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New Anti-Satellite Weapons Now Officially A Top U.S. Priority
"Our space assets need to shoot, move, and communicate just like the rest of the joint force," the head of U.S. Space Command says.
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Poland’s Powerful New Frigate Marks Major Shift For Its Navy
The 7,700-ton Wicher signals Warsaw’s push to build a larger, much more capable fleet in the Baltic.
Drone Swarms Over Langley AFB Didn’t Surprise General In Charge Of NORAD
Retired General VanHerck said he warned even the Secretary of Defense that U.S. military installations were sitting ducks to such actions.
Iranian F-5s Bombing U.S. Forces In Kuwait Should Be A Wake-Up Call: Ex-USAF General
Retired NORAD commander gives new credence to the reported Iranian bombing mission and says it shows an urgent need for new thinking about air defenses.
Did Sensors On Iranian Drones Help Shoot Down F-15E?
A new account suggests Iran used drones to track the U.S. fighter and relay its position, speed, and direction to a missile team.
U.S. Must Fuse Missile Warning And Defense To Defeat Future Threats: SPACECOM Deputy Commander
SPACECOM is working to dissolve traditional silos of operations and thinking in order to speed-up swatting-down increasingly complex missile threats.
Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield At Risk Of Grinding To A Halt Due To Budget Impasse
The top officer in charge says “if they don’t figure it out, there is no Golden Dome because there is no funding.”
Army Downed More Than 1,400 Iranian Missiles And Drones During Epic Fury And 12-Day War
The Army’s air and missile defense boss offered new context about how the service defended against Iranian threats in the two most recent Middle East conflicts.
Hunt For New Mobile Missile Defense Radar Reinforced By Lessons From Iran War
A successor to the AN/TPY-2 radar has to be far easier to move in order to survive against the ever-growing threat of missiles and drones.
PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector Is Lockheed’s New Low-Cost Patriot Interceptor
PAC-3 ACE is around half the price of a current PAC-3 MSE and still has the ability to engage short-range ballistic missiles.
Jet-Powered JDAM Production Is A Go For The U.S. Navy
Putting JDAM-LR into production will give the Navy an important new stream of lower-cost standoff munitions for its carrier air wings.
Lockheed Martin’s Master Plan For Accelerating Munitions Production
Branded Content: A holistic approach to ramping production of missiles aims to meet exploding demand and the Pentagon’s new way of doing business.
Meet BARB, The Robot That’s A Glimpse At Future Jet Engine Assembly
There’s a new laborer on Pratt & Whitney’s jet engine production line, and it doesn’t need lunch breaks or vacation days.
Drone Sightings Are Happening At Diego Garcia, America’s Remote Strategic Island Outpost
The sightings highlight concerns about drone attacks from the sea, especially at a time of extreme hostility between Iran and the U.S.
Navy ‘Doomsday Plane’ Fleet To Almost Double In Size With New E-130Js
A much bigger fleet of smaller turboprop E-130Js is set to replace the smaller fleet of larger E-6B jets, but the Navy has also acknowledged risks.
The Last Days Of The A-10 Warthog Weapons School
The Weapons Instructor Course has been the center of excellence for the A-10 and its missions for nearly 50 years, but that’s about to end.
Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: August 11, 2026
More than 20 American warships, including two carrier groups, remain on station in the Middle East with less than a week left for negotiations under the U.S.-Iran memorandum.
Navy Is Getting A Unique Virginia Class Seabed Espionage Submarine
One Block V Virginia class submarine will be unlike any other, capable of highly specialized intelligence and sabotage missions on the seafloor.
Chinese Components In Royal Navy’s New Drone Boat Raise Cyber Security Concerns
The issue highlights supply-chain risks amid growing concerns over Beijing’s cyber access to Western military capabilities.
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KC-135 That Lost Its Tail In Deadly Collision Over Iraq Now At Tinker AFB Repair Shop
The KC-135 made an emergency landing in Tel Aviv with half its tail sheared off following the collision that occurred during an Operation Epic Fury sortie.
The Falaj 3 May Be The World’s Most Heavily Armed Patrol Boat
Officially an offshore patrol vessel, the compact design carries the kind of combat capability normally associated with well-armed corvettes or even frigates.
Houthis Stage Large-Scale Attack On Saudi-Aligned Forces In Yemen
The strikes are yet another escalation in Houthi-Saudi hostilities roiling the Red Sea region.
Australia To Become First Foreign Operator Of AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile
The procurement marks a major step in Canberra’s push to prepare for high-end conflict in the Indo-Pacific.
Explosive Drone Found Next To Ukrainian An-124 In Germany Signals A New Threat Reality
It’s unclear who was behind the incident, but a Ukrainian An-124 would be about as symbolic and strategic a target outside of the country as imaginable.
North Korea Upping Ballistic Missile Supplies To Russia Would Be Bad News For Ukraine At The Worst Time
Kyiv’s claim that North Korea is sending many more ballistic missiles to Russia comes as Ukraine is becoming defenseless to such attacks due to a lack of Patriot missiles.
XQ-58 Valkyrie Crashes At Dugway Proving Ground In Utah (Updated)
The stealthy autonomous drone’s manufacturer, Kratos, said it went down upon takeoff while in a “test configuration.”
Houthis To Expand Shipping Attacks To Northern Red Sea
If the Houthis start hitting ships heading toward the Suez Canal, it could be another catastrophic blow to world energy supplies.
P-8 Poseidon Crews Controlling MQ-4C Triton Drones Becoming A Reality
The P-8A and MQ-4Cs were designed to work in concert, but direct in-flight control of Tritons will open new tactical possibilities and greatly extend the Poseidon’s reach.
Trump Orders White House Helipad Construction Redo: Report
The helipad was initially expected to be finished by the time Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in September.
Army Revives Giant Cannon to Advance Hypersonic Testing
The Army is transforming its canceled long-range supergun into a test platform that could speed hypersonic development while reducing reliance on costly flight tests.
Iran And Oman Working To Control Strait Of Hormuz, Shaky Ceasefire Still Holding
The U.S. and Iran aren’t exchanging blows as Trump says he’s given his final chance at a deal, and the strait remains the most urgent sticking point.
X-62A Toting Infrared Search And Track Pod Used Its AI ‘Brain’ To Autonomously Intercept An ‘Enemy’ T-38
Being able to autonomously use onboard sensor data to engage aerial threats is exactly what the USAF wants from its future CCA drones.
Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: August 3, 2026
USS George Washington visits Vietnam, the first time a U.S. carrier has done so since 2023, meanwhile two carriers hold the blockade line in the Arabian Sea.
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