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Why debunking the hype isn’t the same as understanding the requirement
There is a recurring pattern in how we talk about Russian weapons programs, and the MiG-41 interceptor is a clean example of it.
First comes a set of loud, extravagant claims: Mach 5 speeds, anti-satellite weapons, lasers, electromagnetic pulse effects. Those claims are then compared to what our own sixth-generation aircraft concepts promise. Then comes the rebuttal.
Influential aide to Kremlin and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board Nikolai Patrushev has stated that a permanent naval presence is essential to prevent European countries from obstructing Russian civilian shipping’s access to international waters, stressing that the Navy is ready to use force to protect commercial vessels from Western attacks. He added that Russia is considering establishing a greater permanent presence of naval assets to international shipping lanes to prevent NATO members from attempting to seize or otherwise disrupt its merchant shipping.
Roughly 100 American troops arrived in Nigeria today to help train and support the country’s military, a U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose.
The deployment comes nearly two months after the United States carried out a series of strikes in Nigeria’s Sokoto state on Christmas, targeting Islamic State-linked militants. Earlier today a spokesperson for Nigeria’s armed forces said that U.S. service members arrived at Bauchi Airfield in northern Nigeria.
Posted Zero Hedge
The Pentagon is reportedly about to cut ties with Anthropic, makers of Claude, which is already embedded in classified systems
The company insists on implementing guardrails over how the US military can use Claude – specifically when it comes to mass surveillance and autonomous weapons – after it was used in the Maduro raid without their knowledge.
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor whose own service and military upbringing informed a lifetime of tough, believable performances, died Sunday evening, Feb. 15, at his home in Middleburg, Virginia. He was 95.
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Long before Hollywood knew him as Tom Hagen or Lt. Col. Kilgore, Duvall was a military brat, raised in a Navy household shaped by duty, postings, and expectations. His father, Rear Adm. William Howard Duvall, wanted his son to follow him into uniform by attending the Naval Academy.
Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark have formalised a Defence Cooperation MoU at the Munich Security Conference on 13 February 2026.
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war.
In a recent blog post, Dale Dye recalled standing at a base exchange in San Antonio, chatting with a young airman who’s been in for three years. The kid was wearing seven ribbons on his chest. Dye recognized the National Defense Service Medal, but the rest looked like a jumble of Skittles.
“There was a ribbon for just being in the Air Force and another one for successfully completing basic training,” Dye wrote. “Another one he said had to do with a year he spent out on Okinawa. About the rest he wasn’t really sure but they represented, you know, just military stuff.
The small sized, five megawatt nuclear reactor was transported from California to Utah in the back of a C-17 airlifter.
Jangoulun Singsit, Army Technology
The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has completed a successful live fire trial of the new 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) ammunition