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Putin in 2020 Russian Government Photo Handout

Ukraine War

Every Method of Counting Russia’s Ukraine War Dead Now Points to the Same Staggering Conclusion

For four years the Kremlin's true losses were unknowable. Now four independent counts — named graves, demography, photographs, intelligence — converge on the same...

Harry J. KazianisJune 11, 2026

Victoria-Class Submarine Canadian Navy Photo

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Countries Are Battling to Build Canada’s Submarines. Almost No One Is Asking What the Subs Are For

Twenty-five bidders are down to two, the decision lands within weeks, and the price approaches sixty billion dollars. Yet Canada's great submarine debate is...

Andrew LathamJune 11, 2026

FILE PHOTO -- The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The Treaty

Iran Took Devastating Damage From the Air — and May Still Walk Away With the War’s Biggest Prize

America started the Iran war — and is now being sidelined from it, as Israel and Iran trade strikes on their own schedules. One...

Robert E. KellyJune 11, 2026

Ukraine War

Russia’s Factories Keep Building New Tanks. They Aren’t Showing Up in Ukraine — and That’s the Alarming Part

Russia is losing thousands of men a week in Ukraine — yet satellites show new bases rising on NATO's northern border, brigades reorganizing into...

Isaac SeitzJune 11, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran May Be Betting America Can’t Afford Another All-Out Air War. The Math Says Tehran Is Right

The uncomfortable truth, by this analysis: Tehran's assessment is correct. America could flatten Iran again — but the missiles it would spend are the...

Jack BuckbyJune 10, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The West Refused Ukraine Long-Range Missiles. So Ukraine Built Its Own — It’s Working and Putin Is Hurting

The West said no to long-range missiles, so Ukraine built the FP-5 Flamingo — and just put one into a Russian arms plant 560...

Jack BuckbyJune 10, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Military Mothers’ Day event, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The White House Says a Secret U.S. Operation Moved 100 Million Barrels Right Under Iran’s Nose

For months, the Strait of Hormuz has faced intense disruption, with traffic down by as much as 95%. The narrow waterway, which typically carries...

Jack BuckbyJune 10, 2026

The Treaty

As the EU Weighs Sanctions on Israel, Czechia Has Pledged to Block Them — Even If It Must Stand Alone

While much of Western Europe caves to anti-Israel agitators, Czechia’s new conservative government is showing the kind of moral clarity, national confidence, and political...

Paul McCarthyJune 10, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Putin Never Saw This Coming: Ukraine Sent 600 Drones at Moscow in a Single Attack. The Target List Reveals the Real Strategy

The drones arrive at the front with dead cameras, stalling engines, and failing controls — "everything that could go wrong went wrong," says one...

Steve BalestrieriJune 10, 2026

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Ukraine War

Every Method of Counting Russia’s Ukraine War Dead Now Points to the Same Staggering Conclusion

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Countries Are Battling to Build Canada’s Submarines. Almost No One Is Asking What the Subs Are For

The Treaty

Iran Took Devastating Damage From the Air — and May Still Walk Away With the War’s Biggest Prize

Ukraine War

Russia’s Factories Keep Building New Tanks. They Aren’t Showing Up in Ukraine — and That’s the Alarming Part

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran May Be Betting America Can’t Afford Another All-Out Air War. The Math Says Tehran Is Right

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The West Refused Ukraine Long-Range Missiles. So Ukraine Built Its Own — It’s Working and Putin Is Hurting

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The White House Says a Secret U.S. Operation Moved 100 Million Barrels Right Under Iran’s Nose

The Treaty

As the EU Weighs Sanctions on Israel, Czechia Has Pledged to Block Them — Even If It Must Stand Alone

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Putin Never Saw This Coming: Ukraine Sent 600 Drones at Moscow in a Single Attack. The Target List Reveals the Real Strategy

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