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A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has deployed its HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile systems from eastern China to the Gobi Desert for a live-fire exercise, demonstrating the ability of a major air defence formation to rapidly relocate hundreds or thousands of kilometres and operate in an unfamiliar environment. Particularly notable were images showing the HQ-9 launchers being repainted from their normal woodland camouflage into a distinctive yellow scheme better suited to the desert environment.

For several months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been requesting a license from the United States to develop Patriot missile interceptors.

For most of that time, President Donald Trump has gone back and forth about whether he would follow through on that promise.

The Army test fires a Patriot missile in a recent test. The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains low, according to three separate polls released within a week.

Trump’s approval rating has remained below 40% for much of his second year back in the White House, with most Americans holding a negative view of his performance since the early days of his second presidency.

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Iran has presented a proposal to the United States to end its seven-month conflict within a week.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters at the United Nations General Assembly that his country was willing to implement the plan pending U.S. agreement.

(Dec. 31, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to participate in a long-range maritime strike demonstration. Nimitz is in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S.

A potential deal to ease traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is reportedly being cautioned against by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The countries are keen to ensure that U.S. President Trump does not concede too much to Iran.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 1st Class Jose Mejiacastro, assigned to Air Department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), prepares to signal to a Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87 on the flight deck, Sept. 26, 2025. Gerald R.

Denmark’s military intelligence service has warned that Russia could make a limited military attack on one of NATO’s members within months, even as its war with Ukraine continues.

Limited Attack Looms: NATO Worried?

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration during the 52nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, April 18, 2026. Capt.

This week Zelenskyy made a grim prediction. Following a meeting in New York with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, he warned: “There’s intelligence right now that Russia is preparing a new massive attack against Ukraine.”

9 Killed in Overnight Assault

Neptune Missile. Image Credit: Government of Ukraine.

Ukraine War Map. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Overnight on September 23-24, Kyiv was bombarded with three waves of ballistic missile attacks.

The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia fired 282 drones. Russia also launched hypersonic and ballistic missiles.

Soldiers at the Army’s primary base in South Korea have no running water and won’t have any through the weekend, service officials said on Friday.
Officials said that a mechanical failure left taps dry across Camp Humphreys, 40 miles south of Seoul, but that fixes would be delayed through the weekend due to a Korean holiday. This weekend marks the three-day Chuseok harvest festival, which extends over Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.
As a result of the holiday, officials said, U.S. troops, families and contractors on base could be without running water until Monday.

Iran has issued a dramatic deadline. It wants the U.S. to agree to its demands in the coming days, or risk continued chaos in the Strait of Hormuz.

Mohsen Rezaei, who was last month made secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says the regime has “given the Americans four to five days to comply with Iran’s conditions.”

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Pacific Ocean. John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment. (U.S.

For four and a half years, Russia has waged a full-scale invasion against Ukraine, targeting anything and everything that stands in its way.

The conflict has seldom been confined to the battlefields.

Putin Back in 2020. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Putin in 2019. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Tanks have been targeted as much as trains, and soldiers as much as schools, as Russia depletes its full arsenal to win a war that many initially predicted would last a matter of days.

This form of warfare is nothing new in Moscow’s invasion.