Cell towers across the United States have Chinese technology built into them that the U.S. government determined is a national security threat. But a multi-billion dollar funding shortfall is slowing down and even halting some companies from removing and replacing the equipment.  In 2020, the Federal Communications Commission banned new equipment from two Chinese companies,…

A significant accounting error by the U.S. could serve to benefit Ukraine in its war against Russia. $3 billion dollars. That’s amount the Pentagon says it overestimated in weapons sent to Ukraine since the war began. That clerical error will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons to Ukraine without having to ask Congress…

The United States military has a new “X” plane; the X-65. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency made the announcement on social media on May 15. The technology in the X-65 could represent a monumental, paradigm-shift for modern aviation. It’s an uncrewed, experimental aircraft designed by Aurora Flight Sciences. The X-65 is being developed under…

Ukrainian pilots will be flying F-16s within two years. Those pilots will begin training in the United Kingdom this summer. The decision to train Ukrainian pilots how to fly Western jet fighters isn’t necessarily about ending the current war in Ukraine, but about possibly preventing another. Since Russia invaded more than a year ago, Ukrainian…

In a recent poll conducted by the Reboot Foundation, teenagers and young adults were asked to choose between keeping their social media accounts or preserving their voting rights if forced to make a decision. The majority of respondents expressed a preference for retaining their social media platforms over their right to vote. The survey revealed…

After attacking Bakhmut for months, Russia’s military resources are becoming depleted, giving Ukrainian forces a chance to make some headway in the eastern Ukrainian city. And while Russia claims an American was killed in the fighting, Ukraine says it shot down six highly-prized Russian Kinzhal missiles in a single night. But as Straight Arrow News…

China has made no secret of its desire to broker peace in the Ukraine War. Chinese President Xi Jinping has already visited Vladimir Putin in Moscow and talked on the phone with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about finding a resolution to end the conflict. However, global analysts view the Chinese efforts as part of a…

Russia’s military racked up massive casualties during its winter offensive in Ukraine, with as many as 100,000 Russians killed or wounded since December alone. Vladimir Putin is reportedly ready to mobilize college students to replenish his army’s depleted ranks. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says Russia is desperate for troops but warns bringing in…

A Russia-controlled oil depot in Crimea was attacked by drones in late April, part of a series of recent attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Yusov said more than 10 tanks containing oil products intended for use by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet were destroyed in Sevastopol. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan…

Another American may be dead in Ukraine. In a video posted to Telegram, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader of the Wagner Group, revealed what looks like the driver’s license and military identification of a retired Army soldier from Idaho. Prigozhin said the man, possibly an ex-Army Ranger, was killed while fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut.…