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Tensions between China and Japan have been heating up in recent months, sparked in November by a statement from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that Beijing interpreted as suggesting that Japan would respond militarily if China attacked Taiwan. Takaichi has pledged to increase Japan’s defense spending, and a major electoral victory in February has strengthened her position. We asked four experts to assess the risks.Read more below.Yun SunSenior Fellow and Director of the China Program at the Stimson CenterIn 2026, China could attempt to push back further in a number of domains.

For as long as troops have loaded bombs onto planes, they’ve marked them with scrawled messages or even their own names.
That tradition appeared to continue this week among sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln, as pictures released by U.S. Central Command showed. A series of photos posted on Department of Defense websites showed sailors on the Lincoln arranging GBU-31 bombs on the ship’s deck, in preparation for loading onto an F/A–18 strike fighter. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen, or AOs, huddled over the weapons in their distinctive red vests.

Photonis Defense has secured a contract from the US Army Contracting Command for the Binocular Night Observation Device (BiNOD) programme.

Marines assigned to the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, recently fired their weapons in self-defense after they were attacked by protestors who had breached the facility, a U.S. official told Task & Purpose.
Reuters first reported that the Marines had fired their weapons when protesters tried to storm the consulate on Sunday following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who was killed the day prior during air and missile strikes against Iran launched by Israel and the United States.

The Army took another step Monday in its journey to beef up its communications and electromagnetic spectrum capabilities, releasing a solicitation for a “radio frequency-delivered effects” platform that can be easily transported and employed by troops on the battlefield.
The service in recent years has been pushing to enhance its EMS prowess and ability to share data, including via its “transforming-in-contact” initiative and Next Generation Command and Control effort.
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From the outset of the campaign, the US and Israel almost immediately achieved air superiority, exposing issues with Iran’s air defences.

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In a letter addressed to U.S. troops the same day that American forces began striking targets inside Iran, the top commander in the Middle East said that the military was moving from “deterrence into active combat” and that those involved in the operation, dubbed Epic Fury, would “change the course of human history.”
The letter, dated Feb. 28 and signed “C.B. Cooper II,” was written by Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Task & Purpose confirmed.

It was supposed to be a standard intercept. In the pitch-black maelstrom over the Kuwaiti desert, three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 335th Fighter Squadron were hunting for Iranian suicide drones. They’re the low-budget, flying, exploding lawnmowers that Iran had been lobbing by the hundreds into the region.
Also Read: America’s ongoing quest to stop firing $4 million missiles at $30,000 drones
But the F-15s, multi-role aircraft designed to own every inch of the sky, didn’t fall to Iranian steel; instead, they fell to our own allies.

The Italian Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems OneArc a contract to upgrade the Italian Army’s virtual training environment.

The six American flyers who ejected from F-15E Strike Eagles over Kuwait on Sunday experienced a moment that pilots pray never happens but train for as if they know it will.
The pilots and weapons officers all ejected from their two-seat fighters, U.S. Central Command said Sunday, after being shot down over Kuwait by U.S. Patriot missiles fired by Kuwaiti air defense forces. All six flyers safely parachuted to the ground, where they were reported to be unhurt. 
The fact that all six flyers survived was a bright spot in the otherwise disastrous series of mishaps.

Veterans organizations in Washington, D.C. came together to nominate two prominent veterans to the U.S. Department of Education’s upcoming rulemaking committee on higher education accreditation. This committee is essentially a formal advisory group to develop or revise the federal regulations that govern how accreditation works.
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Amid burgeoning tensions, President Dwight Eisenhower went before the United Nations General Assembly on December 8, 1953, and called for peace.
Eisenhower’s speech came at an especially fraught time during the Cold War. The previous year, the United States tested a hydrogen bomb in the Northwestern Pacific, resulting in an island’s obliteration. The Soviets followed with their first successful H-bomb test in August 1953.
Related: The US is using Iran’s own ‘one-way’ suicide drone against Iran
If not rattled, Eisenhower was justifiably concerned as he stood before the UN.

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President Donald Trump, in his first public comments since unleashing Operation Epic Fury, defended U.S.

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The procurement addresses a capability gap created after the United States Army transferred hundreds of legacy armored personnel carriers to Ukraine under Presidential Drawdown…

Sources cited by the Wall Street Journal have reported that a Kuwaiti Air Force F-18C fighter shot down three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighters over the country’s territory on March 2, amid ongoing air operations by both countries against Iran. This follows prior unconfirmed reports that a Kuwaiti MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence system had been responsible for the shootdowns, after which growing questions were raised by analysts regarding the likelihood of the claimed friendly fire incident.

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The Republic of China Army has increasingly struggled to operate its M60A3 main battle tanks, with multiple local sources reporting that the vehicles’ power systems have ben particularly problematic due to the rapid ageing of their parts and components. This has resulted in a significant increase in maintenance requirements, while significantly reducing availability rates. The Republic of China Army first acquired the M60 from the United States in 1998, after an agreement announced in August 1997 saw 480 surplus U.S.

This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Jean-François Morizur, the CEO and founder of Cailabs, a French company focused on ground-to-satellite laser optical communications. As satellites play a more critical and contested role than ever in global and defense communications, we asked him to share his thoughts on the emerging satellite-protection industry and growing a deep-tech company.In popular techno-thrillers, major conflicts often begin with a sudden satellite-driven communications blackout.

