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February 21, 2025

 

Satellite imagery shows the extent of the massive amount of work that has been done in the past year to restore more than 20 million square feet of runways and other World War II-era infrastructure at historic North Field on the U.S. island of Tinian in the Western Pacific. The airfield was originally established as a launchpad for B-29 bomber raids on Imperial Japan, including the ones that saw atomic bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The facility has been refurbished to again offer a critical power projection node with its original grid-like layout presenting targeting challenges for a modern opponent, all of which could be especially valuable in a future high-end fight in the region against China. Read more of our analysis here. Must Read Articles X-37B Spaceplane Shares Earth Image For First Time As New Mission Details Emerge The photo was captured during the ongoing seventh mission for the shadowy X-37B mini-shuttle, which has seen it enter into higher orbits. READ NOW China’s Sudden Live Fire Naval Drills Off Australia Rattle Canberra A rare drill in between New Zealand and Australia sent a message and is a sign of China's growing ability to project naval power far from its shores. READ NOW New Hypersonic Strike-Recon Aircraft Effort Eyeing Prototype Development By 2030 The launch of the Next Generation Responsive Strike effort follows uncertainty around a previous hypersonic aircraft program called Mayhem. READ NOW Drone-Equipped U.S. Marines Now Helping Protect Baltic Se Submarine Cables The deployment is part of NATO’s Baltic Sentry mission that was created after several suspected cable sabotage incidents. READ NOW Trump Mulls Options To Accelerate Delivery Of Air Force One Jets Amid delays and cost overruns for the two VC-25Bs, Trump has apparently called upon Elon Musk to help address the problems. READ NOW From the Archive All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber The different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft. READ NOW Hot Shots A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle departs after being refueled over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 23, 2025. U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conduct High Altitude Low Open parachute jumps from a C-130 Hercules near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 13, 2025. A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes off in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1 at Andersen AFB, Guam, Feb. 10, 2025.