The first high-level talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early months of Moscow's 2022 invasion showed they are far from agreement on steps needed for a ceasefire, even though they promised a major swap of prisoners of war.
President Donald Trump’s comments May 15 in Qatar about future fighter jets planned for the U.S. military have baffled observers and been met with silence from the Pentagon.
The Space Force last week announced a new Joint Antenna Marketplace aimed at helping it leverage commercial capacity and relieve the strain on its Satellite Control Network. The Defense Department and other federal agencies rely on the network for operations support, and demand for the capability has grown significantly in recent years.
A Ukrainian F-16 Viper pilot repelling Russian air attacks ejected before his donated aircraft crashed, the Ukrainian Air Force said May 16. The incident took place about 3:30 a.m. local time. “According to preliminary data, the pilot destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated on Telegram. “However, an emergency situation arose on board. The pilot took the plane away from the settlement and successfully ejected.”
When Pakistani officials last week told Beijing’s diplomats that its Chinese-made jets and missiles had downed several Indian aircraft, including French warplanes, the response was quiet jubilation. After many years and billions spent in development, their arms were finally tested in battle—and delivered.
Join us to learn more about the latest developments in Chinese airpower and spacepower developments. Heather Penney and Mike “JDAM” Dahm discuss a wide range of topics, including an update on China’s 6th generation fighters and recent PLA exercises in the Taiwan Strait. They discuss what is happening with more missing PLA generals and dynamics between Xi Jinping and Vladamir Putin. The INDOPACOM Commander Admiral Paparo just testified on the Hill about China’s military and the PLA just released a new national security white paper. We also explore Chinese fighter performance in the recent conflict between Pakistan and India.
Army aviation cuts were deeper than anticipated but are not necessarily final, and some programs may be saved after further analysis, according to the commanding general of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence Maj. Gen. Clair Gill.
A federal judge dismissed about 100 cases of individuals charged with trespassing on a newly created New Mexico military zone along the U.S. southern border, delivering the latest legal blow to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. New military zones in that state and Texas are part of the administration's effort to reduce border crossings by snaring migrants with new criminal charges.
A Boeing 747 jet offered to President Donald Trump by Qatar as a temporary flying White House might need fighter jet escorts and could be restricted to flying inside the U.S. unless significant costly security upgrades were made, aviation experts and industry sources said. Even if numerous improvements to the plane's communications and defenses are made over the coming months once any deal is completed, the military escort and domestic restriction could remain in place, the experts and sources said.
A rapid U.S. military withdrawal from Europe would leave allies on the Continent exposed to attack and cost them hundreds of billions of dollars to offset the loss of American firepower, a new report says. The International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank estimates that it would cost Europe between $226 billion and $344 billion to match U.S. conventional weapons systems and platforms that play a central role in the continent’s defense.
President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of retired Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Jensen to be assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, according to a notice posted on Congress.gov. The notice did not provide an explanation for the move, which occurred May 12.
Self-propelled artillery, submarines, and early-warning aircraft are on the purchasing docket for Canada’s new government as part of its agenda to strengthen the country’s military.
Israel announced May 18 it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade, days after global experts on food security warned of famine. Earlier, Israel said it launched “extensive” new ground operations in its new offensive—the largest since the ceasefire.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is preparing to open the doors to its new “NGA West” campus just north of downtown St. Louis in late September, the culmination of a nearly decade-long effort to modernize the agency’s footprint in the Midwest.
Top leaders of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched their Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel aiming to torpedo peace negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to minutes of a high-level meeting in Gaza that Israel’s military said it discovered in a tunnel beneath the enclave.
Most journalists travelling with the U.S. president don't see much of the interior of Air Force One, the presidential jet. The press cabin is in the back of the plane, accessible by a rear set of steps and a quick turn of a corner. To reach the presidential suite at the front of the plane would require negotiating with the armed Secret Service agents in the next-door cabin. On Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East this week, when the future of the famous plane was a huge talking point, Fox News host Sean Hannity had priority seating and access to the president to conduct an in-flight interview.
