Environmental regulations and the high cost of mining and refining compared to the cheaper Chinese rare earths could be solved. New extraction and refining methods do not violate environmental laws ...

China responded with, among other things, cutting off the supplies of some rare earths, particularly samarium, which is used for essential components of many American weapons and aircraft. Currently ...

Two years ago the U.S. Marine Corps began using their new Amphibious Combat Vehicle/ACV in overseas training operations. This involved live fire exercises using the marine ACV vehicles. The ACV ...

Ukraine builds nearly 80 percent of the weapons it needs. This includes long-range drones and missiles. What Ukraine does not produce is air defense systems and combat aircraft. Both of these are used ...

The U.S. Navy has decided to base their new FFX frigate on the current Coast Guard Legend-class cutter. Ten Legends entered service between 2008 and 2024. Two more are being built. The 4,700 ton ...

In any event, protesting Putin’s war won’t do anything. Even if Putin were to die, his successor would have no incentive to change anything, except maybe end the war in Ukraine. At the moment that’s ...

January 3, 2026: Shortly after World War II ended in 1945, the United States military, then the largest in the world, was told to create overseas commands to look after American interests and military ...

Russia is having problems building new icebreaker ships because of the Ukraine War related economic sanctions. Despite the sanctions, Russia wants to build as many as 17 nuclear powered icebreakers.

Most non-Chinese shipping have adopted Starlink for its superior speeds compared to traditional maritime satellite systems. Starlink provides better navigation, communications, and logistics ...

Ukraine has asked European nations to cooperate in shutting down the Russian Shadow Fleet. About two-thirds of Russian oil smuggling shadow fleet ships move through the Baltic Sea. If Denmark and the ...

February 4, 2026: One notable side effect of the Ukraine War is the international impact of the use, and abuse of drones. Ukrainian soldiers and civilians invented drone warfare and continue improving ...

December 30, 2025: The war in Ukraine will soon enter its fifth year. Off the battlefield, one of the hardest hit entities is the Russian economy from economic sanctions by NATO countries. At first ...