August 2026

KOROR, Palau — A Patriot Advanced Capability 2 Interceptor missile is fired from an M903 Patriot Launching Station assigned to Battery D, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment during the patriot live fire portion of Exercise Tenacious Archer 25 on Aug. 21, 2025. Exercise Tenacious Archer 25 is a training event designed to build interoperability, capacity, and relationships that deter aggression and promote peace through strength. The exercise sharpens the brigade’s ability to operate across multiple domains, reinforcing U.S. Army Pacific’s commitment to regional security and stability.(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Frank Spatt)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Already Open to Commercial Traffic and Completely Under US Control Through the Blockade

Jack Buckby reports the negotiations Trump promised for Monday never materialized — Tehran says none were arranged and its only channel runs through Oman....

Jack BuckbyAugust 3, 2026

An M109 Paladin, assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, fires a round of high-explosive artillery during Dynamic Front on Forward Operating Site Torun, Poland, Nov. 19, 2024. Dynamic Front takes place from Nov. 4-24 in Finland, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Romania, and demonstrates NATO’s ability to share fire missions, target information, and operational graphics from the Arctic to the Black Sea. It increases the lethality of the Alliance through long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multi-national environment, and leverages host nation capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. Dynamic Front includes more than 1,800 U.S. and 3,700 multi-national service members from 28 Allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Julian Winston)

Ukraine War

‘Winter Is Coming, Obviously’: A Ukrainian Defense CEO’s Blunt Forecast That This One Will Be Even Harder Than the Last

Isaac Seitz reports Ukraine faces its hardest winter yet as air-defense missiles run short on every front: reports say America has burned through nearly...

Isaac SeitzAugust 3, 2026

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Ukraine War

Russia Lost More Ground Than It Gained This Spring for the First Time in Years, and a Report Says Putin Plans a Winter ‘Hail Mary’

Stephen Silver reports Russia has struck more than two hundred Ukrainian fuel stations in June and July, about three a day, targeting a network...

Stephen SilverAugust 3, 2026

Ukraine War

Zelensky Pleaded for More Air Defense Systems, Saying Anti-Ballistic Missiles ‘Must Protect People — Not Sit in Stockpiles’

Steve Balestrieri reports Zelensky has asked Trump to help secure Elon Musk's permission to use Starlink to guide strikes deep into Russia, after Trump...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 3, 2026

The Treaty

The Head of US European Command Warned That the Fleet Lacks the Air-Defense Missiles to Cover Both Israel and the Homeland

Brandon J. Weichert argues depletion, not begging, drove Trump's stand-down: EUCOM's chief warned the fleet lacks air-defense missiles to cover Israel and the homeland,...

Brandon WeichertAugust 3, 2026

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Blackhawk Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, fire an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a night live fire training as part of Exercise Spring Storm 23 held at Camp Tapa, Estonia, May 25, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Agustín Montañez)

Ukraine War

Kyiv Just Got Handed a Brutal Problem: More Than Twenty Missiles Came In and Its Air Defenses Shot Down None of Them

Isaac Seitz reports drones burned Wildberries warehouses in Samara and Vladimir — more than a tenth of the retailer's warehouse space is now destroyed,...

Isaac SeitzAugust 3, 2026

Ukraine War

Something Should Worry Moscow in the Numbers: Nearly Every Big Wildberries Warehouse Is Within Reach of Kyiv’s Drones

Stephen Silver reports Ukraine's overnight wave hit a Belgorod university tied to drone-control research and another Wildberries hub — a campaign that by late...

Stephen SilverAugust 3, 2026

Ukraine War

Something in Russia Burned Again Overnight: The Latest Drone Wave Was One of the Biggest in Weeks and Reached Into Crimea

Jack Buckby reports Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions' campaign burned one of the largest Wildberries logistics centers overnight, a day after another hub was hit. The...

Jack BuckbyAugust 3, 2026

The U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) underway in the Western Pacific on 12 November 2017. The strike groups were underway and conducting operations in international waters as part of a three-carrier strike force exercise. This was the first time since August 2007 that three U.S. Navy carriers operated together. In 2007, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) participated in exercise "Valiant Shield".

The Treaty

‘Get to Work, Everybody, and Get It DONE’: Trump Called Off the Attack on Iran and Says the ‘Perimeters of a Deal’ Are Agreed

Caleb Larson reports the war's edges keep moving: Iran vows 'whatever action is necessary' against Kyiv over Caspian strikes on its shipping, and the...

Caleb LarsonAugust 3, 2026

National Security Journal

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Already Open to Commercial Traffic and Completely Under US Control Through the Blockade

Ukraine War

‘Winter Is Coming, Obviously’: A Ukrainian Defense CEO’s Blunt Forecast That This One Will Be Even Harder Than the Last

Ukraine War

Russia Lost More Ground Than It Gained This Spring for the First Time in Years, and a Report Says Putin Plans a Winter ‘Hail Mary’

Ukraine War

Zelensky Pleaded for More Air Defense Systems, Saying Anti-Ballistic Missiles ‘Must Protect People — Not Sit in Stockpiles’

The Treaty

The Head of US European Command Warned That the Fleet Lacks the Air-Defense Missiles to Cover Both Israel and the Homeland

Ukraine War

Kyiv Just Got Handed a Brutal Problem: More Than Twenty Missiles Came In and Its Air Defenses Shot Down None of Them

Ukraine War

Something Should Worry Moscow in the Numbers: Nearly Every Big Wildberries Warehouse Is Within Reach of Kyiv’s Drones

Ukraine War

Something in Russia Burned Again Overnight: The Latest Drone Wave Was One of the Biggest in Weeks and Reached Into Crimea

The Treaty

‘Get to Work, Everybody, and Get It DONE’: Trump Called Off the Attack on Iran and Says the ‘Perimeters of a Deal’ Are Agreed

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