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Former chief of staff of the Ukrainian Army’s elite Azov Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Bogdan Krotevich has claimed that Ukrainain forces in the disputed Donbas regions are facing an increasingly catastrophic situation, with Russian units poised to achievetwo major encirclements. “I honestly don’t know what exactly you are being told, but I can tell you: the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka line is, without exaggeration, a complete f**k up. And this f**k up has been growing for a long time, getting messier every day,” he stated in an open letter to President Volodymyr Zelensky on August 11.

The Indonesian Air Force has released the first image showing a Rafale fighter aircraft in the service’s colours, with the fighter bearing serial number T-0301 and the emblem of the 6th Air Wing, under which the 12th Air Squadron will be the first to operate the combat jets.

The Navy has fired Capt. Russell A. Herrell as the commanding officer of the Naval Information Force Reserve Readiness Center in San Diego, the service announced Tuesday.
Rear Adm. Greg Emery, commander of Naval Information Force Reserve, relieved Herrell of his duties on Tuesday “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” a Navy news release says.
Navy officials did not provide a specific reason why Herrell was fired.

PUBLISHED on August 12, 2025, 7:57 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary – As China prepares for a massive military parade to showcase its rapidly modernizing forces, a deep crisis of leadership is unfolding within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

-While the military is fielding advanced new weapons and aims to be ready for a major war by 2027, President Xi Jinping’s aggressive anti-corruption campaign has led to a series of high-level purges.

-Three of the seven seats on the powerful Central Military Commission are now vacant.

PUBLISHED on August 12, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary – In a significant display of allied sea power, a British F-35B stealth fighter has landed on the Japanese carrier JS Kaga for the first time.

-The historic event took place during “Operation Highmast,” a nine-day multinational exercise in the Philippine Sea involving four aircraft carriers from the U.S., UK, and Japan.

-This major interoperability drill, conducted amid rising tensions with China, demonstrates the growing military cooperation between NATO and Indo-Pacific partners.

PUBLISHED on August 12, 2025, 7:37 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary – In a hypothetical battle between a Cold War legend and a modern stealth fighter, the Chinese J-20 “Mighty Dragon” would decisively defeat the F-14 Tomcat.

-While the F-14 was a formidable interceptor in its day with its powerful radar and Phoenix missiles, its technology is now obsolete.

-The J-20’s superior stealth, advanced AESA radar, and longer-range missiles like the PL-15 would allow it to achieve a “first look, first shot” kill long before the Tomcat could respond.

In May, the Department of the Air Force announced that transgender airmen with 15 to 18 years of service could apply for early retirement under exceptions in the Temporary Early Retirement Authority (or TERA) policy. This month, however, the Air Force backtracked, denying early retirement to airmen who already had their retirement agreements approved and were making plans for a life after military service. The Air Force said that they had been “prematurely approved,” and those retirement orders were reversed.
The sudden reversal has upended the lives of affected airmen.

As the Army explores scaled employment of commercial-off-the-shelf artificial intelligence, the service’s chief information officer wants to make sure the technology’s use is being optimized in a way that it doesn’t break the bank.
“Our big lesson learned is, this is expensive stuff to do. I think that’s really driving our peeling back and tightening the guardrails on use cases,” Army CIO Leonel Garciga said Monday in an interview with DefenseScoop.

The Army’s eighth unmanned aerial systems summit is providing a path to more quickly equip units with drones, according to officials.
The event, hosted at Fort Rucker, Alabama, is taking guidance from multiple levels of government to rapidly supply UAS — to include lethal systems — at every echelon from squad to corps.

PUBLISHED on August 12, 2025, 4:09 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary – The French-made Dassault Rafale is a highly versatile “omnirole” fighter jet, combat-proven in numerous conflicts since 2007.

-The 4.5-generation aircraft is a formidable dogfighter, boasting exceptional agility, a powerful 30mm cannon, and an advanced electronic warfare suite called SPECTRA.

-While not a true stealth fighter, it incorporates features to reduce its radar signature.