July 6, 2025: Russia has increased its sabotage and destabilization efforts against the NATO nations that support Ukraine in its resistance to the Russian invaders. Successes have been few and ...

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, climb over a berm during Seize the Marne as part of Salute to Summer at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 27, 2025. The ...

July 4, 2025: Twenty-one years ago, China commissioned the first of 82 Type 22 Fast Attack Missile Boats (FAMBs). These catamaran-type craft displace 200 tons empty and 220 tons fully loaded, carrying ...

July 4, 2025: A year ago, South Korea commissioned the first of its new class of destroyers, Jeongjo the Great. This ship displaces 10,000 tons when fully loaded. The 165-meter-long vessel has a top ...

July 3, 2025: Despite an annual defense budget approaching a trillion dollars, the United States military is more frequently unable to meet all its worldwide commitments. The U.S. Navy was only ...

July 2, 2025: Russia has accelerating problems with labor shortages and millions of Russians working in the untaxed and unregulated informal economy. There are multiple reasons for these problems.

by Austin Bay July 2, 2025 Trump administration "transactional diplomacy" envoys definitely tackle the tough wars -- but this time, the process has produced a bona fide peace deal. The Democratic ...

June 30, 2025: Last month three Ukrainian men were arrested in Germany and Switzerland and accused of planning sabotage operations against German foreign movement operations. This was to be done by ...

June 29, 2025: Russia continues having problems with ammunition explosions. The latest one, in April, occurred 80 kilometers east of Moscow at the Grau ammunition depot. More than a square kilometer ...

June 29, 2025: France has been one of the more generous European donors of military aid to Ukraine. This year France is sending Ukraine nearly all of French production of certain munitions. France is ...

June 27, 2025: The June 13th Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military commanders, nuclear weapon scientists, uranium processing facilities and ballistic missile operations were essential to prevent Iran ...

by Austin Bay June 25, 2025 As I write this column late on June 24, Israel and Ayatollah Iran have stopped their latest battle of long-range missiles and bombs. A tentative ceasefire holds, a ...