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What Does DEFCON 3 Mean?

DEFCON is a level of the threat of war for the United States that increases with severity on a scale of 5 to 1.

The multi-warhead ICBM launch was initiated from an airborne command center.

The USAF deployed missile defense systems to protect its air bases from attack by enemy missiles and drones.

The shootdown of Francis Gary Powers’s U-2 spy was one of the most profound humiliations suffered by the US during the Cold War.

Aircraft carriers are the USN’s primary power projection tool, but they’re also fat juicy targets. What are the 5 biggest threats to the “flattops?”

Ukraine pleads for more air defense to be able to protect its country from ongoing Russian attacks.

The US may be about to supply Ukraine with JASSM cruise missiles, which could significantly increase the lethality of its F-16s.

Russia fired around 100 missiles into Ukraine causing an unclear amount of damage – including to the country’s embattled energy sector.

The Apache is a devastating helicopter gunship platform. A major reason is its TADS targeting system.

Ukraine has now developed jet drones to attack Russian targets quickly and is known to be developing more of them.