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Finland Orders Latest US Air-to-Air Missiles for F-35 Fleet
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Finland has announced it will procure Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the United States, a key step in arming its fleet...
A Gathering Storm: The Escalating U.S.-Venezuela Military Confrontation
For the first time since the termination of the Cold War, a major military crisis is heating up in the Caribbean. Since early September...
US and Japan Conduct Joint Show of Force Amid China-Russia Military Drills
U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighter jets in a show of force following Chinese...
Why South Korea’s Nuclear–Powered Submarines Plan Sets a Dangerous Precedent
In a landmark decision, the US has approved South Korea’s plan to build nuclear–powered submarines (SSNs). The decision was announced following a meeting between...
Macron’s Warning, Bremen’s Wallet: Europe’s New Space-Defense Era
When French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated France’s Space Command in Toulouse on 12 November 2025 and declared that “space is no longer a sanctuary;...
US Backs Japan in Radar Dispute with China
The United States has for the first time criticized China for targeting Japanese military aircraft with radars during a training exercise near Okinawa last...
Turkey in Talks to Rejoin US F-35 Fighter Jet Programme
The U.S. and Turkey are discussing Ankara’s potential return to the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet programme, from which it was removed in 2020...
Australia Vows to Meet ‘Challenges’ of Ambitious AUKUS Submarine Timeline
Australia is preparing for a major AUKUS meeting in Washington as Defence Minister Richard Marles acknowledges the country must confront “significant challenges” in meeting...
China Inc’s Quiet but Powerful March Into Vietnam Amid US Tariffs
China and Vietnam historic rivals with a complicated political past are deepening economic ties at a moment when Washington is trying to push its...
The Taliban’s Afghanistan: A Nation at War With Itself
Another rather sinister sign that the instability of the political situation in the country did not end when Taliban returned to power but only...