As the United States has continued to stage a large scale military buildup in the Middle East, with the apparent goal of preparing for large scale military action against Iran, the possibly of U.S. security partners playing roles in hostilities has remained high. Leaders across the Western Bloc, and particularly in Europe, have expressed clear support for the goal of topping the Iranian state, while the United Kingdom has deployed forces including fighter aircraft to the Middle East which are poised to provide support.

The second under-23s Inter Services clash again

The Indian Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA) fifth generation fighter program has faced further delays, with the first flight of the AMCA Mk1 prototype having been postponed. The aircraft was initially planned to make its first flight in 2028 or 2029, before entering service in 2033 or 2034, with the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation now planning to operationalise it only in 2034 or 2035.No prototypes or components of the aircraft have been publicly revealed to date, raising serious questions regarding its viability.

Chinese commercial satellite imagery has confirmed a surge in U.S. Air Force deployments of KC-135 aerial refuelling tankers to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, with at least 16 of the aircraft seen at runways at the facility. The release of the images closely coincides with the exposure of the exact positions of a U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot air defence system at the Al Udeid Air Base, and follows the publication of Chinese commercial satellite imagery from the Chinese satellite company MizarVisionconfirming the deployment of a U.S.

The U.S. Air Force has maintained its small B-2 strategic bomber squadron at a higher-than-usual alert status, according to a February 13 report by the New York Times, as the possibility of strikes on Iranian targets continue to be seriously considered, and as the U.S. Armed Forces have continued to stage a large military buildup of shorter ranged assets in the Middle East.

1066 was a tough year for Harold Godwinson, also known as Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Less than two years into his reign, two separate forces were approaching the shores of England to end Harold’s reign much sooner than anyone expected.
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One of those attempts would be famously successful while the other would prove an unparalleled failure.

After facing some hard truths about its missile

Drone makers are lining up to compete for an ambitious Pentagon program where the total value of delivery orders and the number of systems purchased is expected to increase for each phase. But by the time the final phase comes around next year, as few as three vendors could reap shares of the funding allotted for that round, according to documents viewed by DefenseScoop.
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After completing a demonstration of a low-cost small cruise missile, U.S. Special Operations Command is now reaching out to industry to look for additional offerings.
SOCOM posted a request for information to Sam.gov on Thursday asking vendors to submit white papers outlining the capabilities of their existing, demonstrated small cruise missile platforms. The command’s program executive office for fixed wing is conducting the market research to inform its production acquisition strategy and spiral development of the weapon system, according to the RFI.

The Marines have decided to stick with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle instead of switching to the Army’s M7 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle, a Marine Corps spokesperson told Task & Purpose.
“The Marine Corps will retain the M27 for our close combat formations as it best aligns with our unique service requirements, amphibious doctrinal employment of weapons, and distinct modernization priorities, while ensuring seamless interoperability across the Joint force and with coalition partners,” the spokesperson wrote in an email.

The forced mobilization in Ukraine seems to have hit desperate levels as bounty hunters are filmed trying to ‘draft’ a dwarf. Onlookers make them stop.
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 The commander of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason was relieved of duty today, Naval Surface Force Atlantic announced.
Capt. Chavius G. Lewis was removed from his post on the ship “due to a loss of confidence in Lewis’ ability to command,” the Navy said. He’s been reassigned to Naval Surface Group Southeast, and the Navy said his removal from the ship does not impact the Mason’s mission.
“The Navy maintains the highest standards for leaders and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the Navy said in its statement.

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Everyone who has been to sea has this nightmare.

A U.S. warship and a Navy supply vessel collided during refueling Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Southern Command told Reuters in an emailed statement on Thursday.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply collided during a replenishment at sea, said the statement from the Southern Command, whose areas of responsibility include Central and South America and the Caribbean. It did not specify the location of the collision.

The real military reason President Trump wants

If you thought the most dangerous parts of “Top Gun: Maverick” were the MiGs, just wait until you meet the lawyers.
Whilst we wait for updates on the third installment of “Top Gun” (a story that screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie has called “in the bag”), let’s do a little catching up on the lawsuits filed against the gangbuster “Top Gun: Maverick. “
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To tuck or not to tuck? That is the question.

After pulling off a major open-ocean rescue hundreds of miles off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California, two U.S. Air Force helicopters landed at a Mexican airport last week on the mission’s return leg. But as the Arizona-based crews rested and slept after a grueling 12 hours of flying, a wave of online rumors and misinformation erupted around their arrival.
By morning, the Mexican defense department had issued a statement clarifying that the U.S. airmen were just passing through.

In January 2026, neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. His message was clear: “Our kids are less cognitively capable than we were at their age.”
From a military and national defense point-of-view, the declaration might catch the War Department’s attention. But it’s really the Department of Education that should be paying attention. If a viewer stopped viewing after that first sentence, they missed a whole lot of important nuance.

Two punishing days in the barren expanse of the

There’s a scene in “It’s a Wonderful Life” where George Bailey sits in a bar. He’s struggling, at the end of his rope. He prays for help and begins crying. It’s one of the most emotional scenes in film history and makes us all ugly-cry every Christmas.
What some people may not realize is that actor Jimmy Stewart, who plays Bailey in the movie, was really crying.
He was on a Hollywood soundstage, in front of a crew of hundreds, really pouring his heart out. Crying wasn’t even in the script.

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The UK government has pledged an urgent supply of air defence missiles and systems, worth over £500m ($681m), to Ukraine.

The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter has completed a live fire trial of the new 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive ammunition.

The Marine Corps is steadily growing its arsenal of long-range weapons with a Pacific fight in mind. On Jan. 30, the service selected a “launched effect” from L3Harris called Red Wolf that can be deployed from AH-1Z Viper helicopters and hit a target over 230 miles away. 
Put another way, Marine attack helicopters will soon be able to reach out and touch something 3,373 football fields away (with a missile).
This gives Marines, who continue to push forward with Force Design 2030, the ability to conduct over-the-horizon strikes from Vipers and other vertical take-off platforms.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy might have a ridiculous name, but it’s starting get some serious weaponry. A Chinese Shenyang J-15 “Flying Shark” was recently spotted carrying two YJ-15 anti-ship missiles, and that little detail is a loud message about reach, targeting, and making life harder for everyone operating inside the first island chain.
This wasn’t a conceptual mock-up or a test flight. It was a carrier-based fighter, in flight, sporting a pair of YJ-15 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles powered by ramjet engines.

Vladimir Putin likes to talk a lot of smack when demonstrating Russia’s new weapons. But Western analysts face a familiar dilemma every time: We have to separate genuine technological advances from the propaganda hype. Luckily, history is a valuable filter here.
Moscow has repeatedly showcased platforms billed as revolutionary, only for actual combat experience and technical analysis to reveal some pretty critical flaws.

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As the United States approaches the celebration of its 250th anniversary, the nation is called not only to commemorate its founding but to reflect deeply on the individuals whose sacrifices transformed revolutionary ideals into lasting reality.
This milestone invites Americans to look beyond familiar names and battles and to recognize the global dimension of the struggle for independence. The American Revolution was not fought in isolation. It was part of a broader contest of ideas that crossed oceans, challenged monarchies, and reshaped the modern world.

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The Pentagon just executed one of the most consequential management restructurings in recent Air Force history.

NDM
Army efforts to develop and field unmanned ground vehicles capable of taking over a range of battlefield missions have been underway for more than 20 years.

TWZ
The U.S. Army has been acquiring multiple versions of the LOCUST laser weapon system to bolster its ability to shoot down hostile drones.

Army Technology
The system countered drone swarms in the exercise and showed its launch, flight, intercept, and recovery capabilities.

George Kalergis, Modern War Institute
… speed, accuracy, and combat readiness—not as theory, but as a standard you can measure with a stopwatch.

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The publication of Chinese commercial satellite imagery has exposed the exact positioning of U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot air defence systems at the Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar, which is one of multiple facilities at the forefront of the U.S.-led military buildup currently being staged near Iran. This closely follows the publication of Chinese commercial satellite imagery from the MizarVision satellite company confirming the deployment of a U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

The Indian Defence Acquisition Council has granted the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for purchasing 288 new missiles for the Russian S-400 surface to air missile system under a $1.1 billion contract, following reports from October that the Defence Ministry was holding talks for such a procurement. The Indian Air Force is currently the largest foreign operator of the S-400, with five regiments’ worth of the systems having ordered in October 2018 under a $5.4 billion contract, of which four have been delivered with the fifth expected in 2026.

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John Maynard Keynes once wrote, “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones,” an apt depiction of the current discourse and debate of what the world will look like now that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) treaty has expired. The passing of New START marks the end of treaties formally limiting strategic nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia.

Chinese commercial satellite imagery from the MizarVision satellite company has confirmed the deployment of a U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which has increasingly emerged as the U.S. Armed Forces’ most prominent forward operating location as they have prepared for a possible resumption of high intensity hostilities with Iran. Commenting on the recent THAAD deployment, a senior Pentagon source observed: “Before any potential action against Iran, we need to bolster our defences.

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard units mounted a joint operation targeting the oil tanker Aquila II in international waters in the Indian Ocean on February 9, with the vessel boarded and commandeered by U.S. forces. The 274 metre ship and its 700,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude oil are expected to be appropriated by the United States without compensation paid to the owners. U.S.

Su-57 fifth generation fighters from the latest batch delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces on February 9 have reportedly integrated a new passive sensor, the upgraded 101KS onboard optical-electronic self-defence system, which is heavily optimised for maximising situational awareness while maintaining the fighter’s stealth profile.The system uses a medium and long wave infrared sensor which can detect and track airborne targets by their heat signature, and is reportedly a significant improvement over the preceding passive sensor that had only optical, laser and ultraviolet channels.

L Todd Wood sits down with Israeli BG Yossi Kuperwasser (Ret) to discuss Iran, Lebanon and Hezbollah, Syria, Turkey, Hamas and Gaze, and Yemen.
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The Air Force announced Thursday that it is integrating and testing the mission autonomy package for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes — moving the program one step closer to a production decision this year.
The service is currently integrating a government-owned Autonomy Government Reference Architecture (A-GRA) onto loyal wingman drones built by both General Atomics and Anduril, according to an Air Force news release.

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The Red Wolf from L3Harris can be launched from

War in Europe.

The Defense Department’s Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) has awarded six non-traditional vendors contracts to support advancements in novel technologies, officials announced Thursday.
Leidos, GoHypersonic, Special Aerospace Services (Aurex), the Purdue Applied Research Institute, Halo Engines and Kratos have each received other transaction agreements from the JHTO and its partner, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. The awards are intended to help further advance the office’s ongoing development of next-generation hypersonics capabilities.

As private contractors have taken over the management of military housing on many bases, military families have long reported being asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, about problems in their homes or as conditions for needed repairs. 
On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed the top enlisted leaders from each military branch about those agreements. during a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing about quality of life issues for enlisted service members and their families.

The top enlisted leaders for each of the military branches — all of whom are men — said they have no issue with women in combat roles meeting the same standards as men.
The remarks were in response to a question posed at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday about a recently ordered Pentagon review of the “effectiveness” of women in combat jobs. The review, which will look at data on ground combat troop readiness, training, casualties, and deployability, comes more than a decade after the Department of Defense lifted the ban on women in combat roles.
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A reshuffle of who-commands-what in Nato puts a