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After years of intercepting Russian weapons in Ukraine and recently engaging Iranian missiles, the Pentagon’s supply of Patriots is a hot-button issue.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent visit to three Southeast Asian countries drew widespread headlines — not only for diplomatic pageantry but also for its timing. The visit came on the heels of President Donald Trump’s announcement of a sweeping “reciprocal tariff” policy, which disproportionately affects Southeast Asian economies. Media coverage of Xi’s trip largely focused on Beijing’s attempts to capitalize on Washington’s recent missteps.
The German Foreign Office has alleged that a German surveillance plane was targeted by a laser weapon from a Chinese warship as it flew over the Red Sea, in charges flatly denied by Chinese officials. The aircraft in question was thought to be a Beechcraft King Air 350 operated by contractor personnel and based in Djibouti, which was flying in the region as part of broader Western and Israeli efforts to counter the Yemeni Ansurullah Coalition.
The German Defence Ministry is considering plans for the procurement of several hundred new Leopard 2A8 main battles tanks, according to a recent report from the local newspaper Bild. This follows both a major surge in defence spending by the country, and a depletion of its stockpiles of the Leopard 2A6 tanks that currently form the backbone of its fleet due to donations to the Ukrainian Army.
President Donald Trump has nominated James Caggy to be assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities, as the administration moves to fill key roles in the Pentagon’s research and engineering directorate.
The nomination was submitted to the Senate last week and has been referred to the Armed Services Committee for consideration, according to a notice posted on Congress.gov.
A White House announcement and the congressional notice said Caggy was tapped for a “new” ASD position, without providing additional information.
The Army has made changes in how it investigates misconduct allegations with new rules that may muddy the waters for soldiers making anonymous reports of misconduct like toxic leadership or hazing, former military lawyers warned. The updated rules also stop the flagging of an accused soldier’s personnel record in advance of an investigation, which could delay career progression, and introduce punishments for soldiers proven to have made false accusations.
L Todd Wood speaks with former special operations commander Pete Blaber on the situation on the ground in Ukraine.
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A new painting at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, depicts the dust, darkness, and confusion of the brutal house-to-house fighting that defined the Second Battle of Fallujah in late 2004.
The artwork shows several Marines entering a dark room with two others outside in the light. Those Marines in the forefront are diffuse and begin to blend in with the shadows. A human-like figure appears in a doorway, but it is unclear whether it poses a threat.
The last few months have been so crazy that it’s easy to forget that America’s sixth-generation fighter is numbered, at least in part, as a nod to the sitting president.
According to the Air Force, numbering the plane F-47 “honors the legacy of the P-47, whose contributions to air superiority during World War II remain historic. Additionally, the number pays tribute to the founding year of the Air Force, while also recognizing the 47th President’s pivotal support for the development of the world’s first sixth-generation fighter.