The Indian Air Force is moving ahead with plans to comprehensively upgrade its Su-30MKI heavyweight fighter aircraft with Russian assistance, which will first focus on enhancing 84 of the over 270 fighters that are currently in service by integrating a wide range of new subsystems. A top-level delegation from Russia recently visited a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited facility which had manufactured the Su-30MKI under license, and services the aircraft.
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At –40°F, cold is not a condition simply to be managed. It is a constraint that governs everything. Equipment fails, humans slow, and mistakes compound. Any serious discussion of Arctic military strategy and operations needs to begin with and remain grounded in reality.Unfortunately, there is an ever-expanding discourse around Arctic security that does not do this. Spend enough time in the Arctic, in winter, in darkness, in sustained extreme cold — and the reality check arrives quickly.
The foundations of the Atlantic alliance are shifting in ways not seen since the early days of the Cold War. Washington is no longer simply urging greater European burden-sharing: It is redefining the terms of the alliance itself. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that the era of a coherent, rules-based international system has passed. Recent U.S. talk of “taking” Greenland, and “civilizational erasure” — alongside the decision to end U.S. security assistance to Ukraine — has rattled European capitals and eroded trust as they realize that U.S.
Chinese satellite imagery has confirmed a large buildup of U.S. Air Force support aircraft at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia, including the stationing of 16 KC-135 aerial tankers and six E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) at the facility. The deployment of six E-3s is particularly significant due to the very limited numbers available worldwide, with just 31 being in service in the Air Force, while due to their age availability rates have been extremely. The deployment thus represents the bulk of the operational E-3 fleet operational globally.
Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover already proved his mettle in the skies over Afghanistan, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions during a rescue mission that turned into an intense firefight.
In January 2026, his proven abilities were required once again, this time over Caracas, as part of Operation Absolute Resolve, the daring raid to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly successfully targeted a Russian command facility near Novopetrivka in the disputed Donetsk region on the night of February 24, which was achieved using U.S.-supplied ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the target was an auxiliary command post of the Russian 5th Army, marking the first confirmed use of ATACMS for an extended period following multiple reports of severe shortages.
The U.S. Air Force has for the first time deployed F-22 Raptor fifth generation fighter aircraft to an airbase in southern Israel, with twelve of the fighters having taken off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom on February 24 to redeploy. This has taken place as part of a large scale military buildup by the United States against Iran, although significant questions have been raised regarding the F-22’s utility when deploying from Israeli bases, particularly when considering the limitations imposed by their short ranges.
Pentagon, Washington, D.C. — AFP was present yesterday at the 2025 DoD CIO Awards Ceremony.
The ceremony honored exceptional individual and team accomplishments of Department of War and strategic and federal partners personnel in the information technology environment.
The event was emceed by The Honorable Kirsten A. Davies, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of War.
L Todd Wood sits down with retired CM4 Brandon Budge to discuss the reinstatement of those kicked out of the service over the vax. And we also discuss how to reform Army Aviation.
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The Pentagon team coordinating work to support personnel who have suddenly experienced disruptive sensory, neurological, and cognitive ailments possibly sparked by adversarial technologies was recently realigned from the policy directorate to the undersecretariat for research and engineering.
Key questions about this move remain unanswered in its early aftermath.