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Two years ago, a short news story appeared about the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) next-generation bomber, the Xi’an H-20. “After an official confirmation following an eight-year hiatus [of any program updates], the Air Force Deputy Commander has issued a ‘spoiler’ on the H-20: it’s almost here, just wait for it.”

Not much has been said about the program since, leading to questions about the true state of this aircraft’s production planning and schedule for introduction into service.

H-20 Bomber. Chinese Internet Social Media Screenshot.

NatDefense
The Marine Corps has launched a new initiative called the Digital Eagle Solution Train to modernize its digital and IT systems and speed up capability delivery in the midst of…

C. Jones, Defence B.

Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
The Marines have said “everything is on the table” when it comes to potential replacements for their AH-1 and UH-1 helicopters

Finnerty, Flight Global
Three jets, one in each F-35 variant, will be delivered in a flight test configuration to support upgrade efforts

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The United States and Canada are both racing to rebuild their defense industrial bases, recognizing that future conflicts will be determined not only by military capability, but by the ability to produce at scale. But they cannot succeed alone — and importantly, they do not need to start from scratch.

On April 25, armed groups launched near-simultaneous attacks against military installations and key strategic sites across Mali. Claimed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, a jihadist group, and conducted in coordination with Tuareg separatist forces from the Front de libération de l’Azawad, the attacks targeted multiple nodes across the country’s security architecture simultaneously, from the capital Bamako to Gao, Mopti, and Kidal.

Bastion mobile cruise missile systems operating under the Russian Navy Northern Fleet have held exercises on Franz Josef Land simulating anti-shipping strikes, as the systems continue to be relied heavily for anti-access area denial in the region. “As part of regular combat training, Bastion coastal defence missile system crews from the Northern Fleet’s tactical group based on the Franz Josef Land archipelago have held the exercise,” the Northern Fleet reported.

The U.S. Air Force has deployed E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) to strengthen air defence capabilities in the Arctic during Red Flag-Alaska 26-1 exercises, reinforcing North American Air Defence command readiness across key northern approaches. Alaska’s position as a frontline corridor for strategic attacks, primarily by Russian and Chinese strategic bombers, makes the maintaining of high situational awareness there critical, with systems like the E-3 considered optimal asset for such duties.