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Earlier this month, a weekend of meetings between the White House’s Russia envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and both Russian and Ukrainian leaders was followed by a barrage of attacks on Ukraine by Russia, after the sides had agreed to a brief pause.

Now, a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also been met with attacks on Ukraine by Russia.

The latest batch of Su-57 fifth generation fighters delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces have entered service in a “new technical configuration” incorporating further modifications to their onboard systems and weapons suites. The delivery was announced by United Aircraft Corporation on September 24, and provides further evidence that the Su-57 is continuing to evolve substantially after entering serial production.

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Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, will deploy to Lithuania as the U.S. continues its military presence on NATO’s eastern flank, Maj. Montrell Russell, an Army spokesman, told Task & Purpose.
They will be replacing the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, according to an August news release that previously announced the routine deployment.
The deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and continues a U.S. presence that has regularly sent battalion-sized Army units to Lithuania since 2019.

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Tekever has finalised the first stage of its $580m Series D fundraising, drawing investment from both new and long-standing supporters.

The Chinese government has taken possession of sensitive components from a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A fighter after a shipment carrying the parts was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong, according to sources familiar with the incident cited by Bloomberg. The components, which include an F-35 cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door, were being transported from Australia to the United States for inspection and possible repair or disposal when they were diverted in late May.

Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Harrington speaks with a clear, even voice, which, if you’ve ever met an Army drill sergeant, might be surprising. When he discusses life “on the trail,” as drill sergeants describe their jobs, his words are free of the raspy or strained tones that many in his profession have adopted after countless hours of shouted “corrections.”
Part of his unblemished voice, he says, comes from good technique and the occasional cup of tea.
“Tea with some honey sometimes,” he said. “And you have to not yell from your throat.

U.S.-MEXICO BORDER — Drone threats from criminal cartels currently present a “very real” danger on America’s southern border, according to U.S. military officials deployed there who said so-called “narco-terrorists” are increasingly adapting their technology-enabled tactics and tradecraft.
Though they repeatedly declined to discuss details about the frequency, payloads, size and proximity of such unmanned aerial system threats (citing operational security concerns), U.S.

BAE Systems has secured a four-year framework agreement to deliver artillery and armoured vehicle weapon system components to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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The Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new batch of Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft, following an intensification of work to accelerate the type’s rate of production. The aircraft were reported to have undergone “a full cycle of factory tests, were tested in various operating modes by pilots from the Russian Defence Ministry” before delivery.” Commenting on the delivery, United Aircraft Cooperation CEO Vadim Badekha observed: “The fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft is the best aircraft in its class.

Milrem Robotics aspire to lead integration of nations’ disparate uncrewed systems along the border with Russia and Belarus through the UDL.

A hurricane sank the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, a Spanish galleon, off the Florida Keys on September 6, 1622. Besides the approximately 265 crew members and passengers on board, it carried tons of gold, silver, and other valuables deep under water.
Three hundred years later, a kindly Midwestern couple had a boy they named Mel in Indiana. Mel Fisher became fascinated with pirates and lost treasures as a child, in part because of his love of Robert Louis Stevenson’s book “Treasure Island.

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“If one is to judge by the fire and ardor with which this book is sought after, it is the most excellent of all books. Never were so many copies printed of any work; never were so many editions made of a single book; never has any writing been read by so many people.” -Pierre-Valentin Faydit in La Télémacomanie (1700), snidely critiquing the “mania” surrounding the initial publication of The Adventures of Telemachus.

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Traumatic brain injury became the signature wound of the post-9/11 wars because the battlefield changed. Improvised explosive devices changed the nature of American combat injuries. But the medical and legal systems that followed — including the Department of Veterans Affairs’ own adjudication frameworks — took years to catch up.Drone warfare is doing it again. And the gap between battlefield reality and the systems meant to support veterans may be widening faster than the last time.

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The United States Air Force has returned the MQ-1 Predator drone to frontline service more than eight years after the type was officially retired, providing a remarkable revival for one of the most iconic combat drones of the post-Cold War era. This follows extreme losses to the MQ-9 Reaper fleet, with close to 60 Reapers having been shot down or destroyed on the ground by Iranian and allied Yemeni Ansuruallah Coalition forces, the large majority of them since February 2026, leaving the U.S. Air Force unable to sustain operations.

China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation is continuing intensive flight testing for the world’s first sixth generation fighter program, with newly released footage providing some of the clearest views yet of the rapidly evolving design. The latest imagery highlights changes to the aircraft’s engines, intakes, sensors and external configuration. Five prototypes are now believed to have participated in flight testing, with substantial differences already visible between individual airframes.

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When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his “special military operation” against Ukraine, it was touted as a short, intense invasion in which Kyiv would capitulate within weeks, if not days.

It was deemed incomprehensible that Ukraine would ever be fighting the war inside Russia’s borders when Russian tanks rolled through border checkpoints across the country.

Russia’s President Putin Sitting at a Desk. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Putin Reading a Statement. Image Credit: Russian Government.

