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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept an approaching flight of U.S. Air Force F-16C/D fighters, which approached Chinese airspace across the Yellow Sea near North Korea. The F-16s had taken off from Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, before making a rare flight over international waters in the Yellow Sea between the air defence identification zones of South Korea and China.

During the recent protests in Iran, most Gulf states quietly but actively pushed back against calls in Washington for military strikes. Their judgment was simple: Escalation would almost certainly destabilize the region without producing meaningful political change inside Iran, while leaving Gulf cities, infrastructure, and populations directly exposed to retaliation. At the core of Gulf reluctance lies a fear of chaos rather than a preference for regime continuity.

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In December 1940, as snow dusted city streets and America prepared for another uneasy holiday season, a comic book quietly appeared on newsstands that would forever alter the relationship between popular culture and politics. “Captain America Comics” #1, cover-dated March 1941, featured an image so confrontational that it bordered on the unthinkable for its time: a costumed American hero delivering a crushing right hook directly to the jaw of Adolf Hitler.
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This was not metaphor. It was not subtle symbolism.

The U.S. Air Force has reportedly deployed a second group of F-22 Raptor fifth generation fighters to forward bases in the Middle East, as part of a large scale military buildup in the region aimed at Iran. The Raptors were observed transiting through RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom on February 20. This closely follows the deployment of newer Air Force F-35A and Marine Corps F-35C fifth generation fighters to the region, and the British Armed Forces’ deployment of F-35B fighters to Cyprus where they will also be in range to support operations.

The Iranian Army has reportedly received multiple new batches of Russian Mi-28 attack helicopters, following confirmation in January that the first of the new aircraft had been delivered. The operationalisation of the Mi-28 marks the first significant improvement to the Iranian attack helicopter fleet in over half a century, with the aircraft expected to replace a fleet of approximately 50 Vietnam War era AH-1 Corbras that were supplied by the United States in the 1970s.

The U.S. Air Force is nearing an agreement with the B-21 Raider next generation strategic bomber’s primary contractor Northrop Grumman to accelerate the production of the aircraft, according to statements by the firm’s CEO Kathy Warden. Since its first flight in November 2023, the B-21 has moved into a low-rate initial production phase consisting of five lots, which will between them produce a total of 21 aircraft. Northrop Grumman has indicated it plans to invest between $2 billion and $3 billion over multiple years to support an increased production capacity, with the U.S.

China shows off robot riflemen assaulting en masse.
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The Army is incorporating artificial intelligence tools to help write doctrine, the service said Wednesday.
The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, the Army’s hub for producing foundational publications meant to guide how soldiers operate, is training doctrine writers to “apply approved AI tools to their work immediately” — to include idea generation, according to a service press release.
The military has been aggressively applying large language models across virtually all parts of the force as Pentagon officials tout the emerging tech as a boon to operations.