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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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A man holds a US flag and a sign with a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Getty Images)
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Smoke rises after Iran carried out a missile strike on the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Manama, Bahrain, on February 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a Legend-class vessel, approaches Royal Canadian Navy replenishment oiler MV Asterix for a replenishment at sea on July 10, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. (Royal Canadian Navy)
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A sailor signals the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford on January 30, 2026. (US Navy)
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on February 15, 2026. (US Navy)
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The USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea on February 11, 2026. (US Navy)
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Bryan Clark moderating a panel at the Apex Defense Conference on January 27, 2026. (Hudson Institute)
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An Air Force operator flies a Skiron X in the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on February 19, 2026. (US Army)
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Experts
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
Iku Tsujihiro
Research Associate
Timothy A. Walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
