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The U.S. Navy's near-total abandonment of surface ships with nuclear propulsion after the end of the Cold War is its "one of the largest mistakes" ever, according to the service's top officer.
U.S. Navy

Nuclear-Powered Trump Class Battleships Will Reverse One Of The Navy’s “Largest Mistakes”: Navy Boss

The Chief of Naval Operations says giving up on nuclear-powered surface combatants was one of the worst decisions his service has ever made.

Israel has signed a contract with Cyclone, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, to develop and integrate an extended-range capability for the F-35 “Adir” fighter aircraft.
F-35A

Israel’s F-35s Are Getting External Fuel Tanks

Fresh off extensive combat operations against Iran, Israel is boosting the F-35I Adir’s endurance with external fuel tanks that will also reduce dependence on tanker aircraft.

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft piloted by Airmen from the 556 Test and Evaluation Squadron flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range and performs live-fire exercises with Air-to-Ground Missile-114 Hellfire missiles and Guided Bomb Unit-12 Paveway IIs, Aug. 30, 2023. The 556 TES performs all software and physical testing to improve the combat capabilities of the MQ-9 Reaper.
Q-9

MQ-9 Reaper Replacement Requirements Stress A Drone Cheap Enough To Risk Losing

The Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper successor will trade survivability for lower cost, broader missions, and mass production.

The Pentagon has outlined plans to acquire at least 10,000 lower-cost cruise missiles over the next three years, as well as a similar number of relatively 'cheap' Blackbeard hypersonic missiles.
Land-Based Conventional Hypersonic Weapons

10,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Three Years Procurement Plan Laid Out By Pentagon (Updated)

The U.S. military now also plans on buying 12,000 'cheap' hypersonic missiles as part of a larger push to bolster munitions inventories.

The UAE is building so-called ‘cope cages’ around oil storage tanks to protect them against Iranian attacks.
Iran

UAE Building Massive ‘Cope Cages’ To Protect Energy Facilities From Iranian Drone Attacks

The move comes after the UAE has been hit by thousands of Iranian missiles and drones that have heavily damaged parts of its oil and gas infrastructure.

It could cost nearly $1.2 trillion to develop, field, and operate a new missile defense shield like the one the Trump administration proposes to establish under its Golden Dome initiative, according to a new estimate.
Anti-Satellite Capabilities

7,800 Interceptors In Space At Core Of $1.2 Trillion Golden Dome Cost Estimate

This massive undertaking in low Earth orbit would still only be able to engage 10 ICBMs simultaneously, according to the CBO.

Facing with a growing threat from Hezbollah, the IDF is building its own drone factory.
Israel

Israel Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones

The IDF is racing to catch up to Hezbollah's increasing use of these weapons, which has taken a grim toll on its forces in Lebanon.

The Pentagon says it is working to amend its proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget to request new funding for the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.
E-3

Pentagon’s Mindset On E-7 Radar Aircraft It Tried To Axe Has Completely Changed: Hegseth

E-7s to replace the Air Force's dwindling and aging fleet of E-3s are even more sorely needed now after one of the latter was lost to an Iranian attack.

On May 12, President Putin received a report on the successful test of the Sarmat missile.
ICBMs

Russia Plans To Deploy Sarmat ICBM Operationally Later This Year

The news came after Moscow claimed it successfully tested Sarmat, which has been beset by technical issues and delays.

Gdynia, Poland 28th, July 2014 Scenes at the 43rd Polish Naval Air Base airport in Gdynia - Babie Doly. The Naval Aviation Brigade has been established in 1994 and it is the only naval aviation tactical unit in The Polish Military. The objective of Naval Aviation Brigade is to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW), search-and-rescue (SAR), reconnaissance, ecological and transport operations. The Navy aircraft and helicopters are stationed and operations from three airfields located in Gdynia Babie Doly, Siemirowice and Darlowo. PZL M28B Bryza aircraft sits at the airbase.
Polish Air Force

Drone-Hunting M28 Skytruck In The Works For Poland

With the Ukrainian An-28 reportedly highly effective in the role, Poland is converting its similar M28 for the counter-drone mission.

The IRGC Navy announced a vastly expanded zone of control in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran

IRGC Navy Claims Vast Expansion In Its Definition Of Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

It remains unclear how the IRGC will enforce its tenfold increase in what it considers the Strait.

The ARRW program has not only reemerged from purgatory, with missiles being ordered for operational use, but a new variant is on the horizon.
ARRW

New Version Of Bomber-Launched ARRW Hypersonic Missile Is A Ship Killer

The USAF is moving to start work on a new ARRW variant able to hit moving targets with an eye toward future fights in the Pacific.

A Pilatus PC-12 from the 318th Special Operations Squadron practices touch-and-go maneuvers at Truth or Consequences, N.M., January 24, 2019. The 318th Squadron primarily flies with the U-28A aircraft, however they use the PC-12 as a practice aircraft. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Vernon R. Walter III)
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Aircraft Accused Of Austrian Airspace Incursion

Austria says it scrambled Eurofighters two days in a row to intercept U.S. military aircraft, likely U-28As operated by Air Force Special Operations Command.

The U.S. Navy says its future Trump class battleships are now set to be nuclear-powered. This is a huge development that will impact the cost and complexity of the design.
U.S. Navy

Trump Class Battleships Will Be Nuclear Powered (Updated)

Equipping the Trump class with nuclear propulsion presents benefits, but also massive challenges, and Navy officials had been pushing back against the idea.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at a ground invasion of Iran to recover highly enriched uranium.
Iran

Possibility Of Operation To Retrieve Iran’s Enriched Uranium Appears To Rise As Negotiations Sputter (Updated)

Both Trump and Netanyahu made comments in the last 24 hours that point to a possible high-risk operation to snatch Iran's nuclear material.

The MQ-9 Reaper has become the latest platform to test-fire the laser-guided 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rocket. The trials, conducted with the U.S. Air Force, involved the MQ-9 employing the APKWS in its original air-to-ground capacity, as well as against aerial targets.
Q-9

MQ-9 Reaper Fires Laser-Guided Rockets In Tests

The MQ-9 successfully tested APKWS rockets against air and ground targets, as the demand for lower-cost counter-drone weapons surges.

The Project 21980 vessel is described by Russia as multi-purpose anti-saboteur boats. Primarily designed to protect ports and other naval installations, they are used by the Russian Navy as well as the Border Service. Around 30 of the vessels have been completed since 2008.
Russian Navy

Anti-Drone “Cope Cage” Appears On Russian Patrol Boat

Ukrainian drone attacks on naval targets are driving the development of new defenses, but overhead screens alone have dwindling efficacy.

The U.S. Air Force says it does not expect the last of its huge C-5M Galaxy cargo planes to be replaced by a Next-Generation Airlift (NGAL) platform until Fiscal Year 2050.
C-5

C-5 Galaxies Now Slated To Keep Flying Until 2050 As Readiness Plummets To 37 Percent

Nothing in the USAF's inventory can do what a C-5 can, but even after costly upgrades, they remain extremely temperamental.

Where Are The Carriers As Of May 11, 2026: 20 Warships Enforce Iran Blockade
Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Carriers As Of May 11, 2026: 20 Warships Enforce Iran Blockade

Meanwhile, USS Nimitz has made a stop in Rio as part of its circumnavigation of South America and repositioning cruise to Norfolk.

DARPA is exploring capabilities to support a largely self-sustaining "autonomous constellation" of containerized systems designed to launch and recover networked swarms consisting of as many as 500 drones at once.
Drones

Drone Swarms Packed Into Unassuming Containers Sought By DARPA

Remotely triggered containerized drone swarms, potentially placed behind enemy lines, create a hard-to-defend-against threat from pretty much everywhere.