New Delhi launches first home-built aircraft carrier; bolsters defenses along the China border....
"Defense Department officials have been sounding the alarm for months: the military is going to miss its enlisted recruiting goals this year, and the Army may be in the worst spot of any of the services." - Army Times...
"While not legally binding on the Pentagon, it appears to send a signal of congressional opposition to efforts to counter extremist narratives in the military."...
The South China Morning Post: "China has adopted a more aggressive military posture towards Taiwan, holding more combat-readiness drills near the self-ruled island since the beginning of the year."...
The Times of Israel: "Israel is building a regional air defense alliance to defend its members from Iran, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday." ...
The North Korean missile "is thought to be the world’s largest road-mobile liquid propellant ICBM."...
The EU finally wakes up to Trump's warning, moves to cut dependence on Russian energy supply. ...
"Warfare could be transformed by hypersonic missiles able to search for, identify and lock on to targets based on heat signature."...
TIME magazine: The "top U.S. commander in the Middle East says his forces stand ready with a potential military option should talks fail."...
South China Morning Post: Beijing and Moscow "signed a road map for closer military cooperation over the next five years."...
NYT: "Pentagon spokesman declined to publicly accuse Iran, partly to avoid upending talks to restart the nuclear deal with Tehran." ...
As a Seawolf-class nuclear submarine strikes seamount and U.S. Marines suffer massive training defeat, Pentagon appoints a Climate Czar....
“The pace they're moving and the trajectory that they're on will surpass Russia and the United States if we don't do something to change it."...
UK's Financial Times: "The test showed that China had made astounding progress on hypersonic weapons and was far more advanced than US officials realised."...
The Taliban threatens the U.S. with "consequences" if drone strikes target ISIS. ...
CIA: The new China Mission Center will "address the global challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China that cuts across all of the agency’s mission areas."...
Beijing deployed nuclear-capable bombers, fighter jets in the incursion....
