President Donald Trump’s vow this week to direct the release of government files about UFOs and aliens is sparking a new wave of anticipation and momentum around long-standing calls for more transparency on this historically taboo topic, experts and whistleblowers told DefenseScoop.
Yet as they acknowledge that this could mark a meaningful step towards addressing national security concerns, public intrigue and congressional oversight, multiple officials who have been involved for years in influential U.S.
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Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s undersea dominance is threatened by a shrinking force structure and an overstretched industrial base. While the Virginia-class Block V remains a formidable multi-role asset—restoring strike capacity via the Virginia Payload Module (VPM)—it is a 1990s-era design. The proposed SSN(X) promises the speed, quieting, and advanced sonar necessary to penetrate 2040-era Chinese A2/AD networks.
The Defense Intelligence Agency held an assumption of directorship ceremony Friday for its new boss, Marine Lt. Gen. James Adams.
Adams, also known as “Rainman” among colleagues, is a U.S. Naval Academy alumnus with a degree in computer science who has more than 300 combat flight hours under his belt as an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot.
He most recently served as deputy commandant for programs and resources, the top advisor to the commandant of the Marine Corps on issues related to resourcing, budgeting, financial execution and audit.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben did not arrive in America as a conqueror or a celebrated general with armies at his command. He arrived as a professional soldier without a commission, without wealth, and without fluency in English. What he possessed instead was knowledge.
At a time when the Continental Army lacked uniform training, consistent discipline, and professional standards, von Steuben provided the structure necessary for liberty to endure.
You don’t get to be a person of Teddy Roosevelt’s stature in history by being lazy.
The president who could barely breathe as a youngster never took his body for granted. He was an avid outdoorsman, athlete, and boxer.
When he became president in 1901, he was appalled at the lack of fitness among Navy sailors at the time. As commander in chief, he set out to do something about it.
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranU.S. and Iranian negotiators gathered in Geneva on Feb. 17 for their second round of talks in less than a fortnight. There appears to be incremental progress around what a possible deal between Washington and Tehran should cover. However, the two sides remain far apart on fundamental aspects of a potential agreement.
When Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft arrived in the Middle East this week, it marked the latest chapter in a nearly 50-year flying history for the venerable jets.
Better known as AWACS, for Airborne Warning and Control System, the E-3s play a crucial role as eyes in the sky and command and control platforms for U.S. and allied aircrews in combat zones around the world.
But the AWACS is aging fast. The Air Force is down to 16 of the planes with an average age of 45.
The Army will soon have senior warrant officers bid against each other in an eBay-style auction for retention bonuses and six-year service commitments. Soldiers who agree to take a “minimum” bonus can cash in, while those who ask for larger ones will lose out, Army officials announced in a recent press release.
Dubbed the “Warrant Officer Retention Bonus Auction,” the system will debut in March, an Army official said Friday.
Summary and Key Points: Despite initial reports of high attrition and crew complaints, the deployment of 31 U.S. and 80 Australian M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is now viewed as a strategic necessity.
-While approximately 27 of the first 31 U.S. tanks were damaged or destroyed, retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling has labeled many crew complaints as “BS,” attributing the losses to inexperience and a lack of combined-arms support. By early 2026, the initial “bellyaching” has largely subsided.
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Summary and Key Points: China’s H-20 stealth bomber is designed to menace the U.S. “unsinkable aircraft carrier” on Guam and potentially strike as far as Hawaii.
-With an estimated unrefueled range of 6,200 miles, the H-20 aims to rival the B-2 Spirit and the new B-21 Raider.
H-20 Bomber Mock Up. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
-In response, the U.S. is implementing “Agile Combat Employment,” dispersing assets across Japan, the Philippines, and Australia to avoid a “Pearl Harbor” style knockout.