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The Real Reason Canada Scrapped Its Last Aircraft Carrier

Key Points and Summary – Canada, which fielded the world’s third-largest navy during World War II, once operated aircraft carriers as a key NATO...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 3, 2025

A joint team consisting of F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flight test members, U.S. Sailors and Marines, and the crew of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) are executing developmental sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean to gather the necessary data to certify F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft operations. While aboard the MSDF’s largest ship, the Pax ITF flight test team has been gathering compatibility data for analysis in order to make recommendations for future F-35B operational envelopes, further enhancing the Japanese navy's capabilities. The results of the testing will contribute to improved interoperability between Japan and the United States, strengthening the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance and contributing to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan is an F-35 Joint Program Office foreign military sales customer planning to purchase 42 F-35Bs. The F-35 Joint Program Office continues to develop, produce, and sustain the F-35 Air System to fulfill its mandate to deliver a capable, available, and affordable air system with fifth-generation capabilities.

The Treaty

I’m a Former U.S. Marine. Here’s How NATO Must Counter Russia and China in the Arctic

Reinvigorating a Containment Strategy for NATO in the Arctic: NATO has gained new key members in the military alliance, with Sweden and Finland, which...

Julian McBrideAugust 1, 2025

Ukraine War

Russia Has a New 11-Year ‘Plan’ for a Possible NATO War

Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has issued a new 10-day deadline for Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine, threatening...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 1, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Mach 2 JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Summed up in 4 Words

Key Points and Summary – After nearly three decades of service, Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen fighter has finally seen its first combat. -In a recent...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 29, 2025

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, flies over the United States, July 2, 2025. The B-1B is a heavy bomber with up to a 75,000 pound payload. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Spencer Strubbe)

Ukraine War

America and Russia are Headed for a Ukraine War Showdown

Key Points and Summary – A visibly frustrated President Donald Trump has dramatically shortened his 50-day ceasefire ultimatum to Russia, now giving Vladimir Putin...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 28, 2025

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons intercept two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-2, March 23, 2021. The exercise will run from March 20-26 and range from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland and extend south down the Eastern Atlantic to the U.S. coast of Maine. Amalgam Dart 21-2 provides NORAD the opportunity to hone homeland defense skills as Canadian, U.S., and NATO forces operate together in the Arctic. A bi-national Canadian and American command, NORAD employs network space-based, aerial and ground based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. NATO E-3 Early Warning Aircraft, Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft, CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft, CC-130 search and rescue and tactical aircraft, and a CC-150T air refueler; as well as U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft, KC-10 Extender refueler, KC-46 Pegasus, KC-135 Stratotanker, as well as C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft will participate in the exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

General Warns Russia Will Be Ready for a War With NATO by 2027

Key Points and Summary – A growing chorus of top European and NATO officials are issuing stark warnings that Russia could be ready for...

Stephen SilverJuly 28, 2025

Ukraine War

This Is How Close Russia and NATO Just Came to a Direct Conflict

Key Points and Summary – A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine over the weekend prompted a direct military response from NATO....

Stephen SilverJuly 28, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

It’s Over: The 50-Year-Old Russia-India Military Partnership Is Dying

Key Points and Summary – A major geopolitical shift is underway as France rapidly replaces Russia as India’s primary strategic defense partner. -This is...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 28, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

I Have Studied Russia’s Military for 3 Decades. Putin Sends Bombers to Test America

Key Points and Summary – On July 22, U.S. and Canadian jets under NORAD command intercepted a formation of two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 27, 2025

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Real Reason Canada Scrapped Its Last Aircraft Carrier

The Treaty

I’m a Former U.S. Marine. Here’s How NATO Must Counter Russia and China in the Arctic

Ukraine War

Russia Has a New 11-Year ‘Plan’ for a Possible NATO War

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Mach 2 JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Summed up in 4 Words

Ukraine War

America and Russia are Headed for a Ukraine War Showdown

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

General Warns Russia Will Be Ready for a War With NATO by 2027

Ukraine War

This Is How Close Russia and NATO Just Came to a Direct Conflict

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

It’s Over: The 50-Year-Old Russia-India Military Partnership Is Dying

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

I Have Studied Russia’s Military for 3 Decades. Putin Sends Bombers to Test America

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