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Denmark Implements Gender-Neutral Draft, Enrolling Women by Lottery

Volunteers are called up first; the government is adapting uniforms, gear, medical criteria to accommodate an expanded mixed-gender force.

China Unveils Graphite-Based ‘Blackout Bomb’ to Cripple Electrical Infrastructure

US Accelerates Orbital Interceptor Program as China Narrows Space Gap

Japan Launches First Domestic Missile Test to Deter China

China Sends Two Carriers Beyond First Island Chain, Boosting Pacific Reach

U.S. Revamps Nuclear Strategy as China, Russia and North Korea Expand Arsenals

Japan, US and Philippines Launch Southwest Coast Guard Drills to Reinforce Maritime Security

North Korea Fires Multiple Rockets Toward Yellow Sea After Trilateral Air Drill

U.S. Military Exceeds FY2025 Recruiting Goals Early

Trump Administration Review Puts AUKUS Submarine Plan in Jeopardy

China Fields Two Aircraft Carriers in Western Pacific as U.S. Maintains Single-Carrier Patrol

Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web Destroys Dozens of Russian Strategic Bombers

World Nuclear Arsenals Grow as Disarmament Era Ends

China’s Carriers Advance Beyond US Island Chains in Pacific Drills

China Conducts Joint Sea and Air Patrols in South China Sea

China’s Fighter Jets Intercept Japanese Patrol Aircraft Near Dual Carriers in Pacific

China Operates Liaoning and Shandong Carriers Simultaneously in Pacific for First Time

Germany Plans Major Expansion of Civilian Bomb-Proof Shelters

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Enforced With June 6 Separation Deadline

NATO Allies Poised to Pledge 5% of GDP for Defense