Isaac Seitz

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

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a training flight over the Pacific Ocean, July 8, 2026. Aerial refueling capabilities extend airborne training time and combat radius, ensuring joint and allied aircraft are postured to maintain regional peace and stability within the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erin Currie) 18 WG/PA

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Trump Should Read This: Americans Care More About Fuel Prices Than About Iran’s Nuclear Program

An Associated Press poll finds one in three Americans supports the war with Iran, with Republican backing down from a June peak. More respondents...

Isaac SeitzJuly 30, 2026

Ukraine War

Russia Is Now Building More Ballistic Missiles Every Month Than America Is Building the Missiles Meant to Stop Them

Zelensky asked Washington for three hundred PAC-3 missiles before winter, and Trump offered a license to build them in Ukraine instead. Analysts say the...

Isaac SeitzJuly 29, 2026

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‘We Won’t Gain Anything by Creating a New Front’: How Tehran’s Own Analysts Talked It Out of Attacking Ukraine

Ukraine's armed forces spent a day braced for an Iranian ballistic missile strike after Kyiv hit an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian, according...

Isaac SeitzJuly 29, 2026

Vladimir Putin Back in June 2022 Russian Federation Photo.

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Taught Putin A Masterclass in Military Failure: Russia Keeps Getting Hit by Drones and Missiles Over and Over

Ukrainian drone strikes have cost Wildberries about a tenth of its warehouse space across seven sites, hitting thousands of small sellers. Russian law leaves...

Isaac SeitzJuly 29, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, April 14th, 2023. The F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration showcases the unmatched maneuverability of the airframe by executing a series of combat maneuvers to inspire Americans and their allies, and deter foreign adversaries. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Michael Bowman)

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Military Experts Say the Real Problem With Seizing Kharg Island Is Not Taking It From Iran but Holding It Afterward

Trump posted AI-generated images of a strike on Kharg Island, reviving talk of seizing the hub that handles most of Iran's oil exports. A...

Isaac SeitzJuly 28, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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‘It’s Not Clear Why We Started a War With Them. I Have No Idea’: America Is Fighting a War Its Own Voters Cannot Explain

Reuters finds only one in three Americans supports the war with Iran as it enters its fifth month, with independents and Democrats broadly opposed...

Isaac SeitzJuly 28, 2026

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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

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Should Read This: Americans Care More About Fuel Prices Than About Iran’s Nuclear Program

Ukraine War

Russia Is Now Building More Ballistic Missiles Every Month Than America Is Building the Missiles Meant to Stop Them

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘We Won’t Gain Anything by Creating a New Front’: How Tehran’s Own Analysts Talked It Out of Attacking Ukraine

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Taught Putin A Masterclass in Military Failure: Russia Keeps Getting Hit by Drones and Missiles Over and Over

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Military Experts Say the Real Problem With Seizing Kharg Island Is Not Taking It From Iran but Holding It Afterward

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘It’s Not Clear Why We Started a War With Them. I Have No Idea’: America Is Fighting a War Its Own Voters Cannot Explain

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