
Special Operations Forces Week 2025
New Drone Boat Unveiled At Special Operations Conference In Afterglow Of Ukrainian Success
The Kraken3 Scout Medium is designed for one-way attacks, counter-drone missions and cargo and personnel delivery.
Continued Coverage
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.”
Ukraine’s Latest Armor Donor? A Military Museum
Scouring the globe’s arsenals to provide Ukraine with Soviet-designed materiel is nothing new, but sourcing systems from museums is less common.
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.
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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.
Avenger Surface-To-Air Missile System Protected Trump While Golfing
The danger to Trump from Iran has increased dramatically since he launched a war against that country.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Russian Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines Are Now Cocooned In Nets
Growing uncrewed threats look to be prompting various new defensive measures at Russian naval bases far and wide.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Is The First Carrier With A Drone Control Center Ready For MQ-25 Stingray Ops
While Theodore Roosevelt is ready now, the Navy is not aiming to start flying the MQ-25 operationally until 2029, years behind schedule.
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.
New M1A2T Abrams Tanks Guard Taiwan’s Main Airport During Invasion Drill
First deployment of M1A2T tanks to Taoyuan Airport highlights ongoing preparations to counter a PLA airborne operation aimed at Taipei.
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.
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.
XQ-58 Valkyrie Drones With Built-In Landing Gear Are Now In Production
Despite the setback of a crash this week, Kratos says the Valkyrie program is ramping up for the Marines and other customers globally.