Rescue teams from the Alaska Air and Army national guard units and Coast Guard have sent a wave of aircraft and personnel to the site of massive flooding in remote villages far from roads or major cities. Entire homes were seen floating away as floods hit remotes villages along Alaska’s western coast.
The Alaska Air National Guard, Alaska Army National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard all sent helicopters and C-130 cargo planes towards Kipnuk and Kwigillingok to locate and rescue missing or displaced people.
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BAE Systems is teaming up with PragoData to bolster the integrated product support (IPS) capabilities within the Czech defence sector.
The UK MoD has expedited the provision of critical air defence missiles to Ukraine, surpassing the initial delivery schedule by five months.
The idea wasn’t born out of a James Bond-esque research and development, or a state-of-the-art factory. It was born in the solemn quiet of a Soviet military hospital in 1942, conceived in the mind of a wounded Red Army sergeant. Mikhail Kalashnikov, a 23-year-old tank commander recovering from a shell wound, listened to the many complaints of his fellow soldiers, whose issued SVT-40 rifles were jamming in the mud and freezing in the bitter cold.
They were complex, temperamental, and failing the men who needed them most. Frustrated and laid up, Kalashnikov began to sketch.
Anduril Industries will deliver roughly 100 units of its new AI-powered helmet and digitally-enhanced eyewear system — EagleEye — to select U.S. Army personnel during the second quarter of the upcoming calendar year, the company’s founder told reporters.
“We’re already in the production process for many of the components that are going into that,” Palmer Luckey said during a media roundtable he hosted at Anduril’s D.C. office to preview the tech ahead of a big reveal slated for Monday at the AUSA conference.
“This is an extremely powerful capability.
In the opening service academy contest on Saturday, Army took care of business, defeating American Athletic Conference (AAC) rival Charlotte in front of 31,172 fans at Michie Stadium. The Black Knights set the tone early with a dominant rushing attack and a defense that stifled the 49ers from start to finish.
Later in the day, Navy survived a road scare to remain unbeaten with a one-point road victory over Temple, while Air Force fell just short in another high-scoring battle against UNLV.
Key Points and Summary – Northrop’s F-20 Tigershark was a private-venture fighter in the 1980s designed to be a highly capable, affordable, and easy-to-maintain jet for U.S. allies.
-An evolution of the successful F-5, it was a “new-generation” light fighter. However, the program was ultimately doomed by a single U.S. policy shift.
F-20 Tigershark Artwork. Image Credit: National Security Journal.
-The Reagan administration decided to allow allied nations to purchase the more advanced F-16, effectively killing the market for the “poor man’s F-16.
Key Points and Summary – Even if the faster, stealthier YF-23 Black Widow II had won the competition against the F-22, it still would have been a failure. The “Black Widow” was the superior aircraft, better suited for modern warfare.
-However, it still would have fallen victim to the same broken system of “budgetary myopia” and “bureaucratic cowardice” that crippled the F-22 program, resulting in a tiny, unsustainable fleet.
YF-23 National Security Journal Photo. Taken by Harry J. Kazianis at U.S. Air Force Museum on 7/19/2025.
Key Points – President Trump has announced plans for a “beautiful” and extensive “super” upgrade for the F-22 Raptor, reversing a previous plan to phase out the legendary stealth fighter.
-The Air Force’s new budget request confirms the move, seeking over $90 million for the “F-22 Viability” program.
U.S. Air Force maintainers assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing prepare F-22 Raptors for take-off on the flightline during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, July 19, 2025.
Key Points and Summary – Despite being heavily promoted as an affordable and highly capable stealth fighter, China’s Shenyang J-35A has failed to secure any foreign buyers, not even from longtime allies like Pakistan.
-The aircraft is advertised as a potent “stealth-killer” and a “battlespace manager” that can network with and guide other weapon systems.
J-35A Fighter at Le Bourget Air Show. Image Credit: Author/National Security Journal.
-The reason for its lack of sales is geopolitical.