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The war in Ukraine has delivered perhaps the most important armored warfare lesson since World War II. Remarkably, neither the American M1 Abrams nor the German Leopard 2 has performed as Western planners envisioned when designing the tanks during the Cold War. Built for fast-moving armored offensives under the cover of NATO air superiority, these tanks now face a battlefield saturated with 21st-century tech, including FPV drones, loitering munitions, constant aerial surveillance, and precision artillery.

The result: tanks are struggling to survive.

The creators of the future Global War on Terrorism memorial say they based their design around a single question posed to veterans, military families and others associated with the war: How did they want a memorial to the two decades of conflict to make them feel?
This week, after initial plans for the memorial were released — revealing a grass-covered archway and plaza with few direct ties to a battlefield — some veterans, including members of Congress, are questioning whether the design reflected their war 
Michael Rodriguez, President of Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.

The current negotiations, if one wishes to characterize what is transpiring between the United States and Iran as negotiations, are a fool’s errand.

The terrorist regime stalls for time, tries to rebuild its shattered defenses, and continually breaks a ceasefire agreement while constantly pointing its finger in the other direction.

HWASONG-18 ICBM North Korea. Image Credit: North Korean state media.

Abu Dhabi-based defence company EDGE has established a new European enterprise called EDGE Europe, with its headquarters located in Paris.

Eddie Slovik didn’t have an idyllic childhood.
He consistently found trouble while growing up in Detroit, bouncing between reform schools and serving time in jail. His prison record initially disqualified Slovik from serving during World War II, but his status changed when the United States Army reclassified him.
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Slovik was drafted into service. Despite Slovik’s rough upbringing, the unrelenting demands of combat overwhelmed the nearly 24-year-old soldier.

The US Air Force’s Accidental Masterpiece: How the F-16 Conquered 50 Years of Change – When the YF-16 first flew in January 1974, it was revolutionary. It introduced digital fly-by-wire controls, relaxed static stability, a side-stick controller, and the famous bubble canopy. Those were generational leaps in fighter design.

And because the basic aerodynamic design was so good, engineers never had to replace the aircraft. Instead, they kept upgrading everything around the airframe.

What Is Known About The Iran Peace Deal? Seemingly Nothing Good: The U.S. and Iran could reportedly sign a peace deal as soon as Sunday, after Iranian state media reported that the draft deal included a U.S. commitment to lift oil sanctions and a pledge by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days.

President Trump said on Thursday that the two sides had agreed to a “very strong memorandum of understanding” to stop the conflict, adding that a provisional agreement would give room to negotiate other deals. Iran, however, in typical fashion, says it is yet to decide on a deal.

Jangoulun Singsit, Naval Technology
CSS-3 and Royal Australian Navy personnel will prepare maintenance, logistics and support for US and UK submarines at Stirling.

Cristina Stassis, Army Times
The Senate Armed Services Committee

A. Capaccio, Bloomberg
The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps need to spend an additional $13.