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The U.S. Air Force has first the first time deployed F-15EX Eagle II fighters to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, marking a major step in plans to permanently deploy the new aircraft to the facility. The aircraft were deployed under the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base to “conduct integration and familiarisation training with local units” on Okinawa, Kadena’s 18th Wing stated in a news release. “This short-term visit marks a key milestone in the Department of Defence’s ongoing effort to modernise U.S.
The U.S. Space Force is currently carrying out its largest exercise since being established, with a service-specific operation meant to see how it can handle complex conflicts in space.
The ongoing Resolute Space 2025 involves 700 Guardians, utilizing an array of space and ground-based tools and communications systems. The Guardians are primarily operating out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Schriever, Peterson and Buckley space bases.
Scouts operating under the Russian Army’s Battlegroup East captured foreign contractor personnel while fighting for to capture settlement of Karla Marksa in the disputed Donetsk region. The settlement was reported on July 13 to have been captured by Russian forces, placing advancing units on track to capturing the administrative borders of the Russian claimed territory. Speaking to state media, a scout with the callsign Husky reported regarding the capture of foreign personnel: “The group’s commander captured several troops, who turned out to be foreign mercenaries.
After Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities, there were good reasons to be skeptical about the official justification for launching the operation. After all, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a decades-long history of crying wolf about the “imminent threat” of Iran pursuing nuclear weapons. When Israel recently presented the United States with what was supposed to be new evidence of Iran’s sprint towards the bomb, American officials were less than convinced.
Located at the crossroads of vital Indian Ocean shipping lanes linking the Middle East and Asia, the Maldives has emerged as an unlikely but increasingly important foothold in Indo-Pacific strategic rivalry. Despite having less than 600,000 residents and limited naval capacity, the country’s geographic position, economic ambition, and diplomatic agility have made it a valuable partner for major powers. Malé is attempting to actively shape its strategic environment by securing investments, courting diverse partnerships, and raising its regional profile.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering authorising the delivery of the first JASSM air launched cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to a recent report from an informed source. The missiles would equip the Ukrainian Air Force’s growing fleet of F-16 fighters, which although comprised of obsolete Cold War era variants, could serve as effective launch platforms for the missiles while flying deep behind friendly lines.