Isaac Seitz

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with the 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment fires toward a designated target at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 20, 2023. U.S. Army soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members participated in showcasing their artillery prowess in front of VIPs and dignitaries. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Got Handed the Cruelest Math of the War: 150 Ballistic Missiles Fired at Kyiv, and Just Seven Intercepted

The math is merciless: Lockheed's 600 Patriots a year against Russia's 700 Iskanders and counting. With winter's grid war coming, Kyiv's president is quiet...

Isaac SeitzAugust 6, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Just Quietly Admitted Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Are Working — Putin Reorganized His Military to Protect the Rear

One new appointee led the assault on Kyiv and the Kursk counterattack. The other reportedly planned Avdiivka's fall and now runs Russia's drones. The...

Isaac SeitzAugust 6, 2026

Ukraine War

Putin Just Got Handed a 600-Drone Morning: Two Refineries Hit and Cruise Missiles Reaching All the Way to Siberia

Kherson went dark, a wheat ship lost a crewman, and Russia's refineries caught fire in the same morning. Both sides now treat anything feeding...

Isaac SeitzAugust 6, 2026

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Ukraine War

NATO Must Now Make a Choice It Cannot Make: Arm Kyiv or Keep Its Own Shelves Stocked, Because There Are Not Enough for Both

Isaac Seitz reports that open-source estimates put Kyiv's success rate against Iskander-M missiles at fewer than one in twenty, citing a shortage of PAC-3...

Isaac SeitzAugust 5, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Has a New Problem: North Korea Sending to Russia Up to 120 Missiles in New Military Deployment

Andrii Cherniak of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence reported that North Korea is sending a missile unit comprised of around North Korean personnel to...

Isaac SeitzAugust 5, 2026

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Down to Just Two Choices In the Iran War If No Deal: Admit Defeat and Move On or Maybe Use Nuclear Weapons

Isaac Seitz reports that Trump expects an Iran deal within a day, one that could leave Tehran with partial control of the Strait of...

Isaac SeitzAugust 5, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Moscow Is Getting Smashed Over and Over: Ukraine Fires Hundreds of Drone Strikes at Russia and Putin Is Counting the Fireballs

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, air defenses managed to intercept around 320 Ukrainian attack drones across Russia.

Isaac SeitzAugust 4, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2024) The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training ship, JS Kashima (TV-3508), middle, and Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, September 23, 2024. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF continue to train together to improve interoperability and strengthen joint capabilities. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the corner stone of stability and security and is crucial to the mutual capability of responding to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

Dollars and Sense

‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

Isaac Seitz reports on a new study by an international coalition of marine scientists warning that the vessels idling outside the Strait of Hormuz...

Isaac SeitzAugust 4, 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

Ukraine Just Got Handed the Cruelest Math of the War: 150 Ballistic Missiles Fired at Kyiv, and Just Seven Intercepted

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Just Quietly Admitted Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Are Working — Putin Reorganized His Military to Protect the Rear

Ukraine War

Putin Just Got Handed a 600-Drone Morning: Two Refineries Hit and Cruise Missiles Reaching All the Way to Siberia

Ukraine War

NATO Must Now Make a Choice It Cannot Make: Arm Kyiv or Keep Its Own Shelves Stocked, Because There Are Not Enough for Both

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Has a New Problem: North Korea Sending to Russia Up to 120 Missiles in New Military Deployment

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Down to Just Two Choices In the Iran War If No Deal: Admit Defeat and Move On or Maybe Use Nuclear Weapons

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Moscow Is Getting Smashed Over and Over: Ukraine Fires Hundreds of Drone Strikes at Russia and Putin Is Counting the Fireballs

Dollars and Sense

‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

Ukraine War

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

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