Pentagon: Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $799,955,939 firm-fixed-price incentive contract for fourteen F-16 block 70 jets that are being sold to NATO-ally Slovakia

As we watch today's protest, here's some background from @nytimes. I'm quoted alongside @kevincarrico in this story: Chinese Nationalists Bring Threat of Violence to Australia Universities https://t.co/J16995APtF

#NEW: The #UnitedStates has no plans to adjust its planned military exercise with #SouthKorea next month, Reuters quoted a #US official as saying Wednesday. #NorthKorea via @YonhapNews

Thread: Lawmakers Accuse Trump and Aides of Delaying F-16 Sales to #Taiwan - #China has objected to the proposed sales, and Congress is worried that President Trump and his trade advisers might try to placate Beijing to get a trade deal. https://t.co/KKGTfnMZ2w

Damn, good thing they got out in time! https://t.co/MRPX12HoxD

3 #Ebola cases now in DR #Congo’s Goma. https://t.co/hvpQIYJTEa

Russian National Guard to deploy two additional patrol vessels near the Kerch Strait in an attempt to guard the Crimean bridge. https://t.co/n1NaUuWYmv

Largest known MLRS in North Korea is the 300 mm KN09. This is going to be something we haven’t seen before.

It was rumored earlier this week that the Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) suspended all cooperation with Taiwanese-based clients in response to growing tensions in the Taiwan strait. JSBS just published an official statement denying such rumors.

JSBC, for those unaware, is the third largest television broadcaster in mainland China; headquartered in Nanjing.

Russian National Guard to deploy two additional patrol vessels near the Kerch Strait in an attempt to guard the Crimean bridge. https://t.co/n1NaUuWYmv

Just 31 light years? Better start packing now. https://t.co/lw9HaLkqnf

It was rumored earlier this week that the Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) suspended all cooperation with Taiwanese-based clients in response to growing tensions in the Taiwan strait. JSBS just published an official statement denying such rumors.

For comparison #NorthKorea 300mm MRLS KN-SS-X-9 guided rocket (below) is believed to have a [US NASIC] range of 190km this "new type" reportedly went 250km

North Korea's test firing verified the combat effectiveness of a new rocket system, state media said Thursday https://t.co/3wilRik4BN

The #Philippines has lodged strong protests regarding 'swarming' of more than 100 #Chinese vessels near its Pag-asa/ Thitu island. Images via @sentinel_hub & @CopernicusEU show a possible build up of vessels near the island. Via @detresfa_ 👍

#Turkey #EU @EndGameWW3 @AlixRo89 @akihheikkinen @recon_officer @TheWarMonitor @GorseFires @Deven_Intel #globalhotspots Turkey Threatens to Reignite European Migrant Crisis: https://t.co/PlJ0oH6KbG

NEW: Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen and Republican Todd Young introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday urging Trump to extend New Start to 2026, to keep a cap on the Russian nuclear arsenal. It requires the DNI to report on the effectiveness of…

North Korean man in South Korea's custody after crossing inter-Korean border: JCS @YonhapNews https://t.co/Go91KuSY9P

The #Philippines has lodged strong protests regarding 'swarming' of more than 100 #Chinese vessels near its Pag-asa/ Thitu island. Images via @sentinel_hub & @CopernicusEU show a possible build up of vessels near the island. Via @detresfa_ 👍

@IntelCrab The Bridge is Catastrophe waiting to happen . Piss poor engineering, built on a shoestring budget at record pace, in a straight that is subject to icebergs . It was FD from the get go , If someone does sabotages it, they'd be saving lives, htt…