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USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Aug. 28, 2026
The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Strai...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam opposes illegal reclamation in Paracels, demands immediate halt
Vietnam firmly opposes illegal reclamation, construction activities in Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands and has lodged a serio...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. Navy Wants New Standoff Aerial Torpedo for Carrier Aircraft
The U.S. Navy is looking to develop a next-generation standoff torpedo that can be carried by carrier-based aircraft and...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailIndia’s BrahMos at Sea: Implications for South Asian Stability
The planned Indian deployment of the BrahMos missile on all of its naval warships has destabilizing implications for the...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailRussian Military Conducts Mobile ICBM Test
The missile was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region, the Defense Ministry said.
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailThe Kuril Flashpoint: Putin’s Visit and the Future of Japan-Russia Ties
The Kuril Islands dispute is not just a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan but reflects the larger complexity ...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Does Japan Think of the Sudden Cut to South Korea-US Joint Drills?
Although Japanese leaders have been publicly quiet, this incident highlights several points of concern that have existed...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailPentagon can’t blacklist Anthropic, US judge rules
The ruling is a major victory for the AI firm in its legal wranglings with Washington.
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean troops ‘recently’ crossed MDL in second encroachment in weeks
North Korean troops “recently” crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the eastern sector, prompting South Korean...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian Drone Attack Kills One, Sparks Fire at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery
The Slavneft-Yanos refinery has been attacked multiple times this year as Ukraine targets Russian oil and fuel infrastru...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailMilitant Buildup in Areas Critical to China’s Economic Interests in Pakistan
The TTP has stepped up its presence along the Karakoram Highway, even as Pakistan and China discuss $1.8 billion in fina...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia should watch drone development to its north
Australia should pay attention to emerging drone technology in countries to its north and the opportunities they offer f...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailRussia is calling on North Korea for more powerful ballistic missiles: Kyiv
Russia has requested powerful ballistic missiles from North Korea, Kyiv’s intelligence said, in addition to Moscow’s cur...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants
North Korea condemned the U.S. on Thursday for selling missiles to the South and for its funding toward documenting huma...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailLeave Europe to the Europeans
The case for a U.S. military drawdown.
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailPrivacy-focused communication app aims for military customers and beyond
When adversaries can forge faces and voices in real time, traditional secure messaging is no longer enough.
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailUS, ROK and Japan to hold military exercises aimed at countering North Korea
South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct their annual Freedom Edge exercise next month to counter Pyongyang...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine races to prepare for winter
Top of mind in Kyiv for the leadership and populace is how to prepare for the coming winter, when Russia will surely wor...
No location · Aug 28, 2026 · WedgetailHow Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia
Ukraine wants to disrupt the convenience of 21st century life for Russians. Will it be effective in ending the war?
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailSecurity Cooperation Among the Arctic NATO Allies
With seven of the eight Arctic countries now in NATO, how does the security and defence cooperation between these seven ...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailTaiwan approves $7 billion drone budget
Taiwan’s legislature approved a plan to spend more than $7 billion on drones over the next six years, part of the island...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailRussia-Ukraine war enters deadlier phase
Deaths are mounting as both countries’ degraded aerial defenses contend with intensifying missile and drone barrages.
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailUS military bought commercial satellite images of alleged narco airstrips, Chinese naval fleet
The Space Force can improve how it embraces commercial intel, a new GAO report says.
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailAnil Raman: Indian Defense Priorities
Retired Brigadier Anil Raman, Research Fellow at the Takshashila Institution, joins South Asia Program Director Elizabet...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailThe Iran War at Six Months: A Region—and Its Relationship With the U.S.—Transformed
The U.S. war with Iran has raised new questions about the United States’ role in the Middle East, the balance of power i...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailNavy Receives its Final Expeditionary Sea Base
The U.S. Navy received its final Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base this week as Military Sealift Command prep...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailThe world needs to take the AI bull by the horns – and fast
Earth, we have a problem. Artificial intelligence is the world’s biggest, maddest bull in the world’s most overstocked a...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailUNIFIL’s Drawdown and the Future of Security in Southern Lebanon
Examining what the drawdown of the United Nations’ force in Lebanon from the Blue Line will mean for ongoing security in...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailDrone parade showcases Ukraine’s remarkable military transformation
Ukraine celebrated Independence Day this week with a novel military parade made up exclusively of unmanned systems, unde...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailNSA wants access to ‘all’ AI models, top official says
The spy agency is taking a key role in the government’s new voluntary model-testing program, though its deputy director ...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailUS Army selects five microreactor techs for deployment
The US Department of the Army has selected five microreactor developers for deployment at five Department of War install...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailAI and autonomy in contested operations
Any potential major conflict the United States engages in will be shaped by AI and autonomous systems. US forces should ...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. Marine Corps Rehearses Deploying Air Defense Radar to the Philippines
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. Marine Corps is forward deploying an expeditionary air defense radar to the Southeast Asi...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailThe US Army lost against Ukraine but would Australia do any better?
The Ukraine war presents a profound learning opportunity for the Australian Army. It has barely begun to adopt the lesso...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. Marine Corps Ground Combat Element 2040
The following is the U.S. Marine Corps Ground Combat Element 2040, publicly released Aug. 26, 2026. From the Report Exec...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailRussian Forces Inching Closer to Slovyansk in Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, Gerasimov Says
Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Russian troops are positioned just 4 kilometers from the eastern outski...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailTalk is cheap: Europe’s defence promise meets the EU budget
At July’s NATO summit in Ankara, European leaders accepted that they must carry more of their own defence. Turning that ...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailCIA warned Russia against attacking NATO countries
US CIA Chief John Ratcliffe’s talks with Russian officials were the first of their kind since his predecessor.
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian Drones Attack Ozon Warehouses in Overnight Barrage
The online retailer said neither of the two facilities targeted by Ukrainian drones appeared to have suffered significan...
No location · Aug 27, 2026 · WedgetailThe Goldilocks Fallacy: The Undefined Limits of Korea’s Nuclear Role
“Unthreatening and respectful.” That is how the president of the United States described North Korea on Aug. 16, 2026, i...
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