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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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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)

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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

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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

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

Russia Fired More Than 70 Missiles at Ukraine in a Single Night — and Kyiv’s Thinning F-16 Shield Just Lost Another Jet

Five confirmed losses. Roughly 38 flyable jets. A missile shortage that keeps getting worse. The pilot survived this crash — but Ukraine's air shield...

Isaac SeitzJuly 30, 2026

Maj. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies an F-35 assigned to the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron at the Wings Over Houston Airshow, Texas, Oct. 15, 2023. The airshow showcases vintage World War II aircraft alongside modern aviation and has supported a variety of local and national charities during its 39-year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)

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Iran Says It Hit Three F-35 Fighters in Jordan, CENTCOM Says Nothing Got Through, and the Satellite Imagery Is Too Poor to Tell

Iranian sources say drones and ballistic missiles struck two Jordanian air bases and hit three F-35 fighters. CENTCOM denies it. Satellite imagery appears to...

Isaac SeitzJuly 30, 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

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

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

Russia Fired More Than 70 Missiles at Ukraine in a Single Night — and Kyiv’s Thinning F-16 Shield Just Lost Another Jet

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Says It Hit Three F-35 Fighters in Jordan, CENTCOM Says Nothing Got Through, and the Satellite Imagery Is Too Poor to Tell

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