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Military Strategy

July 30, 2015

China's Expert Fighter Designer

There’s aircraft designers, and then there’s ace designers. There are thousands of engineers around the world producing planes, but ace designers only...

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Iran

July 14, 2015

Iran's Military Is Weak Even Without Sanctions

Iran and the P5+1 coalition of six major powers have reached a historic deal to halt Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program. Some months from now, as...

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Military Strategy

July 1, 2015

What Does a Major 21st Century War Look Like?

Scattered along America’s coastlines are hundreds of rusting, mothballed Navy ships. The United States doesn’t keep these reserve vessels floating...

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Air Warfare

May 26, 2015

The U.S. Ignored Ramadi...Until Now

The American-led air campaign over Iraq has a patternâ?? —â??

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SOCOM / SOF

May 8, 2015

Everything that's Mind-Boggling about the Jade Helm Panic

It was just supposed to be another military exercise. American Special Forces troops would practice carrying out covert operations at several...

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Terrorism

May 4, 2015

ISIS Tactics Are Similar to Nazi Germany's

In January, Kurdish troops launched a major offensive that broke Islamic State’s lines in northern Iraq. In response, the jihadist group sent 14 giant...

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Russia

April 6, 2015

Russia's Stealth Fighter Is in Serious Trouble

Just a short time ago, Russia planned to have 52 advanced T-50 stealth fighters by the end of the decade. At least, that was the plan.

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Land (Conventional Warfare)

April 1, 2015

East Asia's Bloodiest Border War

On March 31, the government of Myanmar signed a major ceasefire agreement with 16 rebel groups. But the ceasefire didn’t include the Kokang.

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Military Strategy

March 31, 2015

The Future of War: Swarms of Missiles and Drones

One of the most important jobs for an air force is suppressing enemy air defenses. It means hacking, jamming or otherwise blowing up radars and...

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Africa

March 12, 2015

Ethiopia: Small Defense Budget, Mighty Military

There’s a few unusual things about Ethiopia. First, it has a pretty small military budget.

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