The Prince of Wales carrier strike group—returning from the “Operation Highmast” exercises in the Indo-Pacific—is expected to return to the UK by Christmas.
The date of the Trieste’s flag ceremony was carefully chosen—taking place on the 71st anniversary of the city of Trieste’s return to Italy on October 26, 1954.
Taiwan’s east coast has long been treated as an afterthought in its defense strategy—yet recent military exercises have highlighted its weak position.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, America’s largest shipbuilder, is enjoying sudden success in hiring new shipbuilders and retaining skilled ones—with positive consequences for the US Navy.
Though the attack is unlikely to make a difference in the broader Ukraine War—and could invite the Kremlin’s wrath on Kyiv—it is a demonstration of Ukraine’s changing war strategy.
Skeptics doubt new reactors, but AI demand, defense projects, and federal financing could spark a real US nuclear energy revival.
The battlefield in eastern Ukraine has destroyed Ukrainian armor at an alarming rate, and NATO tank deliveries to Kyiv have been unable to close the gap.
Seoul’s sudden interest in advanced anti-ship artillery appears to be linked to heavy North Korean naval investments.
Emmet Tuohy spent a distinguished but brief tenure at the Nixon Center as the program assistant to Zeyno Baran before ...
China, which has long viewed US and allied defense cooperation with deep suspicion, is likely to react negatively to the prospective Philippine-South Korean arms deal.
Given how transparent the battlespace in eastern Ukraine has become, such helicopter commando raids are rare—and remarkable when successful.
Special operations forces offer an attractive package to policymakers: they are relatively cheap, with a small footprint, the allure of deniability, and—most crucially—a low political cost.