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Russia’s ‘Combat Icebreaker’ Sets Sail

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James Stavridis at Bloomberg reports that Russia is building up combat power in the polar region, and NATO needs a plan to counter him. This comes after news broke in February that the U.S. icebreaker was delayed three years. He writes: Ukraine was rightly the major focus at this week’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit […]

New Chinese Electromagnetic Surveillance Leaves “Nowhere to Hide” on Battlefield

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Christopher McFadden of Interesting Engineering tells his readers that Chinese researchers have developed a new signal intelligence device that could rival or exceed those of the US. The device is AI-enabled and is said to be a “game-changer,” leaving adversaries “nowhere to hide on the battlefield.” He writes: Chinese scientists have allegedly developed a new […]

Red Sea Cables Cut Disrupting Global Internet Traffic

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Zachary Folk of Forbes reports that four fiber optic cables have been damaged in the Red Sea. Folk writes: At least four undersea fiber optic cables, which carry approximately 97% of all Internet traffic, were damaged last week in the Red Sea, telecommunications providers are reporting, and instability in Yemen threatens to prevent operators from […]

A War Beneath the Waves – Trillions of Dollars at Stake

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It’s a war not many are aware of, but national security and trillions of dollars are at stake. Since the 1940s, China has claimed significant portions of the South China Sea using what has come to be known as the ‘nine-dash line’ map. More recently, Beijing began weaponizing man-made islands in the sea, allowing it […]

Dangerous Forecast for Shipping Routes

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The Economist tells readers that increasing threats in the Red Sea and a severe drought hitting the Panama Canal show how vulnerable shipping routes can become. Conflicts and droughts could push shipping routes to the north through the Arctic as ice cover continues to melt. The only problem is Russia’s growing fleet of icebreakers and […]

Russia’s Dangerous New Drone Duo

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Eric Schmidt of Foreign Affairs tells his readers how drones fill Ukrainian skies above the 600-mile front line. The tactics Ukraine pioneered are now being mimicked by Russia and it’s turning the tide in Putin’s favor. Schmidt writes: It’s winter in Ukraine again. The snow is piling up, the temperature is dropping, and the days […]

Chinese Spy Balloon Traveling Over Sensitive U.S. Sites

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The Pentagon has taken ‘Custody” of a Chinese spy balloon hovering over Montana, which is home to 150 ballistic missile silos. Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart of Reuters tells us Canada has reported a second possible incident. They write (abridged): A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of […]

Hypersonic Scramjet Powered Cruise Missile Aces Its Final Test

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DARPA’s hypersonic cruise missile aced its final test in Palmdale, CA on January 30th, 2023. The system preformed as predicted and traveled more than 300 nautical miles reaching heights above 60,000 feet. Read Lockheed’s full press release below: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and […]

Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Give Russia the Edge in Ukraine

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The air defense systems currently operated by Ukraine cannot counter enemy ballistic missiles or anti-aircraft missiles that fly along ballistic trajectories, says Air Force Colonel Yuri Ignat. He was quoted as saying, “The main threat that hangs in the air and can still be implemented is, of course, Iranian missiles. Russia has not abandoned its […]