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REPORT on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Security and Defence
Anna-Maja Henriksson, Pekka Toveri

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REPORT on drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges
Committee on Security and Defence
Reinis Pozņaks

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

REPORT on the implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025
Committee on Security and Defence
Thijs Reuten

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

 

Life of factory workers in China... pic.twitter.com/OhZIuHipUQ

— Mayte Chummia (@Maytechummia) January 2, 2026 Geez. I can't even imagine working in a place like that. Maybe there are spots in the West that mirror that shit but I kinda get all those suppressed reports of Chinese workers going postal (showing my age with that phrase huh).

 

via Fox News
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States after months of American military pressure targeting drug trafficking networks tied to his government.
In a pre-taped interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that aired on state television, Maduro said Venezuela is "ready" to discuss a drug-trafficking deal with the U.S. He called on the countries to "start talking seriously, with data in hand."
"The U.S. government knows, because we’ve told many of their spokespeople, that if they want to seriously discuss an agreement to combat drug trafficking, we’re ready," he said. "If they want oil, Venezuela is ready for U.S. investment, like with Chevron, whenever they want it, wherever they want it and however they want it."

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Sounds real close to full capitulation.

Are the hawks so hungry to flex muscle that negotiation is no longer possible?  I hope not because if we're able to get what we want then its as close to perfect victory as anything I've seen in the past two decades.

 

Debut of the Taiwan F-16V Block 70! pic.twitter.com/QJAJlvEEfl

— Owen | Aviation Photographer (@OwenAviation) December 21, 2025

 

Never heard of the Yekatit 12 Massacre but a quick search revealed some really heinous stuff.

As was said in the comments on this Reddit post, the Italians of that time deserved their own Nuremberg trial.  Japanese too.

President Trump says the U.S. "knocked out" a "big facility" last week linked to alleged drug boat operations, although he didn't offer many details.

"There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs," Mr. Trump said Monday as he spoke to… pic.twitter.com/01XofoKjL0

— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 29, 2025 An attack against a port facility that resulted in a large explosion? Barely anyone notices? Yeah the land war has started. Just spitballing here but I'd guess either a strike from stealth aircraft (probably F-35s since plane trackers would tell us if a non-stealthy plane had flown near it) or we're seeing one of the Special Ops outfits hitting it with something heavy (heavy for man portable weapons).
Either way it doesn't matter.
The ground war is in full effect and if they're targeting port facilities then they probably have boots on the ground doing all kinds of covert shit.
Why the delay and why no firm announcement?
No need to disrupt 4th quarter earnings.  With the exception of gas prices (you can exclude that for the folks in California) the thing people are pissed about in the President's base is the cost of things.
Fully expect things to ramp up quickly this year.  By ramp up I mean a pressure campaign on the Venezuelan President.  Trump doesn't want to put troops on the ground but he does want regime change.
I don't have the timeline on how long the 22nd MEU has been hovering off the coast there but I'd bet that this will be done or a transition from an "invasion" type operation to a more Army led ground occupation op is what happens.
When is the 22nd done with their 9 month deployment?

The French government is acquiring two Saab GlobalEye platforms, with an option for two more, to maintain a credible and deterrent airborne radar capability. Saab announced on Dec. 30, 2025, that it has been formally contracted by the French Direction Générale de l’Armement (Directorate General of Armaments – DGA) for the procurement of two GlobalEye […]

China’s PLA launched “Justice Mission 2025” snap drills around Taiwan, combining blockade simulations, live-fire drills, and strategic messaging aimed at Taipei and Washington. China has launched a large-scale, snap military exercise around Taiwan, dubbed “Justice Mission 2025,” on Dec. 29, 2025. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployed air, naval, rocket, and coast guard forces in […]

Spain signed a €2.4 billion contract to acquire Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Hürjets, with Airbus leading the work on the new Integrated Training System. The Spanish government has signed the contract for acquiring Türkiye’s Hürjet advanced jet trainer, made by the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), for the Ejército del Aire y del Espacio (Spanish Air and […]

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has unveiled an image gallery showcasing some of their best photographs from the past year. Let’s take a look at some of our favorites. 2025 saw a number of high profile deployments of UK military forces both close to home and across the globe, including the eight month long voyage […]

At least nine MQ-9s are deployed to Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernández Airport, each carrying between six and ten AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reapers deployed to Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernández Airport in support of counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean are now routinely flying with up to ten AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles each. Photos […]

The first capabilities will be activated in the next six months, with the full system in place within two years, defence minister Cezary Tomczyk told the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Fortifications along Poland’s borders with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad will be upgraded over the next two years with new air defence systems designed […]

South Korea is working on the introduction of an air-to-ground capability for the KF-21 Boramae, as well as a new air-to-air missile and a new domestically-developed engine. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) released on Dec. 23, 2025, a video of air-to-ground weapons’ drop trials with the indigenous KF-21 Boramae. The videos shows multiple […]

The YJ-21E spotted on the J-10C is a smaller variant of the larger YJ-21/KD-21 predominantly spotted on the H-6K bomber, specifically designed for fighter jets and drones. China’s J-10C fighter has emerged in a recent photograph with what observers have identified as the ‘E’ variant of the YJ-21 Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (AShBM), the YJ-21E. Describing […]

The U.S. Navy is acquiring and undisclosed number of BriteCloud Active Expendable Decoys specifically for the F-35 Lightning II. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Leonardo UK a contract to supply the U.S. Navy with an undisclosed number of BriteCloud decoys, designated by the military as AN/ALQ-260(V) Anti-Missile Countermeasure. The development follows report […]