The MQ-9B SkyGuardian is the first medium weight drone type to be delivered to the Republic of China Armed Forces, with four having been ordered for over $170 million each to provide an improved reconnaissance-strike capability in the Taiwan Strait. Although its design is based on that of the MQ-9A Reaper which is widely in service with U.S. strategic partners and in the U.S. Air Force, the newer variant was extensively redesigned to be safer, more versatile, and capable of operating in environments that the MQ-9A was never intended to enter.
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The Republic of China Air Force has continued to make significant progress in its procurement of four MQ-9B drones from the United States, with sources eporting that the first two are currently undergoing system testing by the manufacturer and by local personnel. The MQ-9B is a large drone with long-duration loiter capabilities and all-weather surveillance. Once fully operational, the aircraft are expected to be relied on heavy for monitoring the air and sea situation in and around the Taiwan Strait.
The development of the Chinese KJ-3000 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system has caused growing concerns in the Western world, with its potential to further expand China’s already significant advantage in airborne sensor capabilities having been alluded to a recent Pentagon report. The report warned that the KJ-3000’s development represents part of a broader expansion of China’s AEW&C capabilities, as these systems serve as force multipliers and form the backbone of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s already formidable aerial kill chains.
The Army officially created a new kind of formation this past week, moving thousands of soldiers into a “multi-domain command.”
On Thursday, the Army formally created the 7th Infantry Division Multi-Domain Command – Pacific, merging the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force with the 7th Infantry Division. The new command is the first of its kind, taking a long-standing ground force and combining it with a relatively new formation focused on modern warfare tactics involving cyber and electronic warfare and the use of drones at scale.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is directing all healthcare facilities to end gender identity-based programs and activities, as well as reclassifying medical care coordinators who help LGBTQ+ veterans as just “care coordinators.”
The changes come from a June 12 memo signed by Under Secretary for Health for the Veterans Health Administration John Bartum, directing department leaders to end “gender-identity based and gender-ideology based initiatives, and any activities, internal or external, that promote gender identity or gender ideology” at the Veterans Health Administration.
President Trump’s NATO strategy aligns perfectly with MAGA interests.
President Donald Trump’s America First foreign policy is delivering results that were, until very recently, dismissed as impossible. NATO allies, long content to let the United States shoulder the burden of their defense, are finally stepping up. Germany, Europe’s economic powerhouse, is pledging to build the continent’s strongest army, signaling a broader shift across the alliance.
According to a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, President Donald Trump last year told X owner Elon Musk and media personality Tucker Carlson that he would not invade Iran.
The new book, according to reports, claims that the president said that in no uncertain terms, “We’re not doing that.”
The book, titled Regime Change, is expected to be published in the United States on Tuesday, June 23.
In 2025, a Russian fighter aircraft that was purchased only in small numbers returned to the headlines when reports indicated that Russian officials were seeking ways to revive production amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The MiG-35, despite its lack of export success, was being considered to give Russian forces an edge in Ukraine, but the news revealed an uncomfortable reality for Moscow.
Real MiG-29 at USAF Museum in Dayton. Image Credit: National Security Journal.
In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his “Special Military Operation” – a gamble that was intended to seize the entirety of Ukraine in a matter of days.
Instead, his invasion has become bogged down in a conflict that has lasted longer than the Soviet Union’s war against Nazi Germany in the Second World War and the entire First World War combined.
The bomb markings on the returning A-10 Thunderbolt II jets hint at the variety of weapons the Warthogs used against Iran, while the kill marks offer clues about some of the targets they hit.
On Jun. 12, 2026, 11 A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, belonging to the 75th Fighter Squadron of the 23rd Wing, from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, arrived at RAF Lakenheath, UK, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, on their way back to the U.S. following their deployment to the CENTCOM AOR (Area Of Responsibility).