Satellite images of the Chinese supecarrier Fujian during exercises have provided new insight into the types of aircraft that are being operated from its deck, indicating the kinds of capabilities which may be being prioritised. The Fujian was commissioned into service on November 5, and is now permanently based at Sanya Military Port on Hainan Island, positioning it optimally for operations in the South China Sea. Its service entry has been a major landmark in the modernisation of the Chinese carrier fleet, with no other aircraft carriers outside the U.S.
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Base commanders are getting more power to directly respond to threats from drones flying over military installations, the Pentagon announced this week.
Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401, the military body set up this past summer to coordinate various defenses and tactics against aerial drones, released its new “Guide for Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructure.” The updated policies were approved by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in earlier December, but the guide was only announced and released late this month.
State police in Maryland arrested a suspect accused of running a months-long scheme to sell cocaine and other drugs to veterans on a Department of Veterans Affairs campus.
On Wednesday, Maryland State Police troopers arrested Asante Anderson. Anderson, 50, is believed to be the main source of the drugs being trafficked onto the Perry Point VA Medical Center campus. He was charged with multiple crimes including possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and possession of cocaine. He is currently being held at the Cecil County Detention Center without bail.
The Senate on Friday evening confirmed Marine Lt. Gen. Francis Donovan as four-star general and commander of U.S. Southern Command.
Donovan was picked for the position by President Donald Trump last month in the wake of former Southcom boss Adm. Alvin Holsey’s abrupt announcement that he was retiring early. The New York Times reported that the admiral had early concerns about the administration’s push to bomb alleged drug boats and fell out of favor with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan Pettus served as acting commander of Southcom after Holsey’s departure.
As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary, it is worth pausing to examine not only the moment when independence was declared, but the turbulent months that made that declaration inevitable.
Uncertainty, violence, and irreversible change marked the final six months before July 4, 1776. Across the colonies, ideas hardened into convictions, loyalty gave way to resistance, and British authority was tested and often broken.
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Operation Desert Shield began in August of 1990. U.S.
The Strategist
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission is not just a technological milestone; it is a signal to allies, competitors, industries and future generations.
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Ethan M. Encarnacion, NextGenDefense
Quantum-based systems enable scalable, high-speed decision-making for missile defense operations involving hundreds of simultaneous threats.
Bill Gertz, Washington Times
The Pentagon is joining the global race to use artificial intelligence to produce more lethal forces but needs to shift from the current use of large language…