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Russia Is Building a Prototype Stealth Bomber

Russia’s New PAK DA stealth bomber is finally being worked on after years of delays. The Russian Air Force also has big plans for...

Caleb Larson16 seconds ago

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The Navy’s F/A-XX 6th Generation Fighter Crisis Has Arrived

Key Points and Summary – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is still trying to slow-roll the Navy’s sixth-generation F/A-XX program, arguing the U.S. industrial base...

Reuben JohnsonDecember 4, 2025

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China Has a Cheap $99,000 Missile. That Creates a Math Problem for the US Navy It Can’t Solve

Key Points and Summary – China’s new YKJ-1000 “cement-coated” missile could upend the balance between cheap offense and costly defense at sea for the...

Reuben JohnsonDecember 4, 2025

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Iran Pushing the Middle East to the Brink of War

Key Points and Summary – Iran is driving the Middle East toward its most dangerous crisis in decades, combining nuclear opacity, proxy warfare, and...

Joe VarnerDecember 4, 2025

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer departs after conducting aerial refueling with a 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, Oct. 25, 2019. The B-1B flew directly from its home station of Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., demonstrating the U.S. Air Force’s ability to rapidly deploy strategic bombers anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

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The B-1B Lancer Bomber Is a ‘Devastating Combat Platform’ the Air Force Can’t Deny

Key Points and Summary – The B-1B Lancer entered service as a nuclear-capable Cold War bomber, but it did not see combat until 1998....

Christian OrrDecember 3, 2025

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Dec. 11, 2024) – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) transits Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, Dec. 11, 2024. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines are the backbone of the Navy’s submarine force. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam’s fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine force's forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

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‘Captain, You Are Relieved of Duty’: A U.S. Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Ran Aground

Key Points and Summary – In October 2003, the nuclear-powered USS Hartford ran aground leaving La Maddalena, causing roughly $9 million in damage to...

Isaac SeitzDecember 3, 2025

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The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Enemy Isn’t Russia or China or Even Missiles

Key Points and Summary – The 2020 fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard exposed a chain of preventable failures: disabled suppression systems, missing hoses,...

Jack BuckbyDecember 3, 2025