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Why North Korea would want to go to war for Russia
US officials are worried about what Kim could be receiving from Putin. Sending troops is a high pri…
Chris Panella
What Trump's own words tell us about what a White House win could mean for Ukraine
Russia's war in Ukraine is a major issue in the 2024 election. If Trump wins the White House, Ukrai…
Chris Panella
US attack submarine crew picks up top award for 'demanding' spy operations
USS Washington was given the highest unit award in the US military after three "demanding" missions…
Chris Panella
US Marines put their new experimental 'loyal wingman' to the test finding targets for a force of fifth-gen F-35 stealth fighters
The test focused on improving communication between the XQ-58 Valkyrie unmanned aircraft and F-35s,…
Chris Panella
The US F-35 stealth fighter fleet has a readiness problem that 6 years and over $12 billion haven't fixed, watchdog finds
None of the F-35 variants met their readiness goals over a six-year period despite billions of doll…
Chris Panella
A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off t…
Chris Panella
These are the biggest challenges facing the US Army in the Pacific, according to a general readying for the next war
Soldiers face daunting challenges in navigating the vastness of the Indo-Pacific, where a future wa…
Chris Panella
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…