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Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Sent 2 North Korean Prisoners of War to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ukraine has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, following months of consultations between Kyiv and Seoul after the soldiers were captured in Russia’s Kursk region in 2025. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry did not directly confirm Zelenskyy’s comments but said it…
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USS Idaho Carried 12 14-Inch Guns for 27 Years and Never Fired One at a Battleship. Her One Chance Was Yamato in April 1945, and Carrier Aircraft Sank It First
Summary and Key Points: The US Navy bought the New Mexico-class battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) from New York Shipbuilding for $7.25 million in 1914 and commissioned her in 1919, too late for World War I. Rebuilt at Norfolk in 1931-34, she carried twelve 14-inch guns from the Aleutians to Okinawa,…
44,800-Ton USS Washington Fired 75 Sixteen-Inch Shells at Another Battleship From Under 5 Miles. Not 1 Japanese Shell Hit Her Hull
Summary and Key Points: On the night of November 14-15, 1942, the US Navy battleship USS Washington closed to 8,400 yards off Guadalcanal and opened on the Japanese battleship Kirishima with radar-directed 16-inch guns. Seventy-five main-battery rounds later, Kirishima lost steering and sank; Washington took no enemy hits. The 728-foot…
Army’s New $1.2B Missile Defense System Contract Doubles Strike Capacity
The U.S. Army is putting a major price tag on building an advanced missile defense system that will essentially double the capacity to strike moving targets in a military conflict. The Army and defense contractor Lockheed Martin inked a new $1.2 billion contract to start production of the Increment II…
$11.7 Million Deal Boosts First-of-its-Kind 3D Hologram Defense Tech
A Canadian tech company and well-known defense contractor have linked up for a multimillion-dollar deal on first-of-its-kind 3D technology that will ultimately aid the U.S. Armed Forces and military defense. On Sept. 9, Lockheed Martin Canada committed $11.7M CAD to Avalon Holographics, based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labradora. The…
Navy’s USS Ted Stevens Arrives in Alaska City for First Time in 80 Years
The U.S. Navy's newest destroyer has landed in Whittier, Alaska, marking the first time such a vessel has visited the city in 80 years. The USS Ted Stevens DDG 128 is the US Navy's newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. It is named after former Republican Alaska senator and…
U.S. Conducts Explosion Experiment at Nuclear Test Site
The article reports that the United States conducted a non-nuclear explosion experiment at a nuclear test site. The stated purpose was to improve methods for detecting covert Chinese nuclear tests. The experiment reflects continuing U.S. concern about China’s nuclear activities and the difficulty of distinguishing peaceful or non-nuclear underground explosions…