United States Forces Japan is getting a glow up, and Japan couldn’t be happier about it. After a meeting between the U.S. secretaries of State and Defense and their Japanese counterparts, the four leaders announced a plan to upgrade the headquarters of U.S. military personnel in Japan to a joint force headquarters. “This will be…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced new F-16 fighter jets arrived in Ukraine on Sunday, Aug. 4. These jets are the first to be added to their fleet, which is significant since Zelenskyy has long been asking allied countries to supply this type of fighter jet for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Zelenskyy spoke about the…

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to make her pick for running mate within hours. And White House spokesperson John Kirby is pressed about the sudden reversal of a plea deal with the alleged 9/11 mastermind. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. VP Kamala Harris expected to name running mate soon Vice…

The chances of the United States military getting involved in a major war with a near-peer competitor are the highest they have been in 80 years. At the same time, the U.S. military is the smallest and most unprepared it has been to fight in a major conflict since the end of the Cold War,…

The U.S. is boosting support for Ukraine by arming F-16 fighter jets with American-made missiles and other advanced weaponry as they prepare for combat, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Pentagon has initiated the “Jumpstart” initiative, which allows European countries to pool their resources to purchase necessary air-launched weapons from the U.S., preserving their own…

Russia’s daily artillery losses in Ukraine have hit a three-month high, with Ukraine’s armed forces reporting 74 Russian systems lost. Since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022, Moscow has lost over 15,000 artillery systems, according to Kyiv. Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan gives an update on the war…

For the first time, a pair of H-6 bombers from China were observed flying near Alaska, in a part of the skies known as the Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ. An ADIZ is not sovereign airspace, but all craft are required to identify themselves in the interest of international security. The Chinese H-6s flew…

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is known for saber-rattling, said he’ll deploy nuclear capable missiles if the United States stations hypersonic and long-range weapons in Germany. At the NATO summit in July, the U.S. and Germany announced the American military will deploy weapons capable of hitting Russian territory to Germany starting in 2026. A joint…

On Wednesday, July 24, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced that fighter jets from Canada and the U.S. intercepted Chinese and Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska. The aircraft — two Russian TU-95s and two Chinese H-6s — were flying within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, an area where aircraft must…

A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech to Congress and President Joe Biden gave a primetime address on exiting the 2024 race, the two are set to meet in Washington, D.C. on July 25. And more details on what you need to know about breaking, the newest sport at the Olympic games. These stories…