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After nearly two weeks of demonstrations, Iran’s Ayatollah publicly addresses the unrest as U.S. intel reassesses the severity of the situation.

Increasingly intense protests have spread across Iran over rising prices, devalued currency and government crackdowns.

The tanker Marinera was boarded after a weekslong pursuit and after U.S. aviation assets had poured into the United Kingdom.

While stealth helicopters, which may or may not still exist, were central to the Bin Laden raid, the Venezuela operation was different in key ways.

After a protracted campaign to get its hands on F-16s, a Ukrainian pilot details how the jets are now a critical part of the Ukrainian Air Force.

The Shahed-136 is now toting a shoulder-fired heat seeking missile as Russia continues to expand the drone’s capabilities.

The hard-hitting attack version of the special operations MH-60 was clearly among the critical assets used in Operation Absolute Resolve.

The arrival in England of AC-130 gunships and cargo jets from the home of the Night Stalkers comes as the U.S. may interdict a fleeing oil tanker.

Many new details are emerging about the operation to capture Maduro, and here’s what we know.

The sprawling facility is reported by some as the site where Maduro was plucked away by Delta Force operators.

A major U.S. military operation, which included airstrikes and the use of special operations forces, resulted in the capture of Maduro.

2026 sounds like a date in a dystopian movie far off in the future you probably won’t see.

Ukraine Situation Report: Zelensky taps his former spy boss as his new chief of staff as Australian Abrams tanks bolster the front lines.

Denmark is investing in new maritime patrol aircraft to bolster its capabilities in the Baltic and North Atlantic, with a particular focus on Greenland.

Venezuela has been working for years to get Mohajer-6s, which can surveil and strike targets, and other Iranian types could pose even greater problems.

There’s no champagne but there is Tang!