Isaac Seitz

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims)

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The Gulf No Longer Sees the Iran War as a Crisis with an End Date, Qatar’s Spokesman Says — It Is Becoming the New Normal

Gulf states are adapting to a war they no longer see as temporary, Qatar's spokesman says — a new normal. A UAE port outside...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 8, 2026

Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09. Over 200 U.S. soldiers and approximately 650 German airmen will be participating in the realistic training within a combined construct, exercise the rigors associated with force projection and educate operators on their air missile defense systems. The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command will deploy, operate and fire live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational readiness evaluation criteria.

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‘Nobody—and I Mean Nobody—Saw It Coming’: The Ukraine War Was Never Forecasted to Be Waged for This Long and Peace Looks Impossible

Trump and Putin spoke for an hour about the envoys' talks, the Kremlin says, with Putin offering a detailed battlefield analysis and steps Washington...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 8, 2026

Putin In a Meeting Creative Commons Photo

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Shield Just Got Hit at Its Thinnest Point: Most of the Ballistic Missiles Reached Their Targets, Initial Reports Say

Roughly two dozen ballistic missiles were among Russia's overnight barrage on Ukraine's capital, and initial reports say most reached their targets — though open...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 8, 2026

The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the Andøya Space Range in Andøya, Norway against a simulated threat in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects. (Courtesy photo by Royal Norwegian Navy)

Ukraine War

Something Is Slowing Ukraine’s Drone War on Crimea, and It Is Not Production: The Money Moves Slower Than the Plan

Kyiv's campaign to cut off Crimea is only phase one, the commander known as Magyar told the AP — and the constraint isn't drone...

Isaac SeitzAugust 11, 2026

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2-11 Long Range Fires Battalion, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a counter-landing live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag City, Philippines, May 4, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards)

North Korea Talk

Something Is Missing From Russia’s Missile Barrages: Kyiv Says the Hypersonic Kinzhal Was Quietly Pulled From Production

Ukraine's defense intelligence says Russian missile factories exceeded July's production targets across the board, even as Moscow leans on ballistic missiles from Pyongyang and,...

Isaac SeitzAugust 11, 2026

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The Houthis Hit a Saudi Aramco Refinery on Sunday — and Neither of Riyadh’s New Treaty Partners Has Made a Move

Washington threatened to make the Houthis pay and now seems content to let the Saudis handle it. Meanwhile Iran holds one chokepoint, the Houthis...

Isaac SeitzAugust 10, 2026

The Treaty

‘We Are Still at War,’ Iran Says — and the Strait of Hormuz Stays Shut Until Washington Meets Every Last One of Its Demands

Neither side can force the other to fold, and neither is talking directly anymore. Iran has survived two rounds of maximum pressure already. Meanwhile...

Isaac SeitzAugust 10, 2026

Putin At a Conference Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Russia’s Richest Woman Just Got Handed the Bill for Putin’s Ukraine War: Her Warehouses Keep Burning, One Night After Another

One seller told Reuters his sales fell by half in a month with almost nothing being delivered. Wildberries changed its terms of use days...

Isaac SeitzAugust 8, 2026

New HIMARS Attack Creative Commons Photo.

Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Drones Reached 1,200 Miles Into Russia and Hit a Warehouse Where 800 People Work — All of Them Got Out

Wildberries isn't much of a military target — it's a target Ukraine can reliably reach. But every drone Russia shoots down is money burned,...

Isaac SeitzAugust 7, 2026

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Isaac Seitz

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Gulf No Longer Sees the Iran War as a Crisis with an End Date, Qatar’s Spokesman Says — It Is Becoming the New Normal

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘Nobody—and I Mean Nobody—Saw It Coming’: The Ukraine War Was Never Forecasted to Be Waged for This Long and Peace Looks Impossible

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Shield Just Got Hit at Its Thinnest Point: Most of the Ballistic Missiles Reached Their Targets, Initial Reports Say

Ukraine War

Something Is Slowing Ukraine’s Drone War on Crimea, and It Is Not Production: The Money Moves Slower Than the Plan

North Korea Talk

Something Is Missing From Russia’s Missile Barrages: Kyiv Says the Hypersonic Kinzhal Was Quietly Pulled From Production

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Hit a Saudi Aramco Refinery on Sunday — and Neither of Riyadh’s New Treaty Partners Has Made a Move

The Treaty

‘We Are Still at War,’ Iran Says — and the Strait of Hormuz Stays Shut Until Washington Meets Every Last One of Its Demands

Ukraine War

Russia’s Richest Woman Just Got Handed the Bill for Putin’s Ukraine War: Her Warehouses Keep Burning, One Night After Another

Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Drones Reached 1,200 Miles Into Russia and Hit a Warehouse Where 800 People Work — All of Them Got Out

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