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Canada Buys Six Bombardier Global 6500 Jets in $753M Deal to Replace RCAF Challenger Fleet

OTTAWA / MISSISSAUGA (Dec. 12, 2025) — Canada is moving to modernize a high-visibility but often overlooked slice of military airlift: the executive-style jets that ferry senior officials and can be rapidly reconfigured for urgent missions at home and abroad.

12 December 2025

Inside the Ukraine–Russia Drone War: $500 FPVs vs. Multi‑Million Dollar UAVs

Russian Drones Breach Polish Airspace, NATO Scrambles Jets Amid Article 5 Jitters

Key Facts Russian Drone Incursion: What Happened and How NATO Responded Polish security forces inspect debris of a downed Russian drone in eastern Poland’s Lublin province after multiple UAVs violated Polish airspace on September 10, 2025. Overnight Drone Swarm: On the night

19 September 2025

Drones · International Relations · Military · NATO · Security · Space

Drone Warfare and Developments in Ukraine (2024–2025)

High-Stakes Drone Showdown: Why the U.S. Is Scrambling to Catch Up with Russia in Ukraine’s War

Drones Take Center Stage in the Ukraine War Unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – have become central to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, redefining how wars are fought. What began in 2022 with ad-hoc use of hobby drones to spot artillery has

16 September 2025

Drones · Geopolitics · Military · Technology · Ukraine War

Out-of-This-World Warfare: Inside U.S. Space Command’s Mission and Future

Key Facts Overview and Historical Context The United States Space Command is the Pentagon’s dedicated hub for space warfare operations. It was originally activated in 1985 during the Cold War, when President Ronald Reagan approved a unified space command to

2 September 2025

Defense · Future Tech · Military · Space · U.S. Space Command

Blazing Beyond Mach 2: Inside the World’s Fastest Fighter Jets and the Hypersonic Race

SR-71 Blackbird set the official world speed record for air-breathing crewed aircraft at 2,193 mph (Mach 3.3) in 1976. In 1965, a Lockheed YF-12A interceptor achieved 2,070 mph (Mach 3.17), a world speed record for its time. In 1958, the

30 July 2025

Aviation · Fighter Jets · Hypersonic · Military · NYSE:LMT · Technology

Ukraine’s Sky Guardians: From MiG-29s to F-16s – Every Fighter Jet Defending Ukraine’s Skies

The MiG-29 Fulcrum is described as agile, capable of speeds over Mach 2.25, with a roughly 700 km internal range, six external hardpoints, and a typical loadout of up to 4 R-73 and 2 R-27R missiles, plus the notable HARMs

25 July 2025

Air Force · Defense · Fighter Jets · Military · Ukraine

Artificial Intelligence in the Military: How AI Is Reshaping the Future of War

The Pentagon’s Project Maven, now managed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, uses AI to identify objects in surveillance imagery and speeds target identification timelines from hours to minutes. In 2024, the U.S. tested Scylla AI at Blue Grass Army Depot,

20 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Defense · Future · Military · Technology

Drone Warfare and Developments in Ukraine (2024–2025)

By 2025, Ukraine had around 500 drone manufacturers operating domestically. Ukraine aims to produce four million drones annually, with FPV drone output rising from about 20,000 per month in 2024 to 200,000 per month in 2025. Operation Spiderweb on June

16 July 2025

Drones · Military · Technology · Ukraine · Warfare

Ghost Signals and Laser Shields: The Pentagon’s 500-Satellite Orbital Defense Net

In June 2024, Australian astronomers traced a 30-nanosecond radio burst to NASA’s defunct Relay-2 satellite, offline since 1967, likely caused by a micrometeoroid hit or decades of charge buildup. The LES-1 Lincoln Experimental Satellite, silent since 1967, transmitted again in

29 June 2025

Defense · Military · Pentagon · Satellite · Technology

Space Force’s Secret 480-Satellite MILNET: Inside SpaceX’s New Military “Starlink” Revolution

MILNET is a secret Space Force project that will be a government-owned, contractor-operated LEO satcom constellation of about 480 satellites, announced in June 2025. On June 18, 2025, Breaking Defense revealed that Space Force is funding MILNET in partnership with

21 June 2025

Military · Satellites · Space · Space Force · SpaceX · Technology

Sky Wars: The Satellite Arms Race—Government and Military Satcom Procurement Trends 2025–2035

Global government and military Satcom spending is projected to grow about 7–10% annually, rising from roughly $50 billion in 2024 to $64 billion by 2030. The Ukraine conflict underscored Satcom’s importance, with Starlink keeping forces online for combat and coalition

18 June 2025

Government · Military · NASDAQ:VSAT · NYSE:LMT · Procurement · Satellites · Space Technology

F-22 Raptor: America’s Unmatched Stealth Air Superiority Fighter

The F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighter that first flew in 1997 and achieved Initial Operational Capability in December 2005, with 187 production aircraft completed by 2012. It can sustain supersonic flight without afterburner, achieving supercruise at speeds

17 June 2025

Air Power · Aviation · F-22 Raptor · Military · NYSE:LMT · Stealth

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