Of the 1.7 million personnel who use the Defense Department’s enterprise AI platform, approximately 500,000 are using it heavily, according to a senior Pentagon official.
The department first introduced its GenAI.mil platform for service members, DOD civilians and contractors in December to provide access to commercial tools that can assist with back-office functions and other tasks.
The tech has since been adopted by the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Space Force as their preferred enterprise AI system.

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In 2021, Sungmin Cho wrote, “South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum,” where he argued Seoul’s complex strategic position makes engagement on questions of involvement over a Taiwan contingency complicated. Five years later, we asked him to revisit his arguments.Image: U.S. Navy (Photo by Seaman Apprentice Cale Hatch)In your 2021 article, you argued that Seoul should more actively engage in strategic dialogue with Washington on Taiwan issues.

A cargo vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, 23rd September, leaving two people injured.

The strike by an unknown projectile comes amid renewed optimism of a deal to end the Iran war and subsequently reopen the vital international waterway.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Creative Commons Image.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) steams behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 31, 2006.

The United Nations General Assembly began on Tuesday, 22nd September, with U.S. President Donald Trump once again threatening to “annihilate” Iran.

Trump, the second of almost 200 speakers at the General Assembly this week, made the comments in a 35-minute speech just hours before U.S. and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting through mediators in New York.

Donald Trump Giving a Speech. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

Donald Trump in 2023 Speaking. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has become “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk-accepting,” according to a senior NATO official.

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer, NATO’s deputy commander in Europe, made the comments on Tuesday, 22nd September, at a security conference in Estonia.

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Putin in May of 2026.

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Leidos has been awarded a contract extension by the US Army to continue operating the Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System (ARTEMIS) across Europe.

The war between Russia and Ukraine, over the course of its more than four years, has made history when it comes to how important drone warfare has been.

Ukraine has developed its own drone industry that has influenced warfare around the world, while Russia has wreaked massive havoc with its own drones throughout the war.

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Shahed Drone from Ukraine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

In the last 24 hours, President Donald Trump has mused openly on the floor of the United Nations about “annihilating” Iran, while other reports have stated that productive talks have taken place on finding a diplomatic solution to the long-standing conflict.

However, Iran’s military has denounced the president’s “annihilation” talk as a sign of desperation.

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, en route Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Las Vegas.

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — U.S. Northern Command’s fourth iteration of its large-scale Falcon Peak exercise is designed to demonstrate, refine and connect capabilities that counter small, hostile drones in desert terrains, and for the first time, those threatening America along the southern border.   
“What we’re trying to do is come up with technologies that help us identify adversary drones and also hobbyist drones, so that we can appropriately — within the bounds of U.S.

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The Army released the identity on Tuesday of a soldier who died in the Middle East last week, a day after Task & Purpose confirmed the woman as the 19th U.S. service member to die while deployed in support of the Iran war. Capt. Bianca C. Wilkerson, 37, of Norfolk, Va., died on a non-combat flight to Saudi Arabia, the Army said, from a “medical incident.”
Wilkerson was posthumously promoted to major, the Army said. Wilkerson was assigned to Headquarters, U.S.

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President Donald J. Trump signs the Greenland security deal with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Photo: CDR Salamander / Substack

…and there you go. President Donald J. Trump signs the Greenland security deal with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
We have kept up reasonably steady reporting the last couple of years on Greenland.

The U.S. military’s reporting of casualties in the Iran war has drawn criticism for months, with the Pentagon providing little explanation for delayed reports of wounded and shifting casualty counts. Even the number of U.S. troops who have died while deployed to the region, which the Pentagon now says is 19, has been questioned in recent media reports.
Veterans of previous conflicts who once were responsible for updating the public on casualty numbers in those wars say the Pentagon is facing a credibility crisis.

As part of an interview with the US Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on Tuesday, 22 September, that despite his public statements about wanting to end the war, Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to scale back his attacks on Ukrainian cities without more pressure from Washington.

Part of that “pressure” would include an additional tranche of military assistance, the Ukrainian leader explained. Kyiv has now asked US President Donald Trump for a winter package of military equipment, including more of the now-famous Patriot anti-missile systems.

A Russian Armed Forces Mi-8 helicopter briefly entered Polish airspace from Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave on September 23, prompting the Polish Air Force to scramble fighter aircraft and place ground-based air-defence forces on standby. The fighters in question were reportedly F-16C/D Block 52s, which currently form the backbone of the fleet as deliveries of F-35s and South Korean FA-50s continue. The incident occurred near the northern Polish town of Braniewo, only a short distance from the Russian border, and comes amid heightened tensions along NATO’s eastern flank.

Recently, Army leaders noticed a troubling trend: service members were choosing fast food over on-base dining.
At first glance, it looked like a simple food preference.
It wasn’t.
Every meal bought off base added pressure to the household budget. Every poor nutritional choice chipped away at physical and mental health. And over time, those everyday realities shaped something much larger: military readiness. 
It’s a reminder that the challenges facing military families rarely exist in isolation.

BAE Systems has handed two prototype Infantry Fighting Vehicles to the US Army, aiming to speed up delivery of ground combat solutions.