — their highest monthly level since the U.S.-Israeli war began in February.
President Donald Trump departs the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn, Monday, April 21, 2025.
Chinese defence researchers have outlined a long-term architecture for electrically powered 60 ton tank powered by a compact nuclear reactor and armed with a 50 megajoule electromagnetic railgun. The concept, described in a research paper published in the June 2026 supplement of the Chinese defence journal Acta Armamentarii, envisages a development path extending beyond 2045. The study was conducted by researchers from Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group, the State Key Laboratory of Special Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Integration Technology, and Beijing Institute of Technology.
Military officials announced a slew of awards to several defense companies Tuesday as part of a contract vehicle worth billions in counter-drone technology, a potentially massive haul for the Pentagon’s Domestic Shield initiative and air defense efforts.
The 10 new awards have a collective ceiling of $4.15 billion and fall under an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle that officials expect to reach $7 billion by the end of next month.
Russia has recruited Americans as well as thousands of other foreigners to fight in Ukraine, as Moscow looks to the world for manpower after over four years of huge battlefield losses.
At Least 18 Americans Enlisted With Moscow
Tu-160 Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons
Tu-160 Bomber Russian Air Force. Image Credit: Russian State Media.
The New York Post reported Monday that Ukrainian intelligence has identified 18 Americans who enlisted to fight with Russian forces.