KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Moscow gave no public signal that it was ready to end its neighbor’s invasion anytime soon. The attack led to the heating … Read more
The “Russian Shield” over Caracas, Venezuela’s vaunted air defense, was supposed to be an iron dome, one that would put the United States to shame and sink their ships. But at 0400 EST on January 3, 2026, the US Navy turned it into hot scrap metal. For a decade, defense blogs and the twittersphere have … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan to exceed 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to boost its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned armaments as tensions rise in the region. The draft budget for fiscal 2026 that begins in April … Read more