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A prototype of the U.S.

H. Seck, WarZone
New ways to pair the unique capabilities of different ships could help better address commanders’ needs and do so faster.

By the late 1950s, the Space Race was dominating the Cold War, the United States military was rapidly testing advanced fighter jets and looking at how it could build out its rocket arsenal both for offensive use and to send Americans into space. And then they hit a snag.
The U.S. military had so rapidly built out its new aircraft that it had a new problem. Jets, like the X-15, could hit the upper atmosphere and break the sound barrier. However high altitude and high speeds meant that bailing out of these aircraft was riskier than ever.

Since hitting newsprint in 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most popular comic characters of all time.
Without speaking a word, America’s most recognizable beagle taught the public about physics, somehow sleeping and living on top of an A-frame doghouse. Snoopy also taught us about life as a flying ace from World War I. After his training as a pilot, however, Snoopy lived beyond the comic strip to inform the public about aerospace, including multiple stints with NASA.

Following repeated statements by U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States is considering a wide range of options to annex Greenland, and revelations by senior officials that military options are being considered by the Trump administration, questions have been raised regarding the ability of the Danish Armed Forces to retain control over the territory.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has deployed one of its eight Type 055 class heavy destroyers, the Zunyi, for free-form confrontational exercises targeting a simulated enemy in the South China Sea, highlighting many of the ship’s capabilities for such operations. During the exercise the destroyer was tasked with reconnaissance and early warning missions for a naval task force, and managed to successfully acquire its target and gather a large amount of data in real time.

As sea temperatures and geopolitical tensions simultaneously heat up, Greenland’s strategic importance increases. Against this backdrop, the specter of American territorial expansion has emerged as a new factor that is complicating Arctic security.The evolving security environment in the Arctic necessitates deeper American involvement in the region. Specifically, the United States needs to enhance its military presence in Greenland by improving regional air and missile defenses.

Thanks to AI, cheating in professional military education is becoming pervasive. Drawing on our perspectives as a uniformed instructor and as a recent course graduate, we’re seeing officers increasingly outsource their thinking and assignments to sophisticated AI tools despite attempted restrictions. The rising, unauthorized use of AI is not merely an integrity issue. It undermines the very mission of professional military education and erodes the military’s professional ethos.However, AI cheating is not the problem.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces suspended procurements of German HX-2 strike drones in late 2025, after their performances were found to be well below required standards. According an internal presentation prepared by the German Defence Ministry in November, aircraft had trouble even taking off, with only a quarter of them being able to launch. Even if able to get airborne, the aircraft were found to be highly vulnerable to Russian electronic warfare, leading their operators to lose connection.

The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that the Russian Amed Forces launched a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile during an overnight strike on the country on January 20. Where prior launches of the missile were conducted from ships, however, this latest firing was reported to have been carried out from a ground-based launcher on the disputed Crimean Peninsula.