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‘Infrastructure is the weapon’: Inside the race to build portable interceptor factories

Apr 01st: As the Iran war drives global demand for interceptor drones, defense startups are betting they can fit a production line into a shipping container. Read more ▸

Ukraine claims near-90% air-defense success in March as attacks increase

Apr 01st: “The frequency of attacks is increasing but air defense performance is improving,” the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said. Read more ▸

The Strait of Hormuz offers a lesson in air denial

Apr 01st: "By that measure, the United States does not have air superiority where it counts," write analysts Max Bremer and Kelly Grieco. Read more ▸

Minesweeping technology in the Middle East is ‘a very good package,’ Caudle says

Mar 31st: The U.S. Navy has three Independence-class littoral combat ships with a mine countermeasures mission package homeported in the Middle East. Read more ▸

Kid you not: Army aviators suspended for helo flyby of musician’s home

Mar 31st: Kid Rock posted a video of an Apache helicopter hovering by the deck of his "Southern White House" on Saturday. Read more ▸

Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds

Mar 31st: The report on 2024 suicides found a decrease in the total force suicide rate, though active component rates have steadily increased from 2011 to 2024. Read more ▸

USS George H.W. Bush deploys amid Iran war

Mar 31st: The Navy didn't provide details on its destination, but with the USS Gerald R. Ford currently sidelined, there is a warship vacancy in the Middle East. Read more ▸

Marines warn of ICE presence at Parris Island boot camp events

Mar 31st: Citing “increased force protection measures,” visitors at the Marine Corps recruit depot can expect ICE personnel posted outside the base. Read more ▸

Hegseth reveals secret trip to Middle East amid escalating Iran war

Mar 31st: Hegseth said morale is high and service members are determined to “finish the mission." Read more ▸

Marine charged with stealing and selling Javelin Missile Systems, ammunition

Mar 31st: The Marine was charged with stealing weapons and ammunition “so lethal that the public cannot legally possess it." Read more ▸

Italy turns away Middle East-bound US military aircraft from Sicily stopover

Mar 31st: Use of the Sigonella air base for the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran falls outside of the scope of agreements, requiring parliamentary approval in Rome. Read more ▸

The US Navy brought a ‘one-of-a-kind’ laser weapon back from the dead

Mar 31st: The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of. Read more ▸

Limited missions, big risks: What a US ground fight in Iran could become

Mar 30th: Military analysts point to several possibilities of what ground operations could entail, including coastal assaults and nuclear site raids. Read more ▸

Trump says massive military complex to be built beneath White House ballroom

Mar 30th: The new White House ballroom "essentially becomes a [shield] for what's being built under by the military," Trump said. Read more ▸

Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war, White House says

Mar 30th: “I think it’s something the President would be quite interested in calling them to do,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Read more ▸

The ‘March of Folly’: America’s headlong lurch into Vietnam began with just 3,500 Marines

Mar 30th: “Johnson’s idea was to fight and negotiate simultaneously. The difficulty was that the limited war aim … was unachievable by limited war," wrote Tuchman. Read more ▸

US Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts

Mar 30th: The newest addition to the U.S. Navy fleet is the 12th Virginia-class submarine and the fifth vessel to be named after the U.S. state. Read more ▸

Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

Mar 30th: The paratroopers add to the thousands of additional sailors, Marines and Special Operations forces sent to the region. Read more ▸

Ukraine’s drone masters eye Iran war to kickstart export ambitions

Mar 30th: Ukraine’s war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. Read more ▸

The US Navy wants you ... to make ‘Drone Killer’ ammunition

Mar 30th: The Navy designed the Drone Killer Cartridge to address the emerging threat of small quadcopters. It now wants ammo makers to make millions of the rounds. Read more ▸

Senator stalls 3 ‘unfit’ officer promotions in retort to Hegseth

Mar 30th: The senator made clear the holds were a direct response to Pete Hegseth's decision to block the promotions of two Black and two female officers. Read more ▸

Japanese destroyer can now fire Tomahawk missiles, extending nation’s combat punch

Mar 30th: Japan’s Tomahawk orders are unlikely to be affected immediately, but longer military campaigns in the Middle East could cause setbacks, one analyst said. Read more ▸

Pentagon reportedly preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran

Mar 29th: The report comes as U.S. military assets — most recently the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 31st MEU — continue to flood the region. Read more ▸

USS Tripoli, embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive in Middle East

Mar 28th: The Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit entered CENTCOM waters Friday. Read more ▸

Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Croatia for repairs

Mar 28th: The warship has been deployed for nine ​months and also took part in operations against Venezuela in the Caribbean ⁠prior to arriving in the Middle East. Read more ▸

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