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Iran

Trump’s Threat To Strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Bunker’s “Front Door” Underscores Targeting Challenges

Pickaxe Mountain is Iran's hardest-to-reach facility and Trump saying he may take a "shot right in the front door" wasn't likely just small talk.

Republic of Korea Air Force

South Korea To Get Huge Electronic Attack Boost With Global 6500 Jammer Jets

Korean Air will modify the two Global 6500 jets, drastically enhancing Seoul’s sovereign electronic warfare capability.

Artillery

New $500M Artillery Shell Plant Failed To Produce Any 155mm Parts

A scathing new Pentagon Inspector General report found problems at the plant delayed the Army's 100,000 round-per-month goal.

Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 13, 2026

The blockade is back on tomorrow with more than 20 U.S. Navy ships on station and available in the region.

Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

Ukraine Getting License To Build Aster 30 Anti-Missile Interceptors

French approval for Ukraine to build Aster 30s follows a similar announcement from President Trump about Patriot interceptors.

Rafale

Rafale Fighter Adds Cheap Drone Killing Rocket To Its Armory

France has integrated laser-guided 68mm rockets onto its fighter, giving it a far cheaper option for Shahed-type threats.

Q-1

New Jets, Drones Will Transform Fort Hood Into Army’s Aerial Intel Hub

The Army's aerial reconnaissance forces are at a watershed moment after the service ditched its fleet of turboprop surveillance aircraft.

Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)

Ukraine Lands Armed Robot Ashore In Russian-Held Territory Via Drone Boat

Described as a first of its kind, the mission could be a glimpse of what’s to come for amphibious operations.

Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)

Kamikaze Drone Boats Used By U.S. In Combat For The First Time (Updated)

After being the key to Ukraine running the Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, the Pentagon made its first kamikaze drone boat strike.

Russia

Ukraine Claims Scores Of Russian Ships Struck In Sea Of Azov

The long-range drone attacks are targeting Russian oil tankers, adding to that nation's burgeoning war-induced energy woes.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

It's not fear, it's patience.

B-21

USAF Decides Against Flying B-21 Raiders With Just One Pilot

The Air Force has made a formal decision about how the B-21 will be crewed as it pushes to start fielding the bombers next year.

U.S. Navy

Carrier Qualifications Still Happening For A Few Navy Fighter Pilots In Training

E-2 pilots and foreign student pilots still need to do carrier qualifications, but huge changes to the naval aviation training landscape are looming.

F-35

Russia Confirms Talks With Turkey Over Fate Of S-400s Amid F-35 Push

Ankara is reportedly eyeing the transfer of the Russian-made SAM systems to a Gulf country in a bid to have Washington lift its F-35 embargo.

F-22

F-22 Raptors Arrive In England After Deployment To Israel For Iran War

The F-22s are part of a larger retrograde of airpower out of the CENTCOM region while at the same time the prospects of renewed fighting grow.

U.S. Navy

Supercarrier USS Abraham Lincoln Passes 200 Consecutive Days At Sea Mark

The flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3, which is currently operating in the Middle East, left port in Guam in December 2025.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese J-15 Fighter Seen Launching From A Carrier With Four Anti-Ship Missiles For First Time

The catapult-equipped Fujian is now unlocking the J-15T’s strike potential.

F-47

Why Does The F-47’s Design Look So Different Than What Many Expected?

Most sixth-gen fighter concepts have been tailless deltas, and China is pursuing that planform, but Boeing's F-47 went a very different direction.

Land

Germany To Buy Ground-Launched Tomahawk Missiles

The planned purchase marks a major shift in NATO‘s conventional strike posture as allies respond to the threat from Russia.

Iran

Renewed Attacks Between U.S. And Iran Stretch Into Third Day (Updated)

The future of U.S.-Iranian peace talks remains very uncertain after a crescendo of tit-for-tat strikes.