Stephen Silver

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24, 2026. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations across the U.S. and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Cardo)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget the Tit-for-Tat Iran War Attacks: An Official Says the Next Stretch Could Be Bigger and Cover a Far Larger Area

The Wall Street Journal reports that CENTCOM's commander has prepared a punishing air campaign against Iran that could run two weeks, on the theory...

Stephen SilverJuly 30, 2026

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 performs a flight demonstration over Washington, D.C., July 4, 2026. The 89th Maintenance Group furnished specialized ground equipment, tools and apron parking locations at nearby Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to support the staging and execution of VMFAT 501 transient airshow assets during the national Freedom 250 celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Guerra)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

There’s 1 Simple Reason Oil Firms Are Thriving on the Iran War: Chaos in the Trade Routes Is Exactly Where They Make Money

Shell has posted its strongest quarterly profit in four years, more than doubling year on year even as gas production fell. The quarter closed...

Stephen SilverJuly 30, 2026

Ukraine War

NATO’s Secretary General Accused Russia of Violating Polish Airspace and Vowed to Strengthen Readiness Against Missiles

A Russian cruise missile came down in Polish farmland during Moscow's overnight barrage, about thirty miles from where Zelensky and Tusk had met a...

Stephen SilverJuly 30, 2026

Ukraine War

Volodymyr Zelensky Just Got Handed a Win He Cannot Bank Yet: The Sanctions Bill Is Stranded Until at Least September

Ukraine struck two large Russian refineries hours after Zelensky met Trump in Washington. The sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham cleared a procedural vote,...

Stephen SilverJuly 30, 2026

Ukraine War

Volodymyr Zelensky Just Got Handed a New Problem: The Air Defenses He Needs for Winter Are the Ones America Is Running Out Of

Zelensky went to Washington for Lindsey Graham's funeral and met Trump at the White House, asking for a winter package of three hundred air...

Stephen SilverJuly 29, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Disaster Is Coming for the Lebanon Ceasefire: Israel Says an Explosive Drone Flew and Hezbollah Says It Never Happened

Israel says Hezbollah launched an explosive drone at an army engineering vehicle in southern Lebanon, calling it a blatant ceasefire violation; Hezbollah has not...

Stephen SilverJuly 29, 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.

Dollars and Sense

‘Nobody—and I Mean Nobody—Saw It Coming’: How China Quietly Took Hold of the Global Oil Market Without Anyone Noticing

The Atlantic reports that China is the main reason oil prices have not spiked during the war with Iran, after it sharply cut purchases...

Stephen SilverJuly 29, 2026

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)

Dollars and Sense

‘A Divine Gift to the Great Iranian Nation’: How Tehran’s Deputy Speaker Describes Control of the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's deputy parliament speaker says control of the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran permanently, calling it a divine gift and an achievement of...

Stephen SilverJuly 29, 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)

The Treaty

The Real Reason America Paused Its Iran War: It’s Running Out of Missiles to Defend Itself

America's stockpile of Patriot interceptors has fallen to roughly a third of its prewar level, and the New York Times reports the shortage helped...

Stephen SilverJuly 28, 2026

National Security Journal

Stephen Silver

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget the Tit-for-Tat Iran War Attacks: An Official Says the Next Stretch Could Be Bigger and Cover a Far Larger Area

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

There’s 1 Simple Reason Oil Firms Are Thriving on the Iran War: Chaos in the Trade Routes Is Exactly Where They Make Money

Ukraine War

NATO’s Secretary General Accused Russia of Violating Polish Airspace and Vowed to Strengthen Readiness Against Missiles

Ukraine War

Volodymyr Zelensky Just Got Handed a Win He Cannot Bank Yet: The Sanctions Bill Is Stranded Until at Least September

Ukraine War

Volodymyr Zelensky Just Got Handed a New Problem: The Air Defenses He Needs for Winter Are the Ones America Is Running Out Of

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Disaster Is Coming for the Lebanon Ceasefire: Israel Says an Explosive Drone Flew and Hezbollah Says It Never Happened

Dollars and Sense

‘Nobody—and I Mean Nobody—Saw It Coming’: How China Quietly Took Hold of the Global Oil Market Without Anyone Noticing

Dollars and Sense

‘A Divine Gift to the Great Iranian Nation’: How Tehran’s Deputy Speaker Describes Control of the Strait of Hormuz

The Treaty

The Real Reason America Paused Its Iran War: It’s Running Out of Missiles to Defend Itself

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