The country may not be a NATO member yet, but that doesn’t mean Ukraine can’t make some sweet deals with its future NATO allies. Defense contractors from Germany and Turkey are moving ahead with plans to build factories in western Ukraine. Turkish manufacturer Baykar will be building drones in Ukraine soon. Ukraine Minister of Strategic…

Hypersonic missiles travel more than five times the speed of sound, so they can hit a target hundreds of miles away in minutes. They’re hard to stop because they can change course to avoid detection and outmaneuver defensive countermeasures. So the question is, are they effective enough by themselves for a country like Russia to…

According to a report from the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, the FBI pressured social media companies to crack down on the spread of so-called Russian disinformation. This was done on behalf of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). The report found the pressuring led to the targeting of content that one…

The annual NATO summit is officially underway with the alliance looking to get closer to adding Ukraine, and ChatGPT could be in legal trouble. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Tuesday, July 11, 2023. NATO summit gets underway President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, July…

U.S. officials are investigating a company that recently purchased roughly 52,000 acres of land surrounding the Travis Air Force Base in California. There is growing speculation over whether foreign interests are involved in the company and its recent acquisitions, The Wall Street Journal reports. Travis Air Force Base serves as a crucial hub for large…

Congress is working to approve the National Defense Authorization Act before members leave Washington for the entire month of August. The bill is one Congress passes every year on a bipartisan basis, but disagreements over the military’s abortion policy could slow it down in the coming weeks.  Lawmakers have already made significant progress toward passing…

The world’s largest navy is getting bigger. China added two new hovercrafts to the People’s Liberation Army navy. Both of the new hulls are Zubr-class amphibious assault hovercraft. Images of the new hulls first appeared online in Chinese social media. It’s estimated China now has at least six of the Zubr-class ships, and it’s a…

President Joe Biden is set to discuss Ukraine’s potential NATO membership with world leaders at the annual NATO summit this week, and the FDA may take a second-look at a popular energy drink on the market. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Monday, July 10, 2023.  Biden to meet with King Charles ahead…

Tanks, jets, long-range missiles and now cluster munitions. There’s a growing list of weapons requested by Ukraine that the United States initially denied but then approved sending anyway. Despite much of the high-tech weaponry and electronic warfare in use in Ukraine, the frontlines look more like something from World War I, just with better guns.…

For the second day in a row, Russian fighter jets were caught on video harassing U.S. military drones in Syria, and Twitter threatened a competitor with a lawsuit. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Friday, July 7, 2023. Russian jet drops flares in front of U.S. drone Russian fighter jets have been caught…