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Key Points and Summary – This analysis pits the legendary YF-23A Black Widow II, a U.S. stealth fighter prototype from the 1990s, against China’s modern, operational J-20 Mighty Dragon.

-The YF-23, which famously lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition to what became the F-22, is highlighted for its potential superiority in raw speed, ceiling, and its revolutionary all-aspect stealth design.

-The J-20, however, is a complete and mature weapon system with advanced sensor fusion and electronic warfare capabilities.

Soldiers on the U.S.-Mexico border are using high-tech equipment ranging from drone-warfare systems to futuristic headsets to spot migrants and summon border patrol agents.
Among the high-tech gear the Army is putting through paces in its border mission are drones and drone jammers, advanced sensors and a gaming-style headset known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. The IVAS, which was developed by Microsoft beginning in 2018, received mixed reviews from soldiers in previous field tests.

In his 2023 article, “Mercenary Shocks: What the War in Ukraine Will Eventually Mean for Africa” Raphael Parens discussed what Russia’s mercenary forces in Africa would look like after the war in Ukraine comes to an end. Two years later, we asked him to revisit his analysis in light of the changing face of the Wagner Group and the institutionalization of the mercenary system in Africa.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Army is using unit experimentation and smaller buys with the aim of fielding electronic warfare equipment to units faster.
Since the Cold War, the Army divested much of its EW capability. In that time, adversaries such as Russia and China have significantly invested in these systems and tactics, causing concern among top U.S. defense officials.
The Army has struggled for the past 10 years or so to field electronic warfare equipment, especially jammers. Just a few years ago, it added a program-of-record jammer to its arsenal for the first time in over a decade.

Raytheon and Diehl Defence have reached an agreement co-manufacture critical components for the Stinger missile system in Europe.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Army Cyber Command’s forthcoming Theater Information Advantage Detachment is expected to help the service better compete against adversaries in the so-called competition phase below armed conflict.
The TIADs are a new growth for the Army. There will eventually be three to include ARCYBER’s — which will be focused on transregional threats — as well as one focused on the Pacific and another on Europe.
Experts and officials have acknowledged that the U.S. military has ceded some ground to adversaries when it comes to the competition space.

Australia has requested the US government for the sale of Javelin LwCLU and ancillary gear for an estimated cost of $97.3m.

A fire that broke out on the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans on Wednesday has been contained and there are no initial reports that any of the crew members were injured, a Navy official said.
No information was immediately available on the extent of the damage to the ship, which is currently near Okinawa, Japan. 
More information will be released when it becomes available, a Navy spokesperson said.
The New Orleans has been deployed to Sasebo, Japan, since December 2019.

Nathaniel Rodriguez, WFLA
Navy officials said both American and Australian Border Forces spent over 45 hours searching about 2,200 square miles in the Timor Sea, just north of the Australian…

Theo Burman, Newsweek The Strait of Dover is the narrowest section of the English Channel.