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Nicaragua may have temporarily backed out of a deal to build an alternative, but China working alternatives aggressively with Mexico and Colombia

The weather and rain patterns have reversed a dangerous drought situation in Panama and brought the Madden Reservoir to historic high levels.
The transit rate is now 36 a day with a maximum draft of 50 feet (U.S. Aircraft Carriers (which can’t fit through the Canal) hit roughly 35 feet). This is good for business, good for Panama, and good for the Americas.

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima.
U.S. President Harry Truman decided to use the atom bomb to force an unconditional surrender from Japan. At 8:16 AM on Aug. 6, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay (named for her pilot’s mother) dropped the bomb known as “Little Boy” over Hiroshima, killing 80,000 people instantly and another 60,000 over the following weeks from the effects of the fallout.

The agreement improves the defence capabilities of the US and Poland, while also reinforcing their military connections.

D’urso, Aviationist
The Load Adaptable Modular Pylon, installed under the B-1B bomber’s fuselage, is designed to carry a variety of weapons with fewer constraints compared to older…

AFT
The Air Force has fired an operations group commander at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, following the release of a scathing report into a B-1B Lancer bomber’s January…

Easley, DefenseScoop
DAYTON, Ohio — The Department of the Air Force’s integrating program executive office for command, control, communications and battle management (C3BM) has begun work…

USNI News
MIRAMAR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, San Diego, Calif.

Adam Clemens, Joint Force Quarterly
The U.S.

The British Army’s Ashchurch site is being renovated to enable the storage of up to 6,000 vehicles in climate controlled conditions.

AI-enabled warfare has reached its “Oppenheimer moment.” From the backroom to the battlefield, AI is now being integrated into the full spectrum of military operations, including in logistics, intelligence collection, wargaming, decision-making, target identification, and weapons systems, with increasing levels of autonomy. The Ukrainian military is flying AI-enabled drones; the Israel Defense Forces are relying on AI to accelerate and expand targeting in Gaza; and the Pentagon is using AI to identify targets for airstrikes.