Australia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing after a Chinese fighter jet released flares close to an Australian surveillance plane in the South China Sea, in yet another potentially dangerous encounter between the two militaries.
A federal appeals court will allow President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Ore., despite objections from state and local officials who say that no emergency exists to justify the federal show of force.
President Donald Trump on Oct. 20 insisted the U.S. is going “full steam ahead” on a major nuclear-powered submarine pact, ending months of uncertainty over whether his administration would keep the alliance with Australia and the U.K.
President Trump’s pact with Australia on Oct. 20 on access to the country’s rare earth minerals was a sign of a U.S. hunt for new sources for the critical resources after China’s sharp restrictions on its supply.
Perhaps no modern organization understands the symbiotic relationship between leadership and culture better than the U.S. Space Force, which was founded in 2019 and saw thousands of military personnel (mostly Airmen and Pentagon civilians) transition into its ranks. So just how did the Space Force establish a culture unique from its sister service—and what can leaders learn from this ongoing cultural construction project? Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman (or “T2” as she’s known among her Guardians) joins “Building Better Leaders” for an inside scoop on how the Space Force is building strong culture by building strong leaders.
China’s top intelligence agency on Oct. 19 accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out a yearslong cyberespionage campaign against Beijing’s national time-service network, among the nation’s most sensitive pieces of digital infrastructure.
Iraq ’s prime minister said Oct. 20 that a small contingent of U.S. military advisers will remain in the country for now to coordinate with U.S. forces in neighboring Syria combating the Islamic State group.
In pursuit of acquiring technologically advanced weapon systems, Nordic army leaders are warning industry of a new critical requirement: they must have already proved their worth in the Ukraine war.
A new training facility for the Qatari Air Force hosted at a U.S. air base has practical benefits for Qatar, but also offers a broader signal about the solidifying ties between the two nations, experts told Breaking Defense.
Sweden has moved ahead with plans for a new-generation combat aircraft, with defense firm Saab having received an order for continued conceptual studies for future fighter systems. At this stage, however, it remains unclear if there will definitely be a crewed successor to the Swedish Air Force’s current Gripen fighter, or if the ongoing studies will lead to a combat air ‘ecosystem’ comprised of different types of drones. A combination of crewed and uncrewed platforms remains possible, too.
For more than 40 years, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has served as the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s fighter fleet. Yet, one year before the first F-16 entered service, the team behind its development had already developed a better F-16—the F-16XL.
