Harrison Kass

The Ford-class supply chain involves over 2,000 sub-vendors — canceling the line would collapse the U.S. carrier industrial base.

Russia's economy hasn't collapsed after four years of the Ukraine war, but the Kremlin has shifted the cost onto ordinary Russians. A basic grocery basket now costs 18.6% more than a year ago, with dairy up 41%, rice up nearly 25%, and gasoline up 12.3%. Official inflation sits at 5.6%, though Russians say it feels closer to 15%. With defense eating 30% of the federal budget, relief looks unlikely before 2026.

Russia is quietly forcing its banks to finance the Ukraine war — up to $250 billion in loans to defense factories. The 'two-track' system is piling bad debt inside its banking system.

An F-35 pilot successfully guided an MQ-20 drone through aerial exercises—although the condition of the F-35, including whether it was flying at the time, remains unknown.

Pakistan has claimed that its Chinese-made J-10 fighter jets went 9–0 against Qatar's Eurofighter Typhoons in recent air exercises—but there is probably more to the story.

Putin has made 50+ nuclear threats since invading Ukraine — and the world has stopped listening. But Russia still holds 5,580 warheads, and that fatigue could prove deadly.

The B-21 Raider is America's new stealth bomber, built to slip past China's defenses and hit targets nothing else can reach — and the Air Force may want far more than 100.

China's new investments in tanker aircraft are an ominous sign for US forces in the Indo-Pacific.

The F-5 Tiger II has spent decades as a “Red Team” aircraft—playing the role of a Russian fighter in air exercises. To prepare for China, however, a newer aircraft is needed.

Airbus CEO Michael Schoellhorn openly speculated that the company could work with Saab on a German-Swedish sixth-generation aircraft if the FCAS program fell apart.