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Here Is What Trump’s Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It
The U.S. military is pushing to make huge investments in many programs in Fiscal Year 2027, but also some notable cuts.
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Questions Loom Over Iran Ceasefire
Both sides are claiming a triumphant victory, but the peace that’s in place now is very delicate and will have to survive tumultuous negotiations.
Eurofighter Typhoon Test Fires Laser-Guided Counter-Drone Rockets
The trial couldn’t come soon enough as Typhoons battle Iranian drones in the Persian Gulf.
Trump Agrees To Ceasefire With Iran
Trump is stepping back from his threat to end Iran as a civilization predicated on the Strait of Hormuz being quickly opened.
New Views Of Massive RQ-180 Stealth Drone Flying Over Greece
The secretive drone continues to be spotted flying during the day, offering new insights into its features.
A-10 Warthog Being Tested With Aerial Refueling Probe (Updated)
Beyond a win for the A-10, putting refueling probes on USAF tactical jets could be a boon of the service’s Agile Combat Employment strategy.
Everything We Now Know About The Operation To Rescue The F-15E WSO (Updated)
We have gotten many new details about how the high-risk extraction effort deep in Iranian territory went down.
MV-75 Tiltrotor Already Part Of Army Officer Training, General Says
With the Army putting its MV-75 tiltrotor on a blazingly fast track, troops are already getting experience on the aircraft before the first one is even delivered.
This Is What The Night Stalkers’ MH-60M Direct Action Penetrator Brought To The Venezuelan Op
The hard-hitting attack version of the special operations MH-60 was clearly among the critical assets used in Operation Absolute Resolve.
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache’s Counter-Drone Capability Rapidly Matures
Apaches scored 13 drone kills out of 14 engagements during Operation Flyswatter, reflecting the AH-64’s evolving counter-UAS capabilities.
RQ-180’s Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program
Large sums of money were spent trying to build a spy drone just like the RQ-180 for a very specific mission decades beforehand.
How A Dusty Strip Deep In Iran Can Be Turned Into A U.S. Special Operations Base In Hours
An ex-USAF Special Tactics Squadron member tells how the impromptu airfield in Iran would have been rapidly established and defended.
Iran Rejects Ceasefire Deal (Updated)
As Trump’s deadline for making Iran into a “living hell” fast approaches, a chasm remains between the two foes on a way to even temporarily pause the war.
Carrier Tracker As Of April 3, 2026
Third American carrier strike group deployed this week in support of Operation Epic Fury
Amid Fears Houthis Could Close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea Task Force Ready For Attacks
Concerns grow that the Iranian-backed rebels could close the waterway, drastically exacerbating the global oil crisis and opening a new front.
U.S. Is Burning Through Tomahawk Cruise Missile Stockpile At An Alarming Rate: Report
The four-week conflict with Iran has so far consumed more than a whopping 850 Tomahawk missiles, officials have stated.
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