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U.S. Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Now Cause up to 85 Percent of Russian Casualties — and Putin’s Air Defenses Can’t Shield His Cities and Oil at Once

Over 430 Ukrainian drones menaced Moscow in the biggest attack on the capital in two years — and Kyiv has no plans to stop....

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 7, 2026

210618-N-JW440-2053 STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 18, 2021) As seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Strait of Malacca with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). The ships are part of Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5, conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Hit Three Ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Vowed More Could Be Next — Trump Warns It’s Time to Deal or ‘Finish the Job’

Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked three commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz, setting a Qatari LNG tanker's engine room ablaze and drawing a rare...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 7, 2026

Ukraine War

Kyiv’s Missile Shield Just Hit Zero: Ukraine Couldn’t Intercept a Single Russian Ballistic Missile — Its Patriot Arsenal Is Nearly Spent

Ukraine failed to intercept any of the Russian ballistic missiles fired at Kyiv on July 6 because its stock of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors is...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 7, 2026

Ukraine War

A Serious Deficit of Interceptor Missiles’: Ukraine Admits Every Russian Ballistic Missile Got Through in the Deadly Kyiv Barrage

Russia's July 6 barrage killed at least 21 people, and Ukraine's Air Force says every ballistic missile reached its target because of an interceptor...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, zero their M1 Abrams tank’s sighting system during gunnery training operations at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, May 30, 2026. Zeroing the tank’s sights allows armored crews to confirm accuracy, build crew proficiency and prepare for follow-on engagements during live-fire training. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Thomas Madrzak)

Ukraine War

Putin Just Sent NATO a Message in Blood: One of Russia’s Biggest Barrages of the Year Hit Kyiv on the Eve of the Ankara Summit

Russia launched one of its largest barrages of the year overnight, killing at least 20 people in and around Kyiv — hours after Zelenskyy...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

Putin Back in Late 2025 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Putin Just Lost the Oil Windfall That Should Have Saved His War: Russia’s Crude Crashed to Half Its Peak as Ukraine Guts Refineries

Russia's flagship Urals crude averaged just $41.66 a barrel in early July — less than half its April peak and well below the level...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 6, 2026

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.

Ukraine War

‘Serious Shortage’: Ukraine Just Ran Low on Patriot Interceptors — and Not One Russian Ballistic Missile Was Stopped Over Kyiv

Russia's latest mass attack on Kyiv killed at least 15 civilians as Ukraine's Air Force warned of a "serious shortage" of interceptor missiles. OSINT...

Isaac SeitzJuly 6, 2026

Putin Mach 2020 Russian Federation Photo Handout

Ukraine War

‘Much Closer Than People Realize’: Trump Just Claimed Putin Wants to End the War — and Said the Russian Leader ‘Does Feel Pressure’

President Trump said July 6 that Vladimir Putin "does feel pressure" and an end to the war may be closer than people realize. The...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

Putin On June 1 2026 Creative Commons Image

Ukraine War

Russia Was Called ‘a Gas Station’ — Now Putin Is Importing Gasoline From India and Banning Fuel Exports as Ukraine Guts His Refineries

Fuel shortages have spread across nearly all of Russia's regions, with rationing reaching Moscow and elites waiting up to 18 hours in gas lines....

Steve BalestrieriJuly 6, 2026

National Security Journal

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Now Cause up to 85 Percent of Russian Casualties — and Putin’s Air Defenses Can’t Shield His Cities and Oil at Once

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Hit Three Ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Vowed More Could Be Next — Trump Warns It’s Time to Deal or ‘Finish the Job’

Ukraine War

Kyiv’s Missile Shield Just Hit Zero: Ukraine Couldn’t Intercept a Single Russian Ballistic Missile — Its Patriot Arsenal Is Nearly Spent

Ukraine War

A Serious Deficit of Interceptor Missiles’: Ukraine Admits Every Russian Ballistic Missile Got Through in the Deadly Kyiv Barrage

Ukraine War

Putin Just Sent NATO a Message in Blood: One of Russia’s Biggest Barrages of the Year Hit Kyiv on the Eve of the Ankara Summit

Ukraine War

Putin Just Lost the Oil Windfall That Should Have Saved His War: Russia’s Crude Crashed to Half Its Peak as Ukraine Guts Refineries

Ukraine War

‘Serious Shortage’: Ukraine Just Ran Low on Patriot Interceptors — and Not One Russian Ballistic Missile Was Stopped Over Kyiv

Ukraine War

‘Much Closer Than People Realize’: Trump Just Claimed Putin Wants to End the War — and Said the Russian Leader ‘Does Feel Pressure’

Ukraine War

Russia Was Called ‘a Gas Station’ — Now Putin Is Importing Gasoline From India and Banning Fuel Exports as Ukraine Guts His Refineries

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