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Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed Azerbaijani plane, U.S. official says – PBS

There are early indications a Russian air defense system may have hit the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, a U.S. official …

Japan defense budget hits record 8.7 tril. yen amid regional threats – Kyodo News

Japan’s defense budget grew to a record 8.70 trillion yen ($55 billion) for fiscal 2025, the government says, as the country continues to enhance …

Another US Navy Jet Narrowly Missed ‘Friendly Fire’ Over Red Sea: Official

An F/A-18 Super Hornet was forced to take “evasive maneuvers” after an SM-2 missile fired from the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg passed within …

Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget as it pushes strike-back capability to deter regional threat

The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates building up its …

DARPA and US Navy Achieve Milestone in Autonomous Naval Refueling

According to information published by the US DoD on December 19, 2024, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed a …

China’s Triangular 6th-Generation Fighter Jet Possibly Captured on Video for the First Time

DARPA ACE Program AI Fly Fighter Jet Dogfight · DARPA’s ACE Program Successfully Uses AI to Fly Fighter Jet in Dogfight · F-15 Fighter Jet Pilot …

Covid lab leak evidence ‘silenced’: US Defense and FBI scientists barred from briefing …

US News: Spy chiefs allegedly silenced US defense department and FBI researchers who uncovered evidence supporting the theory that Covid-19 leaked …

Moldova backs defense strategy calling for increased spending – VOA News

U.S. News All About America. World. Africa The Americas East Asia Europe … The parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova, controlled by pro-Western lawmakers, …

VIEWPOINT: Preparing for Great Power War with China – National Defense Magazine

During the war in Ukraine, for example, its armed forces consumed an average of 100,000 rounds of 155mm artillery per month, but the U.S. defense …

Government of the United States of America– Government of Japan Guidelines for Extended …

The Guidelines also address strategic messaging to maximize deterrence and enhance measures for U.S. extended deterrence, bolstered by Japan’s defense …