Good news, bad news in Japan’s military reawakening
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has done what no American president ever could. He got Japan to get serious about defense...
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Iran and the Houthis are worried: F-22 Raptor fighters are close by
The U.S. and its allies are preparing for potential escalation in the Red Sea following the assassination of Hamas leader...
US strengthens Indo-Pacific alliances
Editor's Note: This piece by Henry Ridgwell features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. TOKYO — The United States this...
B-21 Raider vs. China: Is the US Air Force’s bomber fleet big enough?
The B-21 Raider, the U.S. Air Force's next-generation stealth bomber, is designed to replace the B-2 Spirit and B-1 Lancer...
Israel’s One Of a Kind F-35I Adir Is on the ‘Warpath’
Summary and Key Points: The Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out a strategic airstrike on oil facilities in Al Hudaydah,...
Australian-based Marines ready to support Manila in sea-territory skirmish
Editor's Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia...
B-21 Raider bomber only has 1 enemy (not Russia or China)
The U.S. Air Force's B-21 Raider program is advancing amidst the global race to develop sixth-generation stealth bombers. While the...
How the B-52 bomber could fly for 100 years
The B-52 Stratofortress, first flown over 70 years ago, will continue to serve the U.S. Air Force into the mid-21st...
China’s subs can track Navy aircraft carriers to sink them
The U.S. retains superiority in aircraft carriers, but China has demonstrated its ability to track U.S. carriers, raising concerns about...
Why the Navy ‘unretired’ the Iowa-class battleships
The U.S. Navy's Iowa-class battleships, built during World War II, were reactivated in the 1980s under the Reagan administration to...
Blood on their hands: Trump’s near-assassination did not come out of nowhere
The drumbeat of demonization that led to former U.S. president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s near-assassination did not begin...
Is the Air Force’s NGAD program in trouble?
The U.S. Air Force is advancing its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program to maintain aerial superiority, intending to replace...
Why only the US Air Force can fly the F-22 Raptor fighter
Amidst speculation, there is no concrete evidence suggesting Israel will procure the American-made F-22 Raptor. The U.S. government has banned...
Japan military hammered and war hasn’t even started
Japan can buy all the F35s and long-range and hypersonic missiles it wants. It can even boast of having cobbled...
$140,000,000,000: That’s the new cost for the NEW Sentinel ICBM
The U.S. Air Force's Sentinel Program, aimed at modernizing its silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), faces rising costs and delays,...
The Navy’s best sub is ‘3 years behind schedule’
The U.S. Navy's Virginia-class submarines are facing significant production delays, with reports indicating that construction is running about three years...