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Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury ‘Fighter’ Drone Has Flown (Updated)
Loyal Wingman

Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury ‘Fighter’ Drone Has Flown (Updated)

Both of the designs currently in development for the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program have now taken to the skies.

Joseph Trevithick

Updated Yesterday

Russia has used its ground-launched 9M729 cruise missile to strike targets in Ukraine multiple times in recent months. This is the conclusion of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and it also tallies with reports from independent analysts who have been tracking the use of the missile, the original deployment of which led to the United States walking away from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, Treaty in 2019.
Russian Army

Russia’s Treaty-Busting Screwdriver Cruise Missile Used Against Ukraine: Officials

The accounts suggest the controversial 9M729 cruise missile has been used dozens of times since August.

Thomas Newdick

Posted Yesterday

The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg has been deployed to the Caribbean as part of the ongoing counter-narcotics opertion.
U.S. Navy

Navy Cruiser Joins Caribbean Flotilla As Reports Claim U.S. Is Readying Venezuela Strikes (Updated)

The deployment of USS Gettysburg comes as a carrier strike group is also heading to the region, while Trump denies he is about to strike.

Howard Altman

Posted Yesterday

President Donald Trump has come out in support of a future fleet of South Korean nuclear-powered submarines.
Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

South Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Ambitions Take Major Step Forward

South Korea has been eyeing nuclear-powered submarines for years, and hurdles could remain despite a new green light from Trump.

Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 31, 2025


Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury ‘Fighter’ Drone Has Flown (Updated)
Loyal Wingman


Flying aboard the M-346 Master jet trainer that could replace the Navy's T-45.
T-45

We Fly Aboard The M-346 That Could Become The Navy’s Next Jet Trainer

We were given full access to experience exactly what this jet trainer could offer as a potential T-45 Goshawk replacement for the U.S. Navy.

Jamie Hunter

Updated on Oct 30, 2025

Nuclear test done underground at the Nevada Test Site.
Air Launched Nuclear Missles

Experts Explain How Reviving Nuclear Weapons Tests Would Actually Happen

While it remains unclear exactly what Trump meant by "testing our nuclear weapons," we got expert opinions on the timelines and processes required to restart live detonations.

Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

For the first time, Sikorsky's optionally-piloted UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter performed parachute drops, hovered on its own while sling loads were attached, and flew a simulated medical evacuation mission at the direction of an untrained individual onboard.
H-60

Pilot-Optional UH-60 Black Hawk Put To The Test In U.S. Military Exercise

The OPV Black Hawk showed off new abilities to drop cargo by parachute, move sling-loads, and carry out medical evacuation missions.

Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

A recent Northrop Grumman video montage includes a brief clip showing an aircraft fuselage section that does not readily appear to be from any design the company has developed or is otherwise involved in the production of, at least that is publicly known.
Air

Mysterious Fuselage Section Appears In Northrop Grumman Video

A fuselage section seen in a recently released video is not readily identifiable as part of any known Northrop Grumman design.

Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

Satellite imagery shows China has been building at least two facilities featuring hardened shelters with retractable roofs along its heavily disputed border with India.
Surface-To-Air Missile Systems

China Building SAM Sites That Allow Missiles To Be Fired From Within Bunkers

An all-new pattern of air defense site has emerged in China near the border with India.

Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

Russian forces have finally entered Pokrovsk after more than a year of bloody assaults.
Russia

Russian Forces Finally Break Through Into Key Eastern Ukrainian Stronghold

After more than a year of bloody assaults, hundreds of Russian troops are now fighting inside the city of Pokrovsk.

Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

President Vladimir Putin says that Russia successfully tested one of its Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-tipped, ultra-long-endurance torpedoes yesterday. The Russian leader’s revelation comes just two days after the announcement of a first long-range test for the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, and is part of a wider pattern of recent nuclear signaling by the Kremlin.
Russian Navy

Powered Test Of Poseidon Nuclear Torpedo, Putin Claims

According to the Russian leader, the test saw the mysterious weapon launched from a submarine and traveling under nuclear propulsion.

Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

After a string of exotic stealthy combat jets, both crewed and uncrewed, the latest new Chinese military aircraft to break cover is somewhat different, but nonetheless interesting. The latest development concerns an advanced jet trainer, but one that clearly has considerable potential as a light combat aircraft, too.
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

New Chinese Advanced Training Jet Breaks Cover

The advanced jet trainer may well be set to join China’s ongoing carrier air wing expansion.

Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 28, 2025

Second J-36 prototype has major alterations compared to the first.
J-36

China’s Massive J-36 Stealth ‘Fighter’ Gets Major Design Tweaks With Second Prototype

A second J-36 airframe has emerged with significant changes to its inlets, gear, and exhaust, offering clues to its state of development.

Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 28, 2025

A Ukrainian attack on a Russian dam has impeded logistics in the north.
Russia

Ukrainian Attack On Russian Dam Impeding Moscow’s Logistics In The North

The Ukrainian strike on the Belgorod Reservoir dam was designed to slow Russia's efforts to take an embattled town.

Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 28, 2025

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Zelensky Warns of MASSIVE 170000 Russian Troop Buildup Around Pokrovsk

 

Nov 1, 2025
Zelensky Warns of MASSIVE 170000 Russian Troop Buildup Around Pokrovsk 
 
Viktor Orban will meet with Donald Trump on the 7th of November and he plans to ask the US President to provide an exemption to Hungary from the sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. 
 
Zelensky has warned the European countries of the risks posed by the Oreshnik missile being deployed in Belarus. He has also talked about the critical situation in Pokrovsk, where he says 170.000 Russian troops have been amassed. 
 
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Battle For Pokrovsk Explodes: Zelensky Admits Setback As 170,000 Russian Troops Encircle Kyiv Forces

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USA Facts: One subject line - How often is the National Guard called in to police cities?

 
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How often is the National Guard called in to police cities?
The federal government has deployed the National Guard several times this year, including to Los Angeles protests against ICE in June and Washington, DC, in August to support law enforcement. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has also activated the Guard in Memphis.
 
  1. Courts have stalled deployments to Chicago. 
  2. Last Monday, a federal appeals court overturned a lower court’s order to bar the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard to Portland, Oregon. 
  3. A second order, which blocks the administration from mobilizing National Guard troops from anywhere in the nation to Oregon, still stands.
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  • The National Guard is a reserve service that trains troops and deploys them to national emergencies, such as September 11, 2001, during Hurricane Katrina recovery in 2005, and COVID-19 in 2020. 
  • It also supports global military priorities when the armed forces need additional support, and has been called into service for every war in American history.
National Guard personnel as of June 30, 2025
  • As of June, the National Guard had 432,460 members, about 76% of whom served in the Army National Guard (the rest are in the Air National Guard). Texas had more troops than any other state: 22,367. New York was next (17,404), followed by California (17,346). 

  • The United States Code is the codification of the general and permanent laws of the nation. Title 10 of that code allows the president to activate the National Guard without the consent of a state governor. It’s previously been invoked to deploy troops to wars overseas.  

  • The president has called upon the National Guard within the United States at least 10 times since World War II.  

  • Many of these activations included the president invoking the Insurrection Act, in which they call on the military for civilian law enforcement during "invasion, insurrection, or obstruction of the laws," to protect civil rights or in cases when the president deems it impossible to enforce the law without intervention. 
  • The Insurrection Act was last invoked during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.  
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The gender pay gap, by the numbers
In 1979, women made 62 cents for every dollar men earned. As of 2025, that number has climbed to 82 cents, but, as some people say, is the math mathing? 
Here’s what the data says about where the gender pay gap is closing and where it isn’t. 
  • As of the second quarter of 2025, men who worked full-time jobs earned $1,333 per week on average, compared with $1,094 for women who worked full-time — a difference of $239, or 22% more in earnings for men.

  • Men earned more across all 15 job categories tracked in 2024. The widest gaps were in legal occupations, management, healthcare, and protective services.
Median weekly earnings of full-time workers
  • In 2024, women in Maryland earned 99 cents for every dollar earned by men — the smallest gap in the nation.

  • In comparison, women in Utah earned 73 cents on the dollar, meaning that Utah men make 37% more than women in full-time jobs. 
  • Compare your state on our site.
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Data behind the news
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which had been delayed due to the government shutdown, showed that inflation rose 3% in September from a year prior.

The Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service has said the government shutdown means it cannot issue funds for benefits on November 1. These programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program. 

President Trump recently announced he was ending negotiations with Canada. The country was the United States’ second-largest trading partner last year.

Daylight saving time ends on November 2. Prepare to roll your clocks back one hour. 

Test your knowledge with the weekly fact quiz and see how you compare! 
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One last fact
Hispanic Americans are around 2x as likely to not have health insurance
In 2024, 23% of Hispanic Americans under 65 didn’t have health insurance. That’s two times the national average. 
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Zelensky Calls for a European Army as He Slams EU Leaders’ Response

      Jan 23, 2026 During the EU Summit yesterday, the EU leaders ...