What happens when a country at war stops seriously debating its own strategy and goals?In Israel today, that scenario is no longer theoretical. In the aftermath of Hamas’ surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, Israel’s strategic decision-making ecosystem has been progressively undermined by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political associates.Netanyahu has surrounded himself with pliable officials and supportive voices, including the defense minister and the leaders of the Mossad and the Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet).
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Russian defence export conglomerate Rosoboronexport has confirmed that multiple countries have now placed orders for Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft, although not elaborating on the specific clients. “The Su-57E is generating strong interest among Rosoboronexport’s partners, several of whom have already contracted for the Russian fighter jet. The list of customers for this aircraft is steadily expanding,” the Rosoboronexport press service stated.
The Finnish Defence Ministry has placed an order to procure 112 additional K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzers, with the guns expected to be heavily concentrated on the country’s 1,340 kilometre border with Russia. The procurement will more than double the number of K9s in Finnish Army service, bringing it up to 208 howitzers. The Ministry framed the deal as part of the Army’s long-term modernisation, providing an and replacement for aging towed artillery.
The Korean People’s Army Navy has made a live fire demonstration of the firstChoe Hyon class destroyer’s long range land attack capability near the country’s west coast, in an exercise combining strategic cruise missile launches with anti-ship weapons in a coordinated strike scenario. The exercise appears to have been designed to validate the new destroyer class’ integrated combat systems, as well as crew performance.
Republic of China legislator from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Wang Ting-yu on April 13 questioned the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defence Committee on the issue of provision of support for the U.S.-led war effort against Iran. Observing that that U.S. President Donald Trump had lamented about the reluctance of Washington’s strategic partners to assist in deploying forces to the Persian Gulf, he noted that it could be appropriate for Taipei to express its willingness to support the U.S.in minesweeping and mine clearing operations.
…the Other Sal makes my argument for me…
As of Monday night, after a bunch of OSIT accounts said that the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) had passed through Gibraltar, more and more reports indicate the contrary, she and her escorts are off Namibia, about to head around the Cape of Good Hope instead. It was kind of fun watching the competing reports.
There are quite a few reasons to do this. We’ll find out the reason this time at some point, but don’t get lost in the details. It isn’t nothing.
The U.S. Navy on April 14 confirmed that an MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on April 9, with the incident has now been described as a mishap, although little was revealed regarding the circumstance under which it was lost. After the aircraft had vanished unexpectedly from online flight tracking sites while flying over the Gulf, multiple sources reported that it had been shot down by Iranian air defences, with this remaining unconfirmed.
Senior military officials are reviewing all the insights and input gained from the Marine Corps’ first Generative and Agentic AI Workshop that was held in Quantico last month, according to Maj. Christopher Clark, who said the service aims to use those findings to inform integration plans and reliable tech deployments.
Clark is deeply involved in this work as the Corps’ AI lead. He spotlighted some of the major, early takeaways from that well-attended, four-day event during Scoop News Group’s AITalks conference on Tuesday.
“We are doing an analysis of our workshop.
When Marines don’t show up for work, their units are now directed to make “reasonable” efforts to contact them. If that doesn’t help, officials should begin checking in with local police, hospitals and mental health clinics, according to new Marine Corps regulations.
This new policy was published in a Marine Corps administrative notice last week. Under this new set of rules, Marine Corps units now have specific actions and timelines they should take when their troops don’t report to duty.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in a parliamentary election on April 12, ending his 16 years in power, after his Fidesz party lost its majority in parliament. The center-right Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, won and is projected to have a two-thirds supermajority. Orbán has been a prominent right-wing populist, with close ties to the Trump administration in Washington and warm relations with Moscow. Magyar campaigned on promises to address corruption, improve the economy, and align more closely with Europe.