Footage from Israel has shown the moments when an Iranian hypersonic glide vehicle impacted a fortified Israel Defence Forces command centre, reportedly causing the deaths of seven senior officers and multiple additional casualties. The trajectory and speed of the impact closely resembles that of the Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile seen in use against targets in Ukraine in January, which also integrates hypersonic glide vehicles, supporting Iranian reports that such vehicles have been used for strikes against Israel.

The U.S. Navy got some serious nautical miles under its belt during the first year of this administration, with combat operations from the Caribbean to Iran to Nigeria alongside its more regular duties. With no sign of President Donald Trump slowing down on global interventions and a tense geopolitical atmosphere, the United States remains in need of a navy that can fight and win wherever it is called to do so.The new chief of naval operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, has now published his response to this challenge: the U.S. Navy Fighting Instructions.

The Iranian Air Force has deployed Yak-130 advanced jet trainer aircraft received from September 2023 to participate in air patrol missions over the capital Tehran, equipping them with air-to-air missiles to countering threats from hostile drones. The aircraft were seen conducting patrols alongside MiG-29A fighters, which have long been based around Tehran for air defence duties. Although the Yak-130 is by far the most modern and advanced fighter type in Iranian service, it was not designed for high intensity air-to-air operations, and is only capable of engaging targets within visual ranges.

The British Ministry of Defence was reported on March 3 to have decided to dispatch the Type 45 class destroyer HMS Duncan to Cyprus to help defend British military facilities there, after several reports indicated that multiple Iranian drones had targeted RAF Akrotiri, a major Royal Air Force base.

The Indian Defence Ministry is preparing to place an order for ten additional battalions of S-400 long range air defence systems, doubling its arsenal, after the system’s performance drew considerable praise from local officials. The Ministry previously ordered ten battalions in October 2018 under a a $5.43 billion contract, with the last battalions expected to be delivered in 2026.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and Air Force have financed the modernisation of approximately 100 J-11B air superiority fighters to the J-11BG standard, bringing their avionics including their radars up to a ‘4+ generation’ level, and allowing them to integrate new weaponry developed for the Air Force’s fifth generation fighters.

Flipping Iran’s playbook by launching reverse-engineered, Shahed-like weapons as part of a coordinated air campaign, the U.S. military’s initial wave of strikes in Operation Epic Fury marked the first confirmed deployment of American-made, long-range, one-way attack drones in real-world combat.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command, told DefenseScoop on Monday that the operation demonstrates how warfighters are rapidly adopting low-cost drones “as part of the joint force effort to neutralize imminent threats” posed by Iran.

In his first message as the new director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, Owen West stated that the organization’s efforts will focus on fielding emerging technologies that can keep warfighters out of harm’s way and be quickly scaled at low cost.
“Our investment priorities will narrow. We solve operational problems identified by the joint force and integrate into the Department’s innovation strategy. We will invest where speed, scale and lethality intersect,” West wrote in a memorandum to DIU employees.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who served Iran as President from 2005 to 2013, was killed in an Israeli missile strike on his residence in Tehran, according to Iranian officials. The report has not yet been confirmed by the United States or Israel. His bodyguards were also killed in the attack. He was 69.
It was during Ahmadinejad’s tenure as president that Tehran first announced its ability to enrich uranium and that Iran had finally become a nuclear state.

The Danish procurement authority has finalised a contract with Rheinmetall Mobile Systeme for the delivery of five Role 2 field hospitals.

Backed and Iran, Hezbollah could open up a new front in the ongoing Middle East crisis, as Tehran launches strikes around the region.

Can Iran Actually Strike the UK?

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.

The UK base that could prove crucial for the US

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Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a national security columnist and former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, evaluates the EA-18G Growler’s decisive role in Operation Epic Fury.

-Operating from the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln, 18 Growlers are currently suppressing Iranian S-300 and S-400 integrated air defense systems.

An E/A-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, taxis on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 24, 2025.

Summary and Key Points: Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a defense analyst and former U.S. Army Infantry officer, evaluates the potential deployment of the B-52 Stratofortress in Operation Epic Fury.

-While the B-2 Spirit conducted initial night strikes with 2,000-pound munitions, the B-52 offers a massive “stand-off” advantage utilizing AGM-158 JASSM-ER cruise missiles with a 571-mile range.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomber Generation Squadron salute the crew of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as they begin to taxi at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov.

Some call them “kamikaze” drones, evoking the image of Japanese suicide attacks on the U.S. Navy toward the end of World War II. The U.S. military seems to prefer the unintentionally hilarious term “one-way” drone.
No matter what you call it, America’s newest weapon, dubbed the Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, is now being employed for the first time ever, according to The War Zone.

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In the past few years, many a defense analyst has spent countless sleepless, sweaty nights worrying about the future of drone warfare. The era of exquisite air defense is passing gently into that good night. Counter-drone tech is still struggling to keep up.
For decades, the Pentagon and its allies operated under the wonderful delusion that air superiority was a birthright, bought with billion-dollar toys and protected by $4 million interceptors.

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