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On a screen somewhere near the front, a drone operator scrolls through a catalog that looks uncannily like an e-commerce site ...

In any war over Taiwan, American commanders will face a problem that barely existed a decade ago: China can hide lethal ...

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On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, authorizing ...

A number of thoughtful observers argued President Donald Trump would not pursue regime change in Venezuela. I was never ...

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When I look back at my 45 years of military service, one of the highlights of my military education was a battlefield tour I ...

In early November, after meeting China’s defense minister, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth performed a longstanding ...

On a frozen Himalayan ridgeline, Indian and Chinese troops still stare at each other through rifle sights. Thousands of miles ...

On Dec. 5, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached a significant milestone in his bid to build “Europe’s strongest ...

Defense tech enthusiasts may be familiar with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s famous Arsenal of Democracy speech, which ...