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A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its on board AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Navy Has a Problem: America Is Trapped on Defense in the Red Sea and Burning Through Missiles Fast

Retired Army Special Forces Lt. Col. Stephen Cook argues America is trapped on defense in the Red Sea, burning irreplaceable air-defense weapons against cheap...

Stephen D. CookSeptember 2, 2026

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) April 24, 2013, in the Pacific Ocean. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group was returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

Dollars and Sense

The Iran War Means One Thing for Sure: ‘The Strait of Hormuz Will Never Return to Prewar Levels’

Two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were hit by missiles while leaving the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, the report says, without naming who fired...

Georgia GilholySeptember 1, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2019) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15 month post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin)

The Treaty

Iran’s Armed Forces Chief Warns That Another American Miscalculation Would Bring a Devastating Response

Pezeshkian says Iran will return to the June memorandum the moment Washington does. Hardliners in Tehran want the opposite — to keep the war...

Jack BuckbySeptember 1, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

Dollars and Sense

Both Tankers Were Struck in Omani Waters, Inside the Very Country That Is Mediating the Talks

Clearing the mines was one thing. Persuading operators the passage is safe is another, and this week's strikes will not help. Traffic will not...

Shay BottomleySeptember 1, 2026

Main battle tank T-14 object 148 on heavy unified tracked platform Armata.

Ukraine War

The ‘Nightmare Scenario’ No Wants to Ever Happen: The Ukraine War Could Become the NATO-Russia War

Berlin has attributed an early-August drone incident at Leipzig airport to Russia and is closing the Russian consulate in Bonn. The interior minister calls...

Shay BottomleySeptember 1, 2026

Putin in June 2026 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

‘Fictional Picture’: Putin Might Not Know Just How Bad the Ukraine War Is Going for Russia

Analysts say Russian commanders have been assembling a fictional picture of success for the president. He is reported to have set a December target...

Jack BuckbySeptember 1, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘There’s the Crater. My Car Was Parked Here’: Russia Just Launched a Massive Drone and Missile Strike On Kyiv That’s Six Days Long

Georgia Gilholy reports a sixth straight day of Russian strikes on the Kyiv region, hitting homes, railways, and a crossing on the Romanian border,...

Georgia GilholySeptember 1, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team commander, performs an aerial maneuver during the Hyundai Air and Sea show at Miami, Florida, May 25, 2025. The F-22 Aerial Demonstration Team highlights cutting-edge airpower, precision, skill, all while reinforcing public confidence in the Air Force’s ability to protect and defend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Cobin)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Dropped a Big Clue It Might Be Willing to End the War

Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would immediately return to its commitments under the June...

Jack BuckbySeptember 1, 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

Ukraine Just Got Hit with a New War Problem: Russia’s Drones and Missiles Just Delivered the Deadliest Strike This Year

Stephen Silver aggregates a turning week in the air war: Moscow announcing preparations for massive strikes on Ukraine's energy sector, nonstop jet-drone waves over...

Stephen SilverAugust 31, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Navy Has a Problem: America Is Trapped on Defense in the Red Sea and Burning Through Missiles Fast

Dollars and Sense

The Iran War Means One Thing for Sure: ‘The Strait of Hormuz Will Never Return to Prewar Levels’

The Treaty

Iran’s Armed Forces Chief Warns That Another American Miscalculation Would Bring a Devastating Response

Dollars and Sense

Both Tankers Were Struck in Omani Waters, Inside the Very Country That Is Mediating the Talks

Ukraine War

The ‘Nightmare Scenario’ No Wants to Ever Happen: The Ukraine War Could Become the NATO-Russia War

Ukraine War

‘Fictional Picture’: Putin Might Not Know Just How Bad the Ukraine War Is Going for Russia

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘There’s the Crater. My Car Was Parked Here’: Russia Just Launched a Massive Drone and Missile Strike On Kyiv That’s Six Days Long

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Dropped a Big Clue It Might Be Willing to End the War

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Got Hit with a New War Problem: Russia’s Drones and Missiles Just Delivered the Deadliest Strike This Year

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