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PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Danish Arctic commander expects High North arms race. The prospect of conflict in the Arctic is rising, with the expectation of Russia turning its attention there if and when the Ukraine war ends.
“My expectation is that when the war in Ukraine is over, Russia will devote its efforts to arming itself in the Arctic,” the commander of Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command said.
The Arctic has become a geopolitical hotspot, primarily due to the impact of climate change on melting sea ice, which has made the region more accessible for shipping and resource extraction.
The Scandinavian country has ramped up its military presence to defend Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
In June, as part of this broader military reinforcement, Denmark deployed a frigate and two EH101 Merlin helicopters to Greenland, the aircraft’s first time there.
The Danish commander argued that due to these challenges, more allies need to train in Greenland to gain exposure and grow accustomed to carrying out operations in tough settings.
Another area of concern is the remote Svalbard archipelago, located between the northern mainland of Norway and Greenland, to which it belongs, and the North Pole.
A report published Nov. 27 by the Arctic Institute cautioned that Svalbard’s legal status and strategic position make it vulnerable as a potential site of confrontation if Russia decided to challenge “the status quo.” And Moscow has amassed sizable combat capabilities relatively nearby.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense news from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
THE PDB – Not the President’s Daily Briefing, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF:
NATIONAL SECURITY
Since the Signalgate affair in March, the Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer has been working on modern instant-messaging options to securely communicate at various classification levels in compliance with U.S. policies and law.
HOMELAND DEFENSE
Pentagon deploys 4 Army-built surveillance and reconnaissance systems for southern border mission.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Court decision calling for an end to National Guard deployment in D.C. paused by appeals court.
VENEZUELA-NARCO THREAT
Manufactured controversy. Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack from War Secretary Pete Hegseth, but questions remain as Congress scrutinizes attack that killed two survivors of initial strike on drug boat near Venezuela.
62% of Americans support military action against drug traffickers, survey finds.
Some legal experts fail to see justification for continued U.S. military strikes on drug boats and fear Congress could be swayed by what they say are the Trump administration’s murky legal justifications.
The military conducts a strike on another drug boat after almost three weeks, as the probe into the first strike diminishes.
Destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) arrived in the US Southern Command within the last 24 hours.
‘The homeland is the homeland’: Venezuelans brace for possible U.S. attack.
CHINA THREAT
South Korea’s Hyundai feeds rapid naval upgrades in the Philippines. Once reliant on aging, second-hand vessels from the U.S., a steady flow of new warships is beginning to enter the Philippine Navy service to face China.
Taipei’s first domestically built attack boat held its latest sea trials amid news of significant delays that have postponed Taiwan’s ambitious submarine program.
RUSSIA THREAT
Kremlin says decline in India’s imports of Russian oil may be temporary.
How Trump Is Testing India’s U.S.-Russia Balancing Act.
Trump sanctions: India’s crude imports from Russia at 5-month high – can it continue? Trump’s 50% tariffs on India are designed to discourage it from continuing to buy Russian oil, but Russia seems confident it’s merely a temporary setback.
UKRAINE WAR
Putin is increasingly belligerent as truce talks flounder and the Ukraine war rages. Russia rejected the latest U.S. peace proposal and declared victory in battles over key Ukrainian cities – claims Ukraine has dismissed.
First Russian MiG-29 claimed destroyed in Ukraine drone strike, but it may have been non-operational, or possibly an elaborate decoy.
Ukraine is helping the U.S. catch up with modern warfare—for now. Even as the Pentagon designs new tactics and tech based on lessons from Ukraine—like new attack drones it is testing— the U.S. may still be undervaluing its relationship with Kyiv.
Australia and Ukraine are in talks over the transfer of unwanted Australian Army’s Tiger attack helicopters, as replacing the Tigers with new AH-64E Apache Guardians is already underway, and Ukraine is begging for additional combat rotorcraft.
Detaching from China. Ukraine’s defense components market is rapidly expanding, with new manufacturers now able to supply most required parts. Ukrainians now manufacture over 80% of structural parts and batteries, and over 60% of flight controllers. But there still remains a dwindling (but still-present) reliance on Chinese parts.
How to design a credible air deterrent for Ukraine after a ceasefire.
NATO EUROPEAN DEFENSE
Irish security services are examining a significant [Russian?] drone incursion during the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin.
Fight and win at sea. NATO released an updated maritime strategy that will shape Allied naval posture, capability development, and readiness across the Euro-Atlantic region.
11 Major new projects worth $3 billion bring German 2025 military-equipment spending near $40 billion, making the country’s tally on equipment spending for 2025 over $38 billion across 73 major projects.
German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits to face Russia, but stop short of conscription. The plan also foresees mandatory medical checks for young men.
MIDDLE EAST THREATS
CENTCOM launches new ‘suicide drone’ force in the Middle East, equipped and ready to deploy one-way attack drones.
U.S. working to clone Iranian Shahed drone for new task force.
U.S. forces and a local Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State official instead killed a man who had been working undercover gathering intelligence on the terrorists.
Leader of Israel-backed Gaza militia killed, dealing a major blow to Israel’s efforts to build up its own Palestinian proxies to confront Hamas.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent White House visit has crystallized a fundamental shift in U.S.-Saudi relations: Washington no longer has the leverage to demand Saudi normalization with Israel.
SPACE THREATS
Overlooked space race: Keeping satellites alive. China’s lunar ambitions grab attention, but a quieter milestone that the country achieved earlier this year could have longer-term implications for how nations operate in orbit. China pulled off what the U.S. had talked about for two decades but never accomplished: satellite-to-satellite refueling in geostationary orbit.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
122 journalists and media workers were killed; 84 journalists are missing worldwide. The biggest location of death was Gaza, with 52 killed and two others missing this year. Yemen has had 32 reporters dead and four missing.
F-35As step closer to being able to carry European Meteor beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile after recently completing a number of ground-based integration tests in the U.S.
More than 1/3 of Ajax armored vehicles in a recent British Army training exercise were linked to new noise and vibration injuries.
Poland rises to no. 2 globally using Apaches, with $4.7 billion acquisition of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters — the largest single export order ever placed for the U.S. rotorcraft and the biggest Apache deal outside the U.S.
Satellite images show the Sudanese city of El Fasher resembles a “massive crime scene,” with large piles of bodies heaped throughout its streets as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) destroy evidence of the scale of their massacre.
US MILITARY
‘Catastrophic’ findings: The Navy released summaries for four separate investigations into incidents that involved USS Harry S. Truman between December 2024 and May 2025.
Navy releases investigation on 3 lost planes. It’s a big deal whenever an aircraft carrier loses a plane. In a six-month span while deployed to the Red Sea, USS Harry S. Truman lost three F/A-18 Super Hornets, including one that was shot down by another Navy ship in a friendly fire incident.
The Air Force has revamped previous leaders’ plans to overhaul the service, dropping several key aspects while keeping others.
What the Air Force must do to prepare for the next war. It is flying less than historic norms, and funding for acquisition and readiness is on a path to further hollow out this too-small and old force so that it is incapable of sustaining an enduring air campaign.
END of PDB
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Danish Arctic commander expects High North arms race. The prospect of conflict in the Arctic is rising, with the expectation of Russia turning its attention there if and when the Ukraine war ends.
“My expectation is that when the war in Ukraine is over, Russia will devote its efforts to arming itself in the Arctic,” the commander of Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command said.
The Arctic has become a geopolitical hotspot, primarily due to the impact of climate change on melting sea ice, which has made the region more accessible for shipping and resource extraction.
The Scandinavian country has ramped up its military presence to defend Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
In June, as part of this broader military reinforcement, Denmark deployed a frigate and two EH101 Merlin helicopters to Greenland, the aircraft’s first time there.
The Danish commander argued that due to these challenges, more allies need to train in Greenland to gain exposure and grow accustomed to carrying out operations in tough settings.
Another area of concern is the remote Svalbard archipelago, located between the northern mainland of Norway and Greenland, to which it belongs, and the North Pole.
A report published Nov. 27 by the Arctic Institute cautioned that Svalbard’s legal status and strategic position make it vulnerable as a potential site of confrontation if Russia decided to challenge “the status quo.” And Moscow has amassed sizable combat capabilities relatively nearby.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense news from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
THE PDB – Not the President’s Daily Briefing, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF:
NATIONAL SECURITY
Since the Signalgate affair in March, the Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer has been working on modern instant-messaging options to securely communicate at various classification levels in compliance with U.S. policies and law.
HOMELAND DEFENSE
Pentagon deploys 4 Army-built surveillance and reconnaissance systems for southern border mission.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Court decision calling for an end to National Guard deployment in D.C. paused by appeals court.
VENEZUELA-NARCO THREAT
Manufactured controversy. Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack from War Secretary Pete Hegseth, but questions remain as Congress scrutinizes attack that killed two survivors of initial strike on drug boat near Venezuela.
62% of Americans support military action against drug traffickers, survey finds.
Some legal experts fail to see justification for continued U.S. military strikes on drug boats and fear Congress could be swayed by what they say are the Trump administration’s murky legal justifications.
The military conducts a strike on another drug boat after almost three weeks, as the probe into the first strike diminishes.
Destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) arrived in the US Southern Command within the last 24 hours.
‘The homeland is the homeland’: Venezuelans brace for possible U.S. attack.
CHINA THREAT
South Korea’s Hyundai feeds rapid naval upgrades in the Philippines. Once reliant on aging, second-hand vessels from the U.S., a steady flow of new warships is beginning to enter the Philippine Navy service to face China.
Taipei’s first domestically built attack boat held its latest sea trials amid news of significant delays that have postponed Taiwan’s ambitious submarine program.
RUSSIA THREAT
Kremlin says decline in India’s imports of Russian oil may be temporary.
How Trump Is Testing India’s U.S.-Russia Balancing Act.
Trump sanctions: India’s crude imports from Russia at 5-month high – can it continue? Trump’s 50% tariffs on India are designed to discourage it from continuing to buy Russian oil, but Russia seems confident it’s merely a temporary setback.
UKRAINE WAR
Putin is increasingly belligerent as truce talks flounder and the Ukraine war rages. Russia rejected the latest U.S. peace proposal and declared victory in battles over key Ukrainian cities – claims Ukraine has dismissed.
First Russian MiG-29 claimed destroyed in Ukraine drone strike, but it may have been non-operational, or possibly an elaborate decoy.
Ukraine is helping the U.S. catch up with modern warfare—for now. Even as the Pentagon designs new tactics and tech based on lessons from Ukraine—like new attack drones it is testing— the U.S. may still be undervaluing its relationship with Kyiv.
Australia and Ukraine are in talks over the transfer of unwanted Australian Army’s Tiger attack helicopters, as replacing the Tigers with new AH-64E Apache Guardians is already underway, and Ukraine is begging for additional combat rotorcraft.
Detaching from China. Ukraine’s defense components market is rapidly expanding, with new manufacturers now able to supply most required parts. Ukrainians now manufacture over 80% of structural parts and batteries, and over 60% of flight controllers. But there still remains a dwindling (but still-present) reliance on Chinese parts.
How to design a credible air deterrent for Ukraine after a ceasefire.
NATO EUROPEAN DEFENSE
Irish security services are examining a significant [Russian?] drone incursion during the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin.
Fight and win at sea. NATO released an updated maritime strategy that will shape Allied naval posture, capability development, and readiness across the Euro-Atlantic region.
11 Major new projects worth $3 billion bring German 2025 military-equipment spending near $40 billion, making the country’s tally on equipment spending for 2025 over $38 billion across 73 major projects.
German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits to face Russia, but stop short of conscription. The plan also foresees mandatory medical checks for young men.
MIDDLE EAST THREATS
CENTCOM launches new ‘suicide drone’ force in the Middle East, equipped and ready to deploy one-way attack drones.
U.S. working to clone Iranian Shahed drone for new task force.
U.S. forces and a local Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State official instead killed a man who had been working undercover gathering intelligence on the terrorists.
Leader of Israel-backed Gaza militia killed, dealing a major blow to Israel’s efforts to build up its own Palestinian proxies to confront Hamas.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent White House visit has crystallized a fundamental shift in U.S.-Saudi relations: Washington no longer has the leverage to demand Saudi normalization with Israel.
SPACE THREATS
Overlooked space race: Keeping satellites alive. China’s lunar ambitions grab attention, but a quieter milestone that the country achieved earlier this year could have longer-term implications for how nations operate in orbit. China pulled off what the U.S. had talked about for two decades but never accomplished: satellite-to-satellite refueling in geostationary orbit.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
122 journalists and media workers were killed; 84 journalists are missing worldwide. The biggest location of death was Gaza, with 52 killed and two others missing this year. Yemen has had 32 reporters dead and four missing.
F-35As step closer to being able to carry European Meteor beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile after recently completing a number of ground-based integration tests in the U.S.
More than 1/3 of Ajax armored vehicles in a recent British Army training exercise were linked to new noise and vibration injuries.
Poland rises to no. 2 globally using Apaches, with $4.7 billion acquisition of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters — the largest single export order ever placed for the U.S. rotorcraft and the biggest Apache deal outside the U.S.
Satellite images show the Sudanese city of El Fasher resembles a “massive crime scene,” with large piles of bodies heaped throughout its streets as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) destroy evidence of the scale of their massacre.
US MILITARY
‘Catastrophic’ findings: The Navy released summaries for four separate investigations into incidents that involved USS Harry S. Truman between December 2024 and May 2025.
Navy releases investigation on 3 lost planes. It’s a big deal whenever an aircraft carrier loses a plane. In a six-month span while deployed to the Red Sea, USS Harry S. Truman lost three F/A-18 Super Hornets, including one that was shot down by another Navy ship in a friendly fire incident.
The Air Force has revamped previous leaders’ plans to overhaul the service, dropping several key aspects while keeping others.
What the Air Force must do to prepare for the next war. It is flying less than historic norms, and funding for acquisition and readiness is on a path to further hollow out this too-small and old force so that it is incapable of sustaining an enduring air campaign.
END of PDB
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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