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Pavlo Kuliuk, RealClearDefense The Ukrainian people have cut the war’s duration in half. But we still have to wait for Operation Epic Fury to conclude! Source link

WASHINGTON — US Cyber Command is requesting a 2,660 percent increase over last year’s budget, in funding for artificial intelligence for cyber operations. The plus-up comes amidst both a department-wide push to use AI, as well as Congressional direction that dates back to FY23, when the National Defense Authorization Act required CYBERCOM to develop a five-year AI roadmap. As a result, CYBERCOM established an AI task force within its elite Cyber National Mission Force in 2024. In FY26, CYBERCOM requested only $5 million for its “AI for Cyber Operations” program, which is the first dedicated spend on AI from the…

UK Defence Secretary John Healey (left), walking with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in February 2026. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright Healey backs Starmer amid Labour revolt, urging stability UK convenes 40 ministers to push a Hormuz maritime security mission Possible Type 45 deployment, but Royal Navy capacity is stretched The UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, has thrown his support behind embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is fighting for his political future after a rebellion by Labour MPs threatens to derail the UK Government less than two years after coming to power. In a social media post…

The chief enforcer of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly “war on drugs” campaign has taken refuge in the country’s parliament after the International Criminal Court (ICC) unsealed a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of crimes against humanity. In a statement yesterday, The Hague-based court confirmed that it had issued a warrant for the arrest of Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on November 6, which has since been held under seal. The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I “found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Dela Rosa is allegedly criminally responsible as an indirect co-perpetrator… for the crime against humanity of murder,”…

The sudden operational appearance of Pakistan Army’s radar-equipped Z-10ME attack helicopter in May 2026 has triggered intense strategic scrutiny across South Asia. Rare footage circulating online showed the dark-camouflaged helicopter flying low over rugged terrain, with its mast-mounted millimetre-wave fire-control radar clearly visible.This marks the first public confirmation that Pakistan has integrated advanced radar technology into its Chinese-built Z-10ME fleet, a capability previously absent from its rotary-wing arsenal.The development significantly alters the regional air war balance, introducing a survivable low-altitude precision-strike platform directly relevant to India-Pakistan escalation scenarios.The Yu Huo mast-mounted radar provides 360-degree target acquisition and detection ranges of…

Nawaz, Global Security R. With the New START’s expiration on February 5, 2026, the world… Source link

Pictured is a Ukrainian “Khyzhak” remote controlled weapon station. The Ministry of Defence has begun to make the system autonomous. Credit: Ukraine Ministry of Defence. Ukraine has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) to a point defence turret It marks the beginning of what seems to bethe deployment of autonomous weapons systems at scale The turret will be deployed with more than ten units along frontline areas More than ten Ukrainian military units are deploying an autonomous point defence turret placed along frontline areas. According to a recent press release, the Ministry of Defence emphasised that these weapons will help to protect…

A ruby weighing in at more than two kilograms has been found in Myanmar, with some estimates valuing the rock at millions of dollars, a testament to a warning by United Nations experts that this country’s gem mining industry is bankrolling the military’s civil war. Unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry in upper Mandalay Region, the ruby measured 11,000 carats, or 2.2 kilograms, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar, the mouthpiece of the military government. The “antique giant” was inspected by the military’s anointed President Min Aung Hlaing and his…

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, has once again provoked India with incendiary remarks, a year after the humiliating setback his forces suffered during Operation Sindoor.In a fresh outburst, Munir dismissed the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the Pulwama suicide bombing as “false flag operations,” attempting to shift blame onto New Delhi while ignoring Pakistan’s own record of sponsoring cross-border terrorism.A year after India’s calibrated military response in May 2025, which destroyed multiple Pakistani terror camps and crippled airbases, Munir’s rhetoric appears aimed at reviving a narrative of victimhood.His statement comes at a time when Pakistan continues to face…

Ching Wah Chin, Strategy Page The Greater Second World War (“Greater”) argues to advance W.W. II scholarship by widening both the time frame (beginning in 1931 and running… Source link