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The head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) says having a "credible, acknowledged" means of damaging or even destroying enemy assets in space is vital to deterring opponents and surviving if a major fight in orbit does break out. War In Space

New Anti-Satellite Weapons Now Officially A Top U.S. Priority

"Our space assets need to shoot, move, and communicate just like the rest of the joint force," the head of U.S. Space Command says.

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Hunt For New Lower-Cost Strike Missile With 1,000-Kilometer Range Underway By U.S. Army
U.S. Army

Hunt For New Lower-Cost Strike Missile With 1,000-Kilometer Range Underway By U.S. Army

Affordable High Speed Strike missiles could offer an important new way to hold enemy air bases, air defense nodes, and other high-value targets at risk.

Suaccessful launch of the FV-014 Loitering Munition System.
Germany

Rheinmetall Launches New Containerized Loitering Munition From Moving Truck

The ability to launch multiple loitering munitions from an unassuming container while on the move opens up tactical possibilities.

CENTCOM is creating a new multinational, multi-domain one-way attack drone task force.
Iran

U.S. Launching International One-Way Attack Drone Task Force In The Middle East

Task Force Falcon Strike will combine allies’ air, sea and underwater one-way drone operations.

Lockheed's MORFIUS drone that used HPM to zap other drones.
Drones

Meet MORFIUS: The Drone Designed To Zap Other Drones

Lockheed Martin’s new MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system hunts drones and can knock down dozens of them with its high power microwave payload.

Australia's first MC-55A Peregrine aircraft departs the United States for RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia.
South China Sea

Australia’s MC-55 Electronic Warfare Jet Has Entered The South China Sea

The Peregrine’s first overseas deployment gives Canberra an extremely powerful new intelligence-gathering capability right in China’s backyard.

Aircraft on flight line drone threat.
U.S. Homeland

U.S. Not Prepared To Handle Drone Attack From Inside Homeland: NORTHCOM Deputy Commander

A top general in charge of protecting the U.S. gave a refreshingly frank but also troubling assessment of America’s drone defenses.

The former commander of NORTHCOM and NORAD says he was not surprised to learn of the drone incursions over Langley Air Force Base at the time.
Drones

Drone Swarms Over Langley AFB Didn’t Surprise General In Charge Of NORAD

Retired General VanHerck said he warned even the Secretary of Defense that U.S. military installations were sitting ducks to such actions.

Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck says a reported attack by Iranian F-5 combat jets on American forces in Kuwait earlier this year should be taken seriously.
Iran

Iranian F-5s Bombing U.S. Forces In Kuwait Should Be A Wake-Up Call: Ex-USAF General

Retired NORAD commander gives new credence to the reported Iranian bombing mission and says it shows an urgent need for new thinking about air defenses.

The U.S. needs to fuse missile warning and missile defense to better defeat these threats says the Deputy SPACECOM Commander.
Space

U.S. Must Fuse Missile Warning And Defense To Defeat Future Threats: SPACECOM Deputy Commander

SPACECOM is working to dissolve traditional silos of operations and thinking in order to speed-up swatting-down increasingly complex missile threats.

The U.S. Army swatted down more than 1,400 Iranian missiles and drones in Epic Fury and the 12-Day War
Iran

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.

MDA's main desire now is to find a more mobile radar system to make them less susceptible to enemy missile and drone attacks.
Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

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.

Jet-Powered JDAM Production Is A Go For The U.S. Navy
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

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.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft flies in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility July 15, 2026.
Iran

Did Sensors On Iranian Drones Help Shoot Down F-15E?

A new account suggests Iran used drones to track the U.S. fighter and relay its position, speed, and direction to a missile team.

Diego García has reported drone sightings.
Indo-Pacific

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.

The U.S. Navy is planning to acquire 31 E-130J Phoenix II aircraft to replace 16 E-6B Mercury planes now in service, nearly doubling the number of planes configured to perform the Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) mission.
E-6

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.

The Polish Navy launched its largest surface combatant since the interwar period, when the frigate Wicher went into the water today. The warship, built locally according to a British design, is the first of three and part of a wide-ranging modernization program for the Polish Navy as it adapts to meet a growing Russian threat in the strategic Baltic Sea region and elsewhere.
Baltic Sea

Poland’s Powerful New Frigate Marks Major Shift For Its Navy

The 7,700-ton Wicher signals Warsaw’s push to build a larger, much more capable fleet in the Baltic.

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)
Carrier Tracker

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.

The Navy has confirmed to TWZ directly that one of two Block V Virginia class submarines without the new Virginia Payload Module will have a one-of-a-kind seabed warfare configuration.
Virginia Class

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.

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This photo released by the US Navy 17 Decmeber 2001 shows flight deck personnel aboard USS John C. Stennis with "FDNY" (Fire Department of New York) inscribed on the cranial (headgear) while observing an F-14 "Tomcat" coming in for an arrested wire landing. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9) are supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. AFP PHOTO/Jayme PASTORIC (Photo by JAYME PASTORIC / US NAVY / AFP) (Photo by JAYME PASTORIC/US NAVY/AFP via Getty Images)
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30 March 2026, Hamburg: The Kraken K3 Scout drone drives through the port while Federal Minister of the Interior Dobrindt meets Hamburg's Senator of the Interior Grote. Topics of the meeting include the expansion of civilian defense capabilities, security in the Port of Hamburg and effective defense against hybrid threats and attacks.
Royal Navy

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.

Inside the A-10 weapons school as it prepares to shut down once and for all.
A-10

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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division patrol through an underground tunnel in support of offensive operations during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Camp Stanley, South Korea, March 10, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)
Bunker Talk

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

Sorry, the dust is staying.

A KC-135 Stratotanker damaged in a mid-air collision over Iraq is now undergoing full repairs at Tinker Air Force Base.
KC-135

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.

A Taiwanese military M1A2T tank is pictured during a drill simulating an enemy airborne assault at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan on August 7, 2026. Taiwan's largest military drills of the year began on August 5 as the island democracy attempts to prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion.
Taiwan

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.

Officially designated an offshore patrol vessel (OPV), the Falaj 3 carries a weapons suite that would be impressive on a missile corvette and, in some respects, even a light frigate. At around 680 tons full load displacement, it may be one of the most heavily armed warships anywhere in the world for its size.
Uncategorized

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.

The Houthis have launched a large-scale attack on Saudi-aligned forces in Yemen.
Red Sea

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.

A full look at the F/A-18F from VX-31 carrying the AIM-260.
Royal Australian Air Force

Australia To Become First Foreign Operator Of AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile

The procurement marks a major step in Canberra’s push to prepare for high-end conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

05 August 2026, Saxony, Schkeuditz: A Ukrainian Antonov AN-124 cargo plane is parked at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Following the nighttime drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport, specialists from the Federal Police defused a drone equipped with an explosive device. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Germany

Explosive Drone Found Next To Ukrainian An-124 In Germany Signals A New Threat Reality

It’s unclear who was behind the incident, but a Ukrainian An-124 would be about as symbolic and strategic a target outside of the country as imaginable.

A picture North Korea released of a test of a KN-23 missile in 2019.
Russian Army

North Korea Upping Ballistic Missile Supplies To Russia Would Be Bad News For Ukraine At The Worst Time

Kyiv’s claim that North Korea is sending many more ballistic missiles to Russia comes as Ukraine is becoming defenseless to such attacks due to a lack of Patriot missiles.

Details are still limited, but a Kratos Valkyrie drone in a "test configuration" has crashed at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
Drones

XQ-58 Valkyrie Crashes At Dugway Proving Ground In Utah (Updated)

The stealthy autonomous drone’s manufacturer, Kratos, said it went down upon takeoff while in a “test configuration.”

The Houthis have expanded their attacks on Saudi Red Sea shipping.
Iran

Houthis To Expand Shipping Attacks To Northern Red Sea

If the Houthis start hitting ships heading toward the Suez Canal, it could be another catastrophic blow to world energy supplies.

Boeing and Northrop Grumman are laying the groundwork to take teaming between the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane and the MQ-4C Triton long-endurance maritime surveillance drone to a new level.
MQ-4C

P-8 Poseidon Crews Controlling MQ-4C Triton Drones Becoming A Reality

The P-8A and MQ-4Cs were designed to work in concert, but direct in-flight control of Tritons will open new tactical possibilities and greatly extend the Poseidon’s reach.

President Donald Trump ordered a redo of the White House helipad construction project.
VH-3

Trump Orders White House Helipad Construction Redo: Report

The helipad was initially expected to be finished by the time Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in September.

In a decisive moment for U.S. military testing and evaluation capabilities, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) successfully supported a full-scale, live-fire hypersonic warhead test out of a cannon base test system, establishing a critical testing capability for modern national security initiatives.
U.S. Army

Army Revives Giant Cannon to Advance Hypersonic Testing

The Army is transforming its canceled long-range supergun into a test platform that could speed hypersonic development while reducing reliance on costly flight tests.

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Check Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked Pierside

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