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Russia was the first country in the world to field multiple operational hypersonic weapons.

Though the Kremlin has frequently boasted of these systems as being nearly impossible to intercept, those boasts have not been substantiated.

Typhon Hypersonic Missile. Image Credit: YouTube Screenshot.

Hypersonic Glide Vehicle. Image Credit: Raytheon.

Combat in Ukraine has provided the first real-world test of at least one system in the arsenal, however: the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal.

But Russia’s other two systems, the Zircon and Avangard, have not faced real-world tests yet.

Putin Wants All Of Donbas, But Can Russia Afford It?: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly abandoned any willingness to make territorial concessions in Ukraine – if indeed that willingness even exists – and is now insisting that Russia capture all of Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast before agreeing to a peace settlement. The hardening of the Kremlin’s position comes at a truly remarkable time in the war, when gains on the front line are slowing, and both countries’ cities come under sustained attack.

Lockheed Martin has forged a joint technology development agreement with Venus Aerospace to assess and advance Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) technology for future long-range precision fires systems.

Houthi Threats Are Already Diverting Ships From the Red Sea: The Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen has not physically sealed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Yet, the mere threat of a Houthi blockade of the Red Sea region has been enough to send shockwaves through an already skittish international shipping market.

Saudi Arabia has quietly adapted to what amounts to the greatest disruption of modern energy markets since the pandemic-induced global lockdowns.

Just like back then, the world has witnessed the choking off of some of the most voluminous supplies of oil. Unlike back in 2020, this disruption is entirely the result of geopolitical, rather than biological, reasons.

Generic Oil Tanker Image. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Oil Platform. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Strait of Hormuz (SoH) has been shut down since the start of the US-Israel war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Russia entered 2026 with a familiar claim: time was on Vladimir Putin’s side. Moscow still held more territory and expected its larger population and industrial base to produce an eventual victory. Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile campaign has made that conclusion much harder to defend.

On July 20, Russian officials said Ukraine sent more than 400 drones toward Moscow and the surrounding region. Reuters reported fires at an industrial park, damage near the capital, and 10 injuries.

Imagine being such a legend that someone from New York—a state you famously hated—decides to name a line of furniture after you in the 150 years after you died. Then they decide to change the name of the whole store chain to match because your name is just that good.
It may be the benchmark of a life well-lived, but the lore of Ethan Allen merits far more than being the namesake of an end table.

With hostilities ramping up again in the Middle East, there have been a number of attacks in recent weeks on desalination plants in the region.

As reported by the New York Times this week, the growing war “has put desalination plants under renewed threat across the Persian Gulf region, where tens of millions of people rely on such facilities for drinking water.”

F-22 Raptor at USAF Museum. Image Credit: National Security Journal.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Moscow.

Choe pledged that Pyongyang “will stand by Moscow until victory is achieved in the Ukraine war”, and in return, Russia offered “full support” for North Korea’s national security.

Putin Meeting with Modi in 2018 Creative Commons Image

General Secretary Kim Jong Un had called from the very beginning for North Korea to “consistently and resolutely support and assist the Russian army and the Russian people in their sacred war, without regard for anyone else,” she reportedly said.

When a service member dies without updating a beneficiary form, the government pays whoever’s listed on the paperwork, even if it’s someone the recently deceased hadn’t spoken to in decades.
It happens because preparing for our untimely death isn’t usually anyone’s top priority. But for service members, whose jobs can routinely put them in dangerous situations, maybe it should at least be in the top five.
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