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. *** Russia Russia’s advance in Ukraine slowed down in March 2025. However, Russia made gains in retaking land in the Kursk region — Ukrainian forces now hold up to 30 percent of the estimated 500 square miles of land they originally seized in 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted that Russia’s troops held the strategic initiative along the entire contact line. U.S.
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Denmark has become a participant in the Finnish-led CAVS initiative with the government outlining plans to acquire 130 CAVS units from Patria.
Roke has won a six-year Science & Technology Oriented Research & development in Missile defence (STORM) framework contract, valued at £251m.
Steven Wills, DefOpinion
The U.S. Navy surface warfare enterprise has had several developments to cheer about moving into 2025.
Judson, DefNews
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Taylor Hathorn, RealClearDefense
Hypersonic Missiles, the Golden Dome, and America’s Role in Reshaping a North American Defense Cooperation
Elaine McCusker, RealClearDefense
The Department of Defense (DOD) needs a single source of truth at the enterprise level to pass a full financial statement audit
M. Alhassani, RCD
The next four years will determine whether America maintains its global leadership in artificial intelligence or cedes it to China.
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived in military education, and resistance is futile. AI now stands poised to fundamentally transform how we educate military professionals — whether educators are ready or not. Moreover, those leaders of professional military education institutions scrambling to establish AI policies are fighting a losing battle. The technology is evolving faster than any bureaucracy can respond, leaving many schools with contradictory approaches that range from outright bans to ad hoc permissions.
Val Kilmer, star of major hits including Top Gun, Batman Forever, Top Secret!, Willow, The Doors, Heat, Tombstone and reprising his role in Top Gun: Maverick, passed at age 65 on April 1, 2025. He died from pneumonia with his family and friends by his side in Los Angeles. Although not a veteran, his work on screen portraying military characters, especially Top Gun, has forever benefited the U.S. military and the U.S. Navy. The film led to the recruiting of millions of service members over the decades, most notably pilots.