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EID, a part of Cohort, has launched new tactical integrated communication system (TICS) for use within military vehicles and shelters.
On Sept. 12, 2024, Army Spc. Matthew Perez made his way to the ramp of a C-17 and prepared to take part in a parachute jump at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Perez, who was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, had told his parents that he was nervous because he was going to be jumping with over 150 pounds of gear, more than he had ever jumped with.
As Perez, 20, pushed unsteadily out of the door of the aircraft, catastrophe struck.
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that multiple reports that his ministry had already signed a contract to procure Chinese fifth generation fighter aircraft have been false, stating during a recent interview that such reports were “only in the media.” The Pakistani government was reported by local media outlets in December 2024 to have approved the procurement of the J-35, an
RCDefense Norway will invest in the production of low-cost interceptors and USVs in Ukraine, lifting Ukraine’s domestic production to 40% of weapons. The Russian Armed Forces have deployed armoured trains to resupply Army units in the disputed Donbas regions for ongoing high intensity engagements with Ukrainian and supporting Western forces. New insight into the use of trains to support logistics was provided by state media’s publication of images of the armoured train Yenisey as part of a “combat coordination” exercise under Battlegroup Centre. On June 9, House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Adam Smith introduced H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act. This is not the first piece of major defense legislation introduced in recent months. In December, Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker introduced S.5618, the Fostering Reform and Government Efficiency in Defense Act (FoRGED) Act. The bills are likely to be reconciled when creating the National Defense Authorization Act. Nothing endures but change. A Greek philosopher noted over two thousand years ago that nothing is permanent except change. The Marine Corps is an excellent example of this axiom. As a result of internal and external factors, the Marine Corps is continuously adapting to meet new challenges created by changes in the international security environment and the defense resource situation. -U.S. Marine Corps, Concepts and Issues, Feb. 1989There is no crystal ball for future wars, but military history provides the next best thing. In a quiet but historic turn, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party announced its official dissolution during its 12th Congress in May 2025. After more than four decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party has committed to peaceful political engagement. For a group long viewed as Turkey’s most persistent internal security threat, this move is as surprising as it is consequential.The transition from using violence to using legal and political avenues to address the Kurdish question in Turkey is a welcome development.
I went to sleep that night so proud to have been an American aviator—and an American citizen