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The Texas National Guard is using airboats to conduct riverine patrols on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, operating in shallow and marshy areas to detect and deter illegal crossings along the Mexico border. Photographs released recently show Guard personnel traveling on a Panther Lightning airboat, a flat-bottomed craft propelled by an aircraft-type propeller, during […]View the full article

Japan’s Ministry of Defense says a Chinese Dongdiao-class electronic intelligence ship transited the Miyako Strait into the Pacific on November 4, prompting a monitoring response from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who has led the ministry since October 2025, confirmed the movement and the nationwide surveillance posture in place as Chinese […]View the full article

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will begin introducing the Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle as part of its long-term modernization plan, phasing out the older Hermes 450 system that has been in service for nearly twenty years. The RSAF announced the move on November 3, describing it as a key element of the […]View the full article

An open-source intelligence group says debris linked to a Chinese-made FK-2000 air defense missile system was found near the crash site of a Sudanese Air Force Il-76 transport aircraft downed near Babanusa. According to Mintel World, analysts reviewed images from the crash area and identified what they described as a possible launch or booster section […]View the full article

38 Sierra, a U.S.-based company specializing in Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) training resources, has introduced a new line of inert drone ordnance training aids designed to support military and public safety personnel facing an expanding threat from weaponized unmanned systems. The company says the products are intended to improve identification and safe handling of drone-delivered […]View the full article

British Army forces have conducted extended field testing of the Altra ISR and HX-2 reconnaissance-strike drone systems in Kenya, operating the platforms repeatedly in realistic tactical scenarios without direct support from the developer. The activity took place over an 18-day period as part of Exercise HARAKA STORM and was supported by the 4th Infantry Brigade […]View the full article

One of the great global political failures of the last century and a half—a failure drenched with blood and suffering—is Communism. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Manifesto of the Communist Party in 1848, roughly 178 years ago. History has measured it and found it wanting. It is hanging on in corners, but it is a spent force on the global stage. Communism isn’t dead. Though it fails everywhere it is tried, its adherents still survive in academia and left-wing parties around the world (NYC just elected one as mayor), but you can count the nations remaining under the yoke of that disproven theory on one hand: The People’s Republic of China (PRC), Cuba, North K…

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they shot down a Sudanese Air Force Il-76 Candid transport aircraft near the town of Babanusa on November 4, claiming that all personnel aboard were killed. The group published the claim during ongoing fighting against Sudan’s military, which continues more than a year into the country’s internal conflict. Footage […]View the full article

Reports and videos circulating on social media in recent days show U.S. military vehicles and MV-22 Osprey aircraft operating in Trinidad and Tobago, prompting questions about an ongoing deployment near the coast of Venezuela. The footage was shared by OSINTdefender, which wrote, “Military equipment, possibly with the U.S. Marine Corps’ 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd […]View the full article

New satellite imagery reviewed on November 2 shows a notable concentration of U.S. military aircraft at Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, suggesting an elevated operational posture in the southern Caribbean. The imagery and analysis were shared by defense observer MT Anderson, who stated that the airfield “remains the primary staging point […]View the full article

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces say they carried out a raid with a partisan group inside Russia’s Kursk region, destroying a transport-and-loading vehicle for the Iskander-M tactical missile system and a 1L122 “Garmon” radar station. According to the statement, the strike took place during the night of October 4 near the village of Ovsyannikove. The transport-and-loading […]View the full article

Swarmbotics AI, a robotics developer, is pitching a new class of ground-based, modular unmanned systems that operate in coordinated swarms and carry anti-tank effects, the company says. The firm confirmed that its antitank variant is called FireAnt, a lightweight, attritable unmanned ground vehicle intended to work in groups under a single operator to detect, track […]View the full article

Katwijk-based aerospace company Destinus has announced the successful field test of its Hornet Counter-Drone System during the TEC2 Exercises in Viator, Almería, organized by the Spanish Army under its 2025 Tactical Experimentation Campaign. According to the company, the Hornet successfully demonstrated its capability to autonomously intercept an aerial target during a Concept Demonstration Exercise led […]View the full article

Azerbaijan publicly displayed a Chinese long-range air-defense system for the first time during a military parade rehearsal in Baku, the defence outlet Militarnyi reported. Video from the rehearsal shows a characteristic FD-2000B launcher mounted on a four-axle transporter, matching export variants of the HQ-9B family, the report said. The appearance of the FD-2000B, an export […]View the full article

Russian military propagandists and lawmakers are calling for Moscow to supply Venezuela with large numbers of attack drones. The proposal appeared in Rybar, one of Russia’s largest and most influential pro-military outlets, which urged the transfer of “a mass of Russian FPV drones with equipment” to strengthen Venezuela’s defense and repel “a potential strike.” Rybar’s […]View the full article

There is absolutely nothing wrong with admitting you were wrong and foolish. It’s OK. You can be fooled by people who take advantage of your good nature. Fair-play and high-trust societies can, if they are not wary, be taken advantage of by bad-faith actors. The key is that when your vision becomes clear about what has happened, you take appropriate action. You learn your lesson, and you carry on in a more productive manner. This did not happen by accident, nor was it inspired by capitalist desire alone, though that was the mechanism. Behold the fruit this tree bears. Via Angus Grigg, Alex McDonald, and Will Nicholas at the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Chinese companies …

South Korea is preparing to take a key step toward propulsion self-reliance, as Hanwha Aerospace begins ground testing of a homegrown engine for Korean Air’s Low Observable Unmanned Wingman System (LOWUS) stealth drone in January 2026. According to Energy Economy News, the new 5,500-pound-class turbofan engine, developed jointly by Hanwha Aerospace and the Agency for […]View the full article

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has confirmed that North Korea has begun transferring thousands of military personnel to Russia, in what appears to be a growing partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow amid the war in Ukraine. According to a closed-door briefing delivered to South Korea’s National Assembly Intelligence Committee on November 4, the NIS […]View the full article

Japan’s 2025 defense expenditures have reached their highest level in postwar history as Tokyo continues to expand its military capabilities in response to what officials describe as an increasingly severe security environment in East Asia. The Ministry of Defense reports that the country’s base defense budget for the 2025 fiscal year totaled ¥8.7 trillion (around […]View the full article

Japan’s Ministry of Defense and the Air Staff Office have issued a new round of formal requests for information and proposals as part of an accelerated effort to field next-generation uncrewed systems. The announcement, dated October 31, 2025, outlines three core technology areas: armed UAVs for naval attack roles, high-altitude platform stations (HAPS), and satellite […]View the full article