On Aug. 31, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s annual summit in Tianjin — Modi’s first trip to China in seven years. The meeting highlighted improving relations between the two countries, following a period of intensified tensions during border clashes in 2020. This renewed engagement occurs at a time of unusually high U.S.–Indian tensions, raising concerns in Washington that New Delhi might be leaning more toward China.
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Army Col. Scott Stephens has been suspended from official duties after social media posts purportedly belonging to him celebrated the killing of Charlie Kirk, the Army told Fox News Digital.
An Army spokesperson confirmed Stephens’ suspension and said there is an investigation underway into his conduct. Stephens could not be reached for comment by publication time.
“The death of Charlie Kirk in Utah was tragic.
The Swedish government has unveiled plans to significantly increase its defence budget in the 2026 budget bill, with an allocation of an additional Skr26.6bn ($2.87bn).
Raytheon UK, part of RTX’s Raytheon business, has secured a contract from BAE Systems for the provision of Landshield Plus anti-jam antennas for the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle.
The U.S. Army has sent a new missile system to Japan, one that can launch Tomahawks and SM-6 missiles from a truck. It’s called Typhon, and while this deployment is only for a training exercise, it marks a significant shift in how the Army wants to operate in the Indo-Pacific while also sending a message.
For decades, long-range strike capabilities have been dominated by the Navy and Air Force. Ships, submarines and bombers provided the reach while the Army provided ground forces. With Typhon, that’s changing.
The Typhon is also known as the Strategic Mid-Range Fires program.
The director of Ukraine’s Defence Procurement Agency said that there are plans to expand the digital military marketplace in 2026.
SMARTSHOOTER is the Innovation award winner in the Precision Fire Control category in the 2025 Army Technology Excellence Awards
History fans are probably familiar with the sight of gunners in World War II-era B-17 and B-29 bombers firing heavy machine guns at enemy fighters. As propeller-driven aircraft gave way to jet engines and missiles became the weapon of choice in aerial combat, you might think fitting aircraft with machine guns would have been a thing of the past.
You’d be wrong.
Inside the gunner’s station on a B-52D. (U.S.
Seth Cropsey, RealClearDefense
Against the backdrop of a major U.S.
MC Compass Points
The sacred service of Marines, the willingness of Marines to risk all must never be wasted, never squandered, never sacrificed due to poor planning or misguided…