What You Need to Know: Romania has signed a $6.4 billion deal to purchase 32 F-35A Lightning II jets, marking a significant upgrade to its defense capabilities. The fifth-generation fighters, known for their stealth, speed, and advanced armament, will replace Romanias current fleet of F-16s.

What You Need to Know: The MiG-25 "Foxbat," a Soviet Cold War-era interceptor, remains one of the fastest jet fighters ever built, with an on-paper speed of Mach 3.2.-Originally designed to counter the U.S. XB-70 Valkyrie ...

Theres been much speculation about North Koreas motives for sending troops to Russia. Thedispatchof around 10,000 troops by North Korea to Russia for deployment in the war against Ukraine is already Pyongyangs largest-eve...

What You Need to Know: Russias modification of its nuclear doctrine to potentially include conventional attacks on Russian soil as justification for a nuclear response has raised global concerns. Amid escalating tensions, Russia recently tested the Oreshnik missile, capable of delivering a nuclear payload.

Moscow's S-400 ai-rdefense system is considered a broad equivalent to the U.S.' in-demand Patriot armament.

Attacks between Ukraine and Russia are escalating, with Russia using what it describes as new missile technology.

Total Beast:The Russian Sukhoi Su-35 "Flanker-E" is a formidable fourth-generation++ fighter jet designed for air superiority and multirole operations. Despite criticisms, it has proven its effectiveness in combat. Its strengths lie in advanced maneuverability through thrust-vectoring nozzles, a powerful N011 Bars radar system for superior situational awareness, and its abili...

"Russia's own troops are not enough" to push Ukraine out of the Russian border region, Kyiv's top commander has said.

Did you hear the one about the Russian Jew from Minnesota who walked into a Chicago bar to sell the owner Swedish booze? Sure, it sounds like the set-up of a bad joke, but it's a true story and one entertainingly told by journalist Josh Noel in Malrt: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit.The post I...

These were the key developments on the 1,004th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian airfields, ammo depots and training grounds are no longer safe. Hundreds of targets are now within reach of newly authorized weapons.

Flooding claimed the life of a Sonoma County driver near the Russian River town of Rio Nido.

What You Need to Know: NATO allies are significantly ramping up their support for Ukraine. Denmark and the Netherlands recently delivered F-16 fighters, with more aircraft pledged by Belgium, Norway, and France. France is also preparing Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters for delivery in 2025.

The threat of nuclear war is not new: There is an archive of nuclear threats and alerts going back to the Cold War. Those threats are raising their ugly head again. How real is this current nuclear threat? Russia strikes a Ukrainian defense plant using new intermediate-range ballistic missiles for the first time in warfare. […]

The Indo-Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Paparo has raised concerns about the direction Russia and China's continued partnership could take.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi predicted that it would be years before serious breakthroughs on the war's frontlines will be possible.

This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since Russia's full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war - one tinged with uncertainty and fear.

The Washington Posts editorial board released an op-ed on Saturday detailing the potential threats to Ukraine and the U.S. if President-elect Trump moves to strike a deal with his Russian counterparts. The reason for this surge in fighting is clear: Mr. Trump seems inclined to strike a quick deal to end the conflict once he...

Russia uses hypersonic missile for first time in the war after Ukraine uses Western weapons to hit Russian territory.