Logistical aircraft are crucial for modern air forces, enabling missions that involve extensive flight durations, as seen when stealth aircraft bombed Iran's nuclear facilities supported by in-air refuelers.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged China, Brazil, and India to pressure Russia regarding the Ukraine conflict, warning about potential severe consequences from US tariffs if they don’t act.
The Patriot missile system can detect and intercept a wide range of oncoming air targets, high-end ballistic missiles in particular, and is regarded as one of the world's best, at a time when Moscow is increasing its nightly missile and drone attacks amid its all-out war against Ukraine, now well into its fourth year.
The military-spending dilemma in Europe is mischaracterized as a choice between military and social investments; historically, it is a choice between military and taxes.