June 2026

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The U.S. Kicked Turkey Out of the F-35 Program Over a Russian Missile System. Now It May Sell Ankara $700 Million in Fighter-Jet Engines

The U.S. expelled Turkey from the F-35 stealth-fighter program after Ankara bought a Russian air-defense system. Now the Trump administration appears poised to approve...

Caleb LarsonJune 27, 2026

Putin in May 2022 Looking Tough Creative Commons Image

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Promised Russia 40 Days of Strikes. The Real Problem Is That Putin Has No Good Way to Respond

Ukraine has promised Russia a punishing 40 days of strikes — and the deeper problem, this analysis argues, is that Putin has no good...

Jack BuckbyJune 26, 2026

A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin assigned to 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fires during an artillery direct fire range at Fort Carson, Colorado, April 28, 2023. Direct fire ranges test gun crews' abilities to engage threats at close range, one of the few times a gun crew can see their targets without a forward observer. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Tobias Cukale)

Ukraine War

Crimea Just Declared a State of Emergency — and Video Shows Residents Trapped Trying to Flee Over Damaged Bridges

Crimea declared a state of emergency Friday after weeks of Ukrainian strikes crippled its power and fuel — and viral video shows residents and...

Jack BuckbyJune 26, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine Is on Track to Build 8 Million Drones This Year — and Russia’s Air Defenses Can’t Keep Up

Growing Ukrainian Drone Strikes Overwhelm Russian Air Defenses: Ukraine is overwhelming Russia’s air defenses with a growing fleet of long-range drones that target oil...

Steve BalestrieriJune 26, 2026

Putin in May of 2021 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Sent 660 Drones at Russia in One Night — and Exposed the One Problem No Air Defense Can Solve

Ukraine sent more than 660 drones at Russia in a single night — one of the largest strikes of the war. But the deeper...

Harrison KassJune 26, 2026

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, during Flight Experiment THAAD (FET)-01 on July 30, 2017 (EDT). During the test, the THAAD weapon system successfully intercepted an air-launched, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A New Report Suggests Washington Wasn’t Honest About How Badly Iran Damaged the U.S. Fifth Fleet’s Headquarters

A new Wall Street Journal report suggests Washington wasn't fully honest about how badly Iran's missiles and drones damaged the U.S. Fifth Fleet's headquarters...

Jack BuckbyJune 26, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Strikes Did More Than $400 Million in Damage to the U.S. Fifth Fleet’s Headquarters — Damage the Pentagon Hadn’t Acknowledged

Iran's missiles and drones did more than $400 million in damage to the U.S. Fifth Fleet's headquarters in Bahrain — including damage the Pentagon...

Steve BalestrieriJune 26, 2026

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Spy Chief Just Named the Five Border Crossings Where Belarus Is Building Bases ‘With No Purpose Other Than Military’

Ukraine's foreign intelligence chief has handed Zelensky an assessment naming five specific border crossings where Belarus, "under obvious Russian influence," is building ammunition depots,...

Reuben JohnsonJune 26, 2026

Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook is underway for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibility. Donald Cook departed Naval Station Norfolk Monday, September 19th. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

57 Ships Just Proved They Could Bypass Iran’s Chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Hours Later, Iran Fired on a Ship

A UN-backed route through the Strait of Hormuz was working — 57 ships had already slipped past Iran's chokehold via Omani waters. Then Iran...

Jack BuckbyJune 26, 2026

National Security Journal

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Kicked Turkey Out of the F-35 Program Over a Russian Missile System. Now It May Sell Ankara $700 Million in Fighter-Jet Engines

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Promised Russia 40 Days of Strikes. The Real Problem Is That Putin Has No Good Way to Respond

Ukraine War

Crimea Just Declared a State of Emergency — and Video Shows Residents Trapped Trying to Flee Over Damaged Bridges

Ukraine War

Ukraine Is on Track to Build 8 Million Drones This Year — and Russia’s Air Defenses Can’t Keep Up

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Sent 660 Drones at Russia in One Night — and Exposed the One Problem No Air Defense Can Solve

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A New Report Suggests Washington Wasn’t Honest About How Badly Iran Damaged the U.S. Fifth Fleet’s Headquarters

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Strikes Did More Than $400 Million in Damage to the U.S. Fifth Fleet’s Headquarters — Damage the Pentagon Hadn’t Acknowledged

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Spy Chief Just Named the Five Border Crossings Where Belarus Is Building Bases ‘With No Purpose Other Than Military’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

57 Ships Just Proved They Could Bypass Iran’s Chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Hours Later, Iran Fired on a Ship

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