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In tropical jungles, US Army soldiers are training to own the night in a Pacific war
In a war with an adversary like China, the ability of US soldiers to operate at night could be key.…
Chris Panella
The Ukraine war is showing US soldiers they need to be hard to find in the electromagnetic spectrum in a high-end fight
American soldiers in the Indo-Pacific region are training to be "small and undetectable" in the ele…
Chris Panella
Video shows one of Taiwan's F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games
The J-15 is a carrier-based fighter. China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was part of this…
Chris Panella
A record-breaking 153 Chinese warplanes flew around Taiwan in war games meant as a warning
China's "Joint Sword-2024B" war games came on the heels of Taiwan's National Day and were meant as …
Chris Panella
As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan
China's military exercises are a follow-up to big drills conducted earlier this year and suggest wh…
Chris Panella
NATO fighter pilots break down their Eurofighter vs F-35 dogfight with cockpit video and paper airplanes
Two pilots demonstrated the differences between the fighter jets, referencing dogfight footage and …
Chris Panella
The US Navy is burning through missiles in the Middle East that it would need in a war with China
Conflicts in the Middle East have raised concerns about the stockpiles of key interceptors the US w…
Jake Epstein,Chris Panella
Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this w…
Chris Panella
Israel's strike back at Iran could hurt the Harris campaign in its final stretch if gas prices soar
Israeli and US officials have indicated Iran's oil facilities could be a potential target in retali…
Brent D. Griffiths,Chris Pane…
Iran's massive missile strike on Israel is just a fraction of what China could do
China boasts a massive, ever-expanding missile force that could make war in the Pacific devastating…
Chris Panella
Trump got it wrong on a past Iranian missile attack and again cast aside the US troop injuries as nothing more than headaches
The former President has repeatedly downplayed the traumatic brain injuries of US soldiers from an …
Chris Panella
War analysts say the massive Iranian missile attack the US called 'ineffective' likely wasn't just for show
Iran's massive missile strike likely meant to oversaturate Israeli air defenses, but the US and Isr…
Chris Panella
What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous
Video showed the Russian aircraft fly past and cut off a US F-16, prompting its pilot to swear, in …
Chris Panella
Video captures a Russian fighter jet dangerously ripping past a US F-16 during an intercept
The Russian Su-35 ripped past and cut off the American aircraft during a intercept near Alaska earl…
Chris Panella
The shipbuilding empire fueling China's naval rise is a juggernaut, but tough questions remain
China's shipbuilding capacity and ambitions are major strengths, but it faces potential struggles a…
Chris Panella
Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific
China's Rocket Force, the missile branch of its military, has seen astonishing growth in recent yea…
Chris Panella
A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident
Satellite images from earlier this year show efforts to salvage the new attack submarine at a shipy…
Chris Panella
A US ally in the Pacific says it wants to keep a new American missile system that China got all 'dramatic' about 'forever'
China has repeatedly urged the US to remove its Mid-Range Capability missile system, also known as …
Chris Panella
A new US missile system that showed up in the Pacific this year keeps making China more and more unhappy
The US is considering putting its Mid-Range Capability missile system in Japan months after its dep…
Chris Panella
Ukrainian unit commander predicts drone warfare will be truly unmanned in a matter of months and won't need human pilots
New drone technology is being developed and tested at a rapid pace, Brovdi said, and soon drones ma…
Chris Panella
A Russian spy plane violated Japan's airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares
Tokyo's defense ministry said the Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace repeatedly on Mo…
Chris Panella
These big shipyards are China's shipbuilding power players and are cranking out new warships at a breakneck pace
China boasts impressive shipbuilding capacity across its industry, but a few key yards play a great…
Chris Panella
US Navy's new submarines are 'in crisis' as costs balloon by $17 billion, lawmaker says
The Navy's nuclear-powered Virginia class sub, which it's supposed to build two of a year, is facin…
Chris Panella
NATO chief says alliance has undergone its biggest transformation in a generation but military power has its limits
Jens Stoltenberg said NATO has gone through its biggest transformation in a generation since he too…
Thibault Spirlet
See the first video showing the US Air Force's B-21 Raider in flight
The B-21 Raider strategic bomber is now flying twice a week, US Air Force officials said, a major s…