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The British Armed Forces have deployed F-35B fifth generation fighters for joint exercises with Japanese and South Korean air units under Operation Hightower, with the intention of demonstrating the country’s power projection capabilities at a time of rising tensions with China. The British Royal Air Force reported regarding the exercises: “Operation Hightower demonstrates the Royal Air Force’s ability to project air power globally, with UK F-35s operating at extended range from the UK Carrier Strike Group, supported by Air Mobility Force Voyager.
It was July 4th, 1944 in London and the end of the war in Europe was finally in sight. The previous month, the Allies had liberated Rome and landed in France. In the east, the Soviet Army was rapidly advancing, crushing the German Army Group Center in Belarus and pushing towards Polish territory. Nazi Germany was far from finished and London was throughout the summer of 1944 being pounded by German V1 flying bombs, but the writing was clearly on the wall.As these events unfolded, the commander-in-chief of the Polish armed forces, Gen.
The Japan Air Self Defence Force has received its first F-35B fighter aircraft, which arrived Nyutabaru Air Base after considerable delays. Three of the fighters were delivered to the service, and will be operated by a newly established provisional squadron at the facility. The first three F-35Bs will be used for pilot training and maintenance preparation until the fleet further expands.
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and the Center of Military History reached a deal this week to install Moses Jacob Ezekiel’s famed grave-site sculpture in Arlington Cemetery, the Beltway Brief has learned, after Virginia accepted a request from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to display the statue in the cemetery it was intended for, near the grave of its artist. The display is part of a 50-year loan from the commonwealth and goes a long way toward healing recent desecrations.
The DOGE team at the Defense Department will continue to move fast and influence major bureaucratic reforms in the months to come, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson.
Although she didn’t disclose immediate next steps for the Trump administration-led initiative, Wilson spotlighted the Department of Government Efficiency’s ongoing momentum there during her first off-camera briefing on Thursday.
“DOGE work at the department is not going to stop — that is absolutely for certain,” Wilson told reporters.
In a time of rapid change and global danger, how should the warriors of the future be educated? Ryan sat down with Vice Adm. Peter Garvin, president of the National Defense University, to tackle this question — one that cuts to the core of American military power. Garvin offers a frank assessment of how professional military education needs to evolve to prepare leaders for a world defined by great-power rivalry, disruptive technologies (including and especially AI), and dynamic battlefields.Image: Midjourney
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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***RussiaOver the last two weeks, Russia captured 105 square miles of Ukrainian territory, reportedly entering Pokrovsk and taking most of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk. Chasiv Yar’s fall would bring Moscow closer to encircling Kostiantynivka, a key Ukrainian stronghold.U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to harden his stance on Russia, setting an Aug. 8 deadline for a ceasefire. On Aug.
The Sig Sauer P320 has been put on trial, both in the court of public opinion and in actual courts of law. Following multiple reports of uncommanded discharges (the weapon firing without the intention of its user), law enforcement agencies, shooting ranges and instructors, and competitive shooting leagues have banned the P320.
While lawsuits have been decided in Sig Sauer’s favor or settled out of court, recent cases have found the New Hampshire-based manufacturer liable for injuries attributed to the P320’s design.