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The Pentagon has released a new National Defense Strategy (NDS) that represents a shift in Washington’s strategic posture, placing renewed emphasis on homeland defense, bolstering U.S. influence in the Western …
National Defense Strategy Prioritizes the Western Hemisphere, Shifts Burden-Sharing to Allies Read More
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has officially activated Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS), the military’s first dedicated one-way kamikaze drone squadron in the Middle East. This milestone was punctuated on December …
LUCAS: Scaling the Drone War Read More
Israel’s recent air war with Iran ended over six weeks ago and military analysts are still dissecting its successes, failures, and tactical innovations. The Wall Street Journal featured a deep …
Israel-Iran Air War: Lessons from a Brief but Intense Conflict Read More
A fragile ceasefire appears to be holding between Iran and Israel following a period of escalating violence, culminating in a covert U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. In the days …
Tentative Ceasefire Takes Hold Following Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Read More
Between June 21 and 22, 2025, during a nighttime mission dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” U.S. B-2 Spirit bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri struck Iran’s underground nuclear sites …
With GBU-57s, U.S. Finally Deploys Weapon Designed Specifically for Iran’s Hardened Nuclear Sites Read More
Just over a week after Israel began Operation Rising Lion, a major air campaign against Iran, the U.S. carried out its own series of strikes on Iran on Saturday night, …
Operation Midnight Hammer: U.S. Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites Read More
There is a lot of talk back and forth, here and there, around and around, concerning the weapons of the future. Candidates for this title include small drones and inexpensive …
Israel’s Drone-Missile Operation Shows Future War Is About the Right Tool, Not the Best Read More
On early Sunday morning, Tehran launched over two hundred drones and missiles toward Israel in response to an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria on April 1, 2024. Below is an …
From Damascus Strike to Drone Barrage: A Timeline of Rising Tensions Between Iran and Israel Read More
President Biden promised to respond to an attack in northeastern Jordan that killed three U.S. troops and wounded at least another 34 close to the Syrian border. Of those injured, …
President Biden Promises Response to Attack that Killed Three U.S. Troops in Jordan Read More
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command announced last week that Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels shined a laser multiple times at a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z helicopter in …
Iranian IRGCN Vessels Shine Laser at USMC Helicopter Read More