The United States is planning to quickly develop two new missiles previously banned by a 30-year-old arms control…
Kyle Mizokami
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Kyle Mizokami is a defense and security writer based in San Francisco, California.
Last week, the Pentagon was abuzz with the news that the U.S. Navy had offered up a sacred cow: the early retirement…
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The F-35 that’s supposed to form the backbone of the western world’s air forces for the next couple decades already…
A Chinese company has tested a supersonic anti-ship missile dubbed an “aircraft carrier killer.” The HD-1…
President Donald Trump announced the other day that the United States will abandon a treaty, originally signed with…