Former Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Igor Romanenko has warned that American MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems being supplied to the country by NATO members can no longer provide an effective defence against Russian attacks. The effectiveness of these systems has “fallen from 42% to 6%” recently he stated, attributing this to software upgrades to Russian ballistic missiles which have increased their speed and manoeuvrability as they approach their targets.
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Key Points and Summary- Chinese state media has claimed that a 4th-generation J-10C fighter “shot down” a top-tier 5th-generation J-20 stealth fighter in a recent military exercise.
-However, this was not a simple dogfight victory.
China J-20 Mighty Dragon Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
-The J-10C pilot successfully engaged the J-20 only by using “dependent targeting”—receiving crucial sensor data from other friendly aircraft via datalink after his own radar lost the stealthy target.
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In collaboration with the U.S. Navy, the test saw the REMUS 620 propel itself from a shock and fire enclosure capsule fitted inside a Virginia-class submarine.
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A series of upgrades and modernizations at Pearl Harbor are preparing the Honolulu Naval Base for all three hypersonic-armed Zumwalt-class destroyers and up to three hypersonic-armed…
Will Hurd, Defense Opinion
The most immediate threats to the nation will come not from enemy missiles that are launched into space and then arc down toward us.
Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense
The Pacific Ocean is the strategic “heartland” of the 21st century.
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series.The world is in the early stages of the next industrial revolution: quantum technology. The quantum-enabled technology market could be worth over $2 trillion within the next few years. Multiple sectors — chemicals, materials science, life sciences, finance, transportation, computing, security, and defense — will each benefit, making (it is hoped) the United States stronger, safer, and wealthier.
There is an active debate in the U.S. Marine Corps about the value of operations in the information environment as a central aspect of maneuver warfare. Some critics have called new force structure like the Marine expeditionary force information group a failed experiment. Separately, some leaders may be wondering whether marines should alter how they organize for combat.
Rowden won the 2025 Product Launches Award in the Airforce Technology Excellence Awards for their electronic warfare solution, Mimic.