How the Patriot missile system works, and why it's so hard to replace

Pentagon pays $500M for secret missile-test aircraft

Every time the United States tests a missile interceptor meant to shoot down an incoming warhead, someone has to actually watch it happen closely enough to know whether it worked, and that job increasingly falls to a small fleet of specialized aircraft that most Americans have never heard of. The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency just []

Operation Epic Fury's Unanswered Question: Why Did Iran Endure?

Operation Epic Fury has exposed a strategic blind spot in US thinking about Iran. While American strikes devastated military assets, Iran’s has retained a resilience due to its economic core – especially Kharg Island, which handles about 90 of its oil exports. By targeting missiles and proxies rather than the system that sustains them, the US achieved tactical victories without weakening Iran’s capacity to endure.

South Korea set to power US fight for naval dominance amid rising geopolitical tensions

The United States is turning to South Korea’s world-leading shipbuilding industry as it seeks to refresh its ageing naval fleet, a move set to expand the bilateral alliance beyond security into defence manufacturing, technology and industrial production. According to analysts, the bid reflects Washington’s efforts to address long-standing problems in its own industry – such as chronic construction delays, cost overruns, shortages of skilled workers and supply chain constraints. It also marks a...

Polish defence minister accuses president's aides of lying about missiles sent to Ukraine

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said President Karol Nawrocki was aware of the transfer of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, which contradicts claims made by members of the president's entourage.

होर्मुज तनाव चुलियो, अमेरिकाले फेरि गर्‍यो इरानमाथि आक्रमण

काठमाडौँ । स्ट्रेट अफ होर्मुजको जलडमरूमा पानामाको झण्डा बोकेको एक जहाजमाथि शनिबार ड्रोन आक्रमण भएपछि अमेरिकाले इरानविरुद्ध नयाँ सैन्य कारबाही सुरु गरेको छ। अमेरिकी सेनाको सेन्ट्रल कमान्ड (सेन्टकम)ले इरानभित्रका विभिन्न स्थानलाई लक्षित गरी आक्रमण गरेको जनाएको छ। सेन्टकमका अनुसार यो कारबाही व्यावसायिक जहाजहरूविरुद्ध भइरहेका निरन्तर आक्रामक गतिविधिको प्रत्यक्ष जवाफस्वरूप गरिएको हो। सेन्टकमले आक्रमण गरेको जनाएको []