Defense
66 articles
Hegseth’s War on DEI: Meritocracy or Marginalization in the DoD?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparks a firestorm after calling for a "colorblind" military, triggering clashes with sen...
Powerless in the Pacific: The USS Benfold's Four-Day Engineering Crisis
A generator failure left a US guided-missile destroyer without basic amenities in one of the world's most contested wate...
Canada's Submarine Gamble: TKMS and the Race to 2043
German shipbuilder TKMS has won the preferred bidder spot for Canada's naval upgrade, but a decade of delivery and compl...
The Ration Rift: US Navy Sailors Face Backlash Over Food Complaints
Social media grievances from US Navy sailors have ignited a fierce debate, pitting modern service expectations against t...
The Human Cost of 1.5 Million Pounds of Ordnance: Defending the USS Abraham Lincoln
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao defends the grueling 266-day deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln amid reports of mental...
Beyond the Horizon: The Human Cost of the USS Abraham Lincoln's 250-Day Deployment
As the USS Abraham Lincoln marks over 250 days at sea, President Trump dismisses reports of crew distress, leaving lawma...
The Human Cost of a Prolonged Deployment: A 19-Year-Old Sailor's Breaking Point
A young sailor's mental health crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln highlights the growing strain of extended naval ope...
The 'Heartbeat' in the Machine: Chinese Components Found in UK Royal Marines Drones
A routine security audit of K3 Scout surveillance drones revealed unauthorized Chinese components, raising alarms about ...
The Beijing Backdoor: UK Royal Navy's £12 Million Drone Security Breach
A whistleblower reveals that K3 Scout drones are leaking data to China, echoing the UK's previous 5G security failures a...
China-Linked Data Signals Found in Royal Navy Special Forces Drones
A security breach involving K3 Scout drones has forced the UK Ministry of Defence to sever internet links to prevent dat...
The Patriot Gamble: US and Ukraine Weigh Local Missile Production
As Russian ballistic strikes intensify, Washington and Kyiv negotiate a complex plan to manufacture PAC-3 interceptors o...
Precision Gap: US Army Nears Exhaustion of Long-Range Missiles in Iran Conflict
While President Donald Trump claims ample munitions, officials warn that depleted ATACMS and PrSM stocks leave the US vu...
Breaking the Monopoly: The High-Stakes Race for U.S. Rare Earth Sovereignty
As the Pentagon pushes to decouple from Chinese supply chains, New Hampshire's Phoenix Tailings is at the center of a cr...
The Golden Fleet: Trump's $150 Billion Bet on Obsolete Battleships
A multibillion-dollar naval project is drawing fire from experts who claim the 'Trump-Class' ships prioritize aesthetics...
US Army Moves 'Hammer of the Gods' Overseas to Disrupt Precision Targeting
The US Army is transitioning its new electronic warfare system from land-based trials to large-scale maritime experiment...
Navy's 'Experimental Explosions' Trigger Seismic Alerts Off Florida Coast
A 3.9 magnitude event off Flagler Beach confirms the US Navy is conducting high-stakes shock trials for the USS Ted Stev...
The RCAF's High-Stakes Pivot: Can New Funding Outpace Personnel Shortages?
As Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet marks one year in command, the Royal Canadian Air Force faces a massive mod...
Canada’s Sixth-Gen Pivot: Observer Status in GCAP Amid F-35 Uncertainty
As the review of Canada's 88-jet F-35 order continues, Ottawa has joined the UK, Japan, and Italy as an observer in the ...
Lockheed Martin’s Budget-Friendly Interceptor: A Hedge Against Attrition Warfare
The new PAC-3 ACE aims to slash costs and refill depleted stockpiles as the U.S. prepares for potential high-intensity c...
Inches from the Sea: The High-Stakes Precision of RAF and SBS Drills
A dramatic low-altitude hover in Poole Harbour highlights the technical mastery required for elite special forces operat...
Trump’s Third UAP Dump: Red Spheres, Plasma Orbs and Persisting Secrecy
The Trump administration releases a third tranche of UAP files, including videos of red spheres and plasma-like orbs, bu...
UK's Next-Gen Stealth Jet at Risk as Labour's Defense Funding Collapses
A £15 billion funding gap and tensions with Japan threaten the Global Combat Air Programme and 4,000 UK manufacturing jo...
Welfare vs. Warfighting: Mark Nicol’s Blueprint for a Modern British Military
Defence Editor Mark Nicol argues that cutting "bloated" welfare spending and redundant tanks could fund the AI and drone...
Britain's £28 Billion Defence Overhaul: Welfare Reform or Wishful Thinking?
Defence Editor Mark Nicol argues welfare reform could fund a military modernisation focused on drones and AI, as Labour'...
Carlisle's $85M Revival: A New Era for Defense Innovation
The historic Carlisle Barracks is poised to host the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, marking a significant m...
Starmer's Defence Dilemma: Can a £15 Billion Plan Deter Russia?
As the UK prepares its decade-long investment strategy, a rumored £3 billion cut threatens to undermine Britain's standi...
Labour's £28bn Defence Funding Gap Sparks Delays and Tory Pressure
Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces internal Cabinet clashes over a delayed defence investment plan, as a £28bn hole and N...
Gripen's Ukrainian Promise: Canada as Production Hub
Swedish firm Saab pitches Canada as production site for Gripen jets bound for Ukraine, adding a new dimension to Ottawa'...
UK and France Prep Autonomous Sonar for Gibraltar Mine Clearance
As the UK and France prepare for post-hostility maritime security, autonomous sonar technology is taking center stage in...
NATO Readiness Under Fire: Lt Gen Mike Elviss Warns of a More Lethal Russia
The UK's top army chief warns that current alliance defenses may not hold against a Russian incursion without urgent AI ...