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Multiple sources have reported that Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 fighters deployed to Pakistan in 2019 to participated in the Shaheen air-combat exercises demonstrated vast superiority over other participating aircraft in simulated engagements. The J-16 currently forms the backbone of China’s fighter fleet, alongside its lighter single engine counterpart the J-10C, and the newer J-20 stealth fighter. The aircraft reportedly achieved 51 simulated kills involving five different fighter types, including the J-10C, J-11B, and Pakistan Air Force JF-17, J-7 and Mirage III.

A New York National Guard mobilization that put soldiers into state prisons to work as guards was so expansive that at least a handful of soldiers were airlifted by Black Hawk from a baseball field in the Bronx to report for duty at a small prison 250 miles away.
The flight was part of a strikingly large-scale mobilization that tapped thousands of New York National Guardsmen to work as replacement prison guards in 42 of the state’s 45 prisons last year, according to a 2025 annual report on the New York National Guard published in July.

One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth. The other was a state-of-the-art warship… from the 17th to 19th century.
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But, weirdly enough, the SR-71 and ships of the line have more in common than being featured in Hollywood blockbusters that fundamentally misunderstand the military and how it works: They both rely on (very different) materials staying swollen in order to function normally.

Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / U.S. Army (CC)

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed Thursday that North Korea fired approximately ten short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, with the launches happening within hours of President Trump announcing that he would like to hold a new summit with Kim Jong Un. The missiles traveled approximately 300 kilometers before splashing down in the East Sea. The launches were also tracked by the coast guard of Japan, who issued advisories to all of the maritime traffic in the region as a result.