Special Operations Forces Week 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

The attack comes as the UAE claims it was struck again by Iran and hours after the U.S. and Iran exchanged blows.

Concrete is the new black.

An unexpected reveal of a previously unknown intercontinental ballistic missile has raised major questions about Ankara’s strategic ambitions.

The latest release of records follows years of muddled messaging and controversial claims on a topic with real national security implications.

U.S. Central Command says it carried out the strikes in retaliation to Iranian attacks on its forces.

The USAF plans to keep its B-52s until they are nearly a century old, but they cannot fly forever, and costs are already skyrocketing on key upgrades.

Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the “Maverick Act” could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.

Hauling eight inert GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, the F-15E painted for the anniversary of Operation El Dorado Canyon made a low-level flight through Wales.

The Super Hornet strafing the ship is the latest instance where the Navy used direct fire to disable Iranian ships trying to run the blockade.

After nearly two years of work, the Bone once known as Rage has completed its journey out of the desert and back to active service.

The XRQ-73 was designed with a focus on very quiet, high-efficiency flight, and it has evolved since it was last seen in 2024.

The ex-Philippine Navy warship was sent to the bottom during high-profile Luzon Strait drills and amid rising Indo-Pacific tensions.

The Coast Guard is putting all of its specialized forces under a single headquarters as demand for their services is at an all-time high.

Joint Chiefs Chairman says Iran attacked U.S. forces 10 times during the ceasefire.