Tag: Alex Hollings

President Trump campaigned on a platform of “America first,” which included adding pressure on European allies to begin meeting their financial obligations to the NATO alliance. While Trump was certainly not the first president to harp on what the United States often refers to as “burden sharing” among its allies, his rhetoric appears to have […]

China’s long-serving aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, boasts a small fleet of troubled J-15s and, as of 2016, only 25 qualified pilots. Now, as the Chinese test and expedite production of two new domestically developed aircraft carriers, they face a number of significant challenges. Their goal is to become a true “blue water” Navy. But they still have much […]

The use of drones has changed the way the U.S. and its competitors conduct combat operations. Yet despite the broad capabilities touted by America’s varied drone aircraft, some combat operations remain too complex for the pilotless planes. For years, air-to-air engagements were among those operations best left to manned aircraft. But a recent announcement from […]

Media outlets the world over have been reporting on Air Force documents outlining the projected costs associated with establishing a new branch of the American armed forces tasked specifically with orbital defense (Space Force), and based on the headlines, it seems like many outlets have never seen the defense budget before. According to the Air […]

For nearly two decades, the United States Air Force has been engaged in combat operations in multiple theaters around the globe, all the while maintaining a deterrent presence in many other regions. Now, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson is calling on lawmakers to dramatically increase the size of the force to offset the negative effects […]

Swiss officials issued a clear demand to Russia’s Foreign Ministry to cease their illegal spying efforts within their nation on Sunday, following the revelation of another case of espionage carried out by Russian operatives within the past week. For the third time this year, the Swiss foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to answer for […]

A video allegedly showing a triangle shaped “UFO” parked on the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier supposedly operating in the Mediterranean has become the subject of extensive speculation on social media recently. The footage first surfaced in the tin-foil-hat-wearing corners of the internet before being picked up by Iranian media, and has since found […]

A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board was reportedly inadvertently shot down by allied Syrian forces as they attempted to engage incoming Israeli missile fire on Monday, exemplifying the increasingly complicated battle space Syria has become. According to statements released in Russian state media, a Russian IL-20 maritime patrol aircraft was flying over […]

Last week, U.S. government officials ordered the immediate evacuation of the National Solar Observatory facility located on Sacramento Peak in New Mexico. Soon thereafter, the nearby post office was evacuated, leaving the tiny community bereft of two of it’s primary functions, and people all over the nation wondering what would have prompted FBI helicopters to […]

In a somewhat cryptic tweet posted late last week, Elon Musk’s space faring company SpaceX announced that they had signed up their first passenger for a flight around the moon. The passenger’s identity was not revealed in the Tweet, though subsequent tweets posted by Musk himself suggest that their first customer may be from Japan. […]

In recent years, China’s People’s Liberation Army has undergone a massive modernization effort that has sought to not only expand their military presence around the world, but also to serve as the military backbone behind a broader diplomatic initiative. China wants to dethrone the United States as the most prominent super power on the globe, […]

Tensions with North Korea are considerably lower than they were a year ago, but thus far little has actually been accomplished toward America’s ultimate goal of the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. North Korea’s Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, has been engaged with an on again-off again dialogue with President Donald Trump for months, […]