The SM-39 Razor Is the Mach 4 6th Generation NGAD ‘Rocket’ Fighter (The Air Force Doesn’t Have It)
Summary and Key Points: A private firm is promoting a sixth-generation concept jet called the SM-39 Razor, marketed…
Diplomats Worry Xi’s Purge Will Curb Critical Contact With China
Xi Jinping’s purge of top Chinese generals has cost Western governments a key contact and deepened fears that…
FY26 defense bill boosts budget by $8B, largely bypassing last-minute $28B munitions request
WASHINGTON — House and Senate appropriators have agreed on an $838.7 billion defense topline for fiscal 2026 in…
US lawmakers release $839B compromise defense spending bill
The House and Senate’s conferenced version of a fiscal 2026 defense budget would restore funding for the Navy’s…
South Korea announces completion of KF-21 flight test program
MELBOURNE — South Korea has completed the flight test program for Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae jet,…
Where does Iran stand in the military race? Top 7 Middle East armed forces
Turkey ranks as the strongest military power in the Middle East for 2025, holding the region’s lowest PowerIndex…
Israel’s new laser system goes active
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Iron Beam laser air defense system is officially active. The Israeli Ministry of Defense and…
China showed off its nukes and caused problems in the region: 5 Indo-Pacific stories from 2025
2025 was quite an eventful year as far as the Indo-Pacific is concerned, with perhaps the least surprising…
Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review
Israel entered 2025 looking to a new US administration to be a gamechanger for Jerusalem’s multi-front war. Much…
5 top stories on European defense in 2025
Russia’s war in Ukraine rumbled on in 2025, defining Europe’s defense and security landscape for a third successive…
Middle East missiles, large contracts and space ambitions: 2025 review
The last 12 months have been as busy as ever in the Middle East. Throughout the year, strikes…
Spain approves $5.3 billion mega-order of 100 Airbus helicopters
BELFAST — Spain’s Directorate General for Armament and Material (DGAM) procurement agency has formally agreed to purchase 100…