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A B-52 Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing returns home to Barksdale Air Force Base following a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 20, 2023. BTF missions demonstrate the credibility of the United States forces to address a global security environment that is more diverse and uncertain than at any other time in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Seth Watson)

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The IEA Director Just Called the Iran War ‘The Largest Supply Disruption in the History of the Global Oil Market’ — Trump Heads to Beijing for the Xi Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Beijing this week for a May 14-15 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The IEA director recently called...

Andrew LathamMay 13, 2026

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The U.S. Air Force Cancelled the AGM-183A Hypersonic Weapon After 3 Failed Tests — Trump’s Defense Budget Just Revived It With $1,700,000,000

Turns out the United States Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) isn’t dead after all. Supposedly, the Air Force abandoned the AGM-183A...

Brandon WeichertMay 12, 2026

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China Plans 9 Aircraft Carriers by 2035 — The Type 004 Will Be 120,000 Tons and Nuclear-Powered, Bigger Than the USS Ford

The Chinese Navy plans to build 6 new aircraft carriers by the 2030s. This will bring China’s total to 9 carriers by 2035. The...

Steve BalestrieriMay 12, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean “Rambo” Loughlin, pilot of the F-35A Demonstration Team, conducts aerial maneuvers during a practice demonstration at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 4, 2026. These practice demonstrations maintain the skills required to execute precise maneuvers at airshows worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Rupiper)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35 Lightning II Was Designed to Replace 5 Different U.S. Fighters: The F-16, F-15, F/A-18, A-10 and More

The F-35 Lightning II is sometimes derided for being a lesser version of the F-22. It is smaller, slower, and less maneuverable than the...

Isaac SeitzMay 12, 2026

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler prepares to refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 29, 2025. The Growlers are assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the CENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis)

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The U.S. Naval Blockade Cannot End the Strait of Hormuz Crisis — China Buys 90% of Iran’s Oil and Has Not Pulled Back

Since the February 28 strikes on Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to roughly 5% of pre-war levels. That removes approximately...

Andrew LathamMay 12, 2026

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Gaither/Released)

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The U.S. Navy’s Only Forward-Deployed Aircraft Carrier Just Left Yokosuka With 3,100 Sailors as China Expands Its Own Carrier Fleet

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington departed Yokosuka Naval Base on Sunday ahead of what appear to be pre-deployment sea trials and preparations...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

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Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

The Lockheed D-21 was a Mach 3.3 reconnaissance drone. Lockheed’s Skunk Works built it in the early 1960s. Its mission: photograph China’s Lop Nor...

Brandon WeichertMay 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

China’s H-20 stealth bomber program remains shrouded in secrecy. No prototype has been publicly displayed. No first flight has been confirmed. Yet the Pentagon’s...

Kris OsbornMay 11, 2026

The 354th Fighter Wing conducts a 75-fighter jet formation at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2022, in honor of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th Anniversary. This capabilities demonstration included F-35A Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22 Raptor aircraft from across Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)

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The U.S. Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 25 F-35s on the Runway at Kadena Air Base — Inside China’s First Island Chain

On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Air Force conducted one of the largest elephant walks seen at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa in recent...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

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The Treaty

The IEA Director Just Called the Iran War ‘The Largest Supply Disruption in the History of the Global Oil Market’ — Trump Heads to Beijing for the Xi Summit

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Air Force Cancelled the AGM-183A Hypersonic Weapon After 3 Failed Tests — Trump’s Defense Budget Just Revived It With $1,700,000,000

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Plans 9 Aircraft Carriers by 2035 — The Type 004 Will Be 120,000 Tons and Nuclear-Powered, Bigger Than the USS Ford

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35 Lightning II Was Designed to Replace 5 Different U.S. Fighters: The F-16, F-15, F/A-18, A-10 and More

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Naval Blockade Cannot End the Strait of Hormuz Crisis — China Buys 90% of Iran’s Oil and Has Not Pulled Back

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Only Forward-Deployed Aircraft Carrier Just Left Yokosuka With 3,100 Sailors as China Expands Its Own Carrier Fleet

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 25 F-35s on the Runway at Kadena Air Base — Inside China’s First Island Chain

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