Defense

As F-35 Readiness Lags, Pentagon Seeks $13.7 Billion Boost

The Pentagon is seeking an additional $13.7 billion to boost sustainment of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, whose readiness rates continue to decline despite years of concerted effort, according to a new watchdog report
0 Comment 17293 view

Mi-171A3: Sanction Proof Variation of Legendary Mi-8 Helicopter Unveiled

China — Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of the state-owned Rostec State Corporation, has unveiled its fully import-substituted Mi-171A3 multirole helicopter at the 10th Russia-China Expo, signaling a deepening of industrial and aerospace ties between Moscow and Beijing
0 Comment 25992 view

US Delays Japan’s Tomahawk Missile Supplies As Iran Strikes Take Priority

Japan’s order for hundreds of Tomahawk missiles from the US is under threat as the American-Israeli war with Iran burns through inventories, the latest example of how the conflict is drawing in supplies and troops at the expense of defending against Washington’s primary strategic rival, China
0 Comment 46348 view

Steel On The Seas: Why Trump’s Golden Fleet Is The New Peacekeeper

The unveiling of the USS Defiant Trump Class battleship plan during the Golden Fleet announcement at Mar-a-Lago last December 2025, marked a new pivotal shift in power parity for the world, and in empowering the naval power gap for Washington
0 Comment 43390 view

Oreshnik And The Return Of Saturation Strike Warfare

Among the many weapons systems to emerge from the Ukraine conflict and its wider strategic shadow, few have generated as much unease as Russia’s reported Oreshnik missile
0 Comment 119813 view