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Joseph Trevithick, WarZone The Army sees modular laser systems not tied to specific vehicles as key to truly operationalizing and distributing counter-drone laser capabilities

Sydney Freedberg the Army’s special operations school is building a cadre of expert warrant officers to wrangle the robots on the battlefield

Courtney Albon, Chris Gordon, A&SF the service wants to deepen its space operations expertise and is making plans to expand its own cadre of operators in the coming years.

Bloomberg The Army said it still hasn’t fully fielded the country’s first hypersonic weapon, acknowledging a more than three-year delay in deploying the advanced technology

As China and India have improved their relations in recent months, many observers have attributed this improvement to the end of U.S. strategic altruism toward India. Indeed, in the past year, China has watched India lose its balance and simmer in a sense of strategic disorientation due to America’s change of heart. Delegation after delegation of Indian strategists visited China, trying to mend ties in search of balance in the Chinese view.

Footage released by Chinese state media has for the first time shown the launch of a YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missile by a Chinese People’s liberation Army H-6K bomber, eight years after the missile was unveiled. First seen at the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow, the missile is estimated to have an engagement range of approximately 2000 kilometres and Mach 8-10 speed.

The Pentagon implemented a one-year “transition plan” for its Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay (C-MIP) initiative, DefenseScoop has learned, for now staving off pay cuts that troops and service leaders were bracing for just days before the new program was set to launch and giving them more time to upskill. 
In June, the Pentagon billed C-MIP as a way to financially reward troops for achieving progressively advanced cyber skills as part of a sweeping change to the department’s cyber force generation process.

China’s first dedicated overseas military aviation facility has opened at a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) airfield in Laos. The China-Laos Joint Support and Training Center and the China-Laos Friendship Aviation Academy began operating at Ban Keun Airport on September 29, 2026, marking a significant expansion of China’s military cooperation with its landlocked neighbour. The site, approximately 50 kilometres north of the Laotian capital Vientiane, was previously used by Air America, a covertly CIA-owned airline that supported U.S.

In another case of the Trump Administration telegraphing a major military