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F-15EX Eagle II’s from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, both out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, fly in formation during aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 370th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 14. The Eagle II's participated in the Northern Edge 21 exercise in Alaska earlier in May. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Air Force Is Feeling the Heat from Russian and Chinese Air Defenses

The United States Air Force (USAF) has long been a dominant force in global air superiority, leveraging advanced technology and strategic prowess. However, the...

Isaac SeitzMarch 14, 2025

The Treaty

What Might China Do to Taiwan’s Leadership After an Invasion?

Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump’s nominee for undersecretary of Defense for Policy, made a career arguing that the United States must maintain laser focus...

Michael RubinMarch 10, 2025

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, during Flight Experiment THAAD (FET)-01 on July 30, 2017 (EDT). During the test, the THAAD weapon system successfully intercepted an air-launched, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target.

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Guam’s Role In U.S. Missile Defense Against China Is Now Clear

The Pentagon continues to expand its presence in the Pacific. It has reached basing arrangements in recent years with the Philippines, Japan, and Australia....

Kris OsbornMarch 10, 2025

The Treaty

Iceland: China’s Trojan Horse in Europe?

President-elect Donald Trump is still two months away from taking office, but his initial foreign policy and national security appointments suggest a no-nonsense approach...

Michael RubinNovember 22, 2024

Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09. Over 200 U.S. soldiers and approximately 650 German airmen will be participating in the realistic training within a combined construct, exercise the rigors associated with force projection and educate operators on their air missile defense systems. The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command will deploy, operate and fire live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational readiness evaluation criteria.

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The U.S. Military Might Not Have Enough Missiles for a War with China

Is the United States Running Out of Missiles? Another day and another problem with the U.S. defense industrial base. You probably realize that all...

Brent M. EastwoodNovember 20, 2024

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Taiwan: The Reason China Is Building A Fleet of Amphibious Assault Ships?

China is building some spectacularly large amphibious assault ships (LHAs, or informally “gators”), building them very fast. What can these ships do, and what...

Robert FarleyNovember 20, 2024