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KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11. 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. (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Courtesy Photo)

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The Missile Was Never Meant to Touch the Ground: How Kyiv Turned a Cold War Anti-Aircraft Round Into a Ballistic Strike Weapon

Reuben F. Johnson traces how Ukraine converted its surplus Soviet S-200 anti-aircraft missiles into improvised land-attack ballistic weapons, first discussed off the record early...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

Putin in October 2021 Creative Commons Photo

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Zelensky Says Russians Are Carrying Out a Drone ‘Safari’ Against Civilians in Kherson After Video of an Attack Spread Online

Stephen Silver reports that Kyiv has accused Russia of a war crime after video from Kherson circulated online, with Zelensky describing a drone 'safari'...

Stephen SilverAugust 4, 2026

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform an aerial demonstration during the Aviation Nation 2022 airshow at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 4, 2022. The Thunderbirds perform maneuvers that test and showcase what is required from every combat aviator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)

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‘Shoot the Archer’: There Might Be Only One Way for Ukraine to Stop Putin’s Deadly Missile Attacks and it Involves F-16 Fighters

Reuben F. Johnson relays retired Admiral Mark Montgomery's argument, made in the Washington Post, that Kyiv must move from deflecting Russian missiles to shooting...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

Putin Is Speaking Image from Russian Federation Government End of 2024

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Vladimir Putin Has a Crimea Problem: Kyiv Says Its Sea Drones Are Carrying FPV Attack Drones Within Reach of Russian Radar Sites

Stephen Silver rounds up a violent stretch in and around Crimea, including a Sevastopol incident the Moscow-installed governor says is still under investigation and...

Stephen SilverAugust 4, 2026

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‘It Looks Like a Volcano Exploding’: Putin’s Oil and Gas Crisis Could Get Far Worse and No Missiles or Drones are Needed

Reuben F. Johnson relays Jamestown Foundation analyst Paul Goble's argument that drone strikes are far from the only threat to Russian oil: aging Soviet-era...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

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Vladimir Putin Is Betting Winter Can Turn the War Around — This Time Russia Arrives With Bigger Stockpiles and New Ballistic Tactics

Jack Buckby reports on warnings from Ukrainian officials and defense executives, via CNBC, that Russia may aim its next sustained campaign at heating and...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 3, 2026

Putin Thinking Back in 2016 Russian Federation Photo

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Russian Authorities Say a Woman Claiming to Carry a Gift for the Air Force Chief Brought a Bomb to a Dinner Reportedly in His Honor

Reuben F. Johnson reports on the Moscow bombing that appeared to target VKS commander Aleksandr Chayko at a private gathering reportedly in his honor....

Reuben JohnsonAugust 3, 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)

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‘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

MSTA Artillery Firing Creative Commons Image

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Russia Lost More Ground Than It Gained This Spring for the First Time in Years, and a Report Says Putin Plans a Winter ‘Hail Mary’

Stephen Silver reports Russia has struck more than two hundred Ukrainian fuel stations in June and July, about three a day, targeting a network...

Stephen SilverAugust 3, 2026

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Ukraine War

The Missile Was Never Meant to Touch the Ground: How Kyiv Turned a Cold War Anti-Aircraft Round Into a Ballistic Strike Weapon

Ukraine War

Zelensky Says Russians Are Carrying Out a Drone ‘Safari’ Against Civilians in Kherson After Video of an Attack Spread Online

Ukraine War

‘Shoot the Archer’: There Might Be Only One Way for Ukraine to Stop Putin’s Deadly Missile Attacks and it Involves F-16 Fighters

Ukraine War

Vladimir Putin Has a Crimea Problem: Kyiv Says Its Sea Drones Are Carrying FPV Attack Drones Within Reach of Russian Radar Sites

Ukraine War

‘It Looks Like a Volcano Exploding’: Putin’s Oil and Gas Crisis Could Get Far Worse and No Missiles or Drones are Needed

Ukraine War

Vladimir Putin Is Betting Winter Can Turn the War Around — This Time Russia Arrives With Bigger Stockpiles and New Ballistic Tactics

Ukraine War

Russian Authorities Say a Woman Claiming to Carry a Gift for the Air Force Chief Brought a Bomb to a Dinner Reportedly in His Honor

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

Russia Lost More Ground Than It Gained This Spring for the First Time in Years, and a Report Says Putin Plans a Winter ‘Hail Mary’

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