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Somalia Eyes JF-17 Block III Fighters in Bid to Rebuild Air Power After 30 Years

Somalia is engaged in advanced negotiations to acquire up to 24 JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter jets from Pakistan, marking...

Bomber Bases, Tankers, and Timing: How U.S. Strike Preparations Around Iran Are Taking Shape

Recent media reporting suggests the UK Government has raised objections to U.S. strike aircraft launching from RAF Fairford or...

F-47 NGAD Fighter: What RTX’s CGI Reveal Tells Us About America’s Sixth-Generation Jet

A newly released promotional video from RTX offers a stylized CGI glimpse of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation fighter,...

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Somalia Eyes JF-17 Block III Fighters in Bid to Rebuild Air Power After 30 Years

Somalia is engaged in advanced negotiations to acquire up...

Bomber Bases, Tankers, and Timing: How U.S. Strike Preparations Around Iran Are Taking Shape

Recent media reporting suggests the UK Government has raised...

F-47 NGAD Fighter: What RTX’s CGI Reveal Tells Us About America’s Sixth-Generation Jet

A newly released promotional video from RTX offers a...

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Pentagon Initiates Action to Downgrade Senator Mark Kelly’s Military Retirement Over ‘Seditious’ Statements

The Pentagon has launched administrative disciplinary proceedings against Senator Mark Kelly, accusing the retired Navy captain of “seditious conduct”...

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Panama Canal Becomes Flashpoint in Escalating US–China Power Struggle

China has issued unusually sharp warnings after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that a Hong Kong–backed company’s concession to operate key ports at the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, signalling that Panama could “pay a heavy political and economic price” if the decision is not reversed.The ruling has rapidly escalated into...

US Control of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Triggers Debt Tensions With China

U.S. control over Venezuela’s oil export revenues has drawn...

Russia Proposed Venezuela-for-Ukraine Deal to Trump in 2019, Fiona Hill Reveals

Russian officials in 2019 privately signaled to the Trump...

Graham’s ‘Make Iran Great Again’ Remark Signals Sharpening U.S. Strategy Amid Protests

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has ignited fresh debate over...

Venezuela Operation’s Real Target Was Cuba, Not China, Analysts Say

The U.S. operation in Venezuela has widely been framed...

Trump Says US Will Take Control of Venezuela’s Oil, Invite American Firms to Revive Industry

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington...