A defense technology company is developing a new AI-piloted aircraft that can help the US military prepare for a future conflict with China.

A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.

The USS Gerald R. Ford is steaming to the Caribbean next week, joining a growing US Navy buildup near Venezuela amid escalating regional tension

The deployment comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a 10th strike against a suspected drug smuggling vessel.

The move is likely to raise concern in the region about the Trump administration’s intent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A helicopter and a fighter jet went down in separate incidents while operating from a U.S. aircraft carrier on Sunday, the Navy said. The crews were rescued.

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf Fw 200. The Ju 52 was boxy, corrugated and lacked elegance. The Ju 86 (at least in airliner, and not militarily variants) was rather lovely, but most sublime aesthetically, was likely the Fw 200.

President Trump is turning up the heat on Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro — saying that the dictator’s “days are numbered” as president, as the US oversees the biggest military buildup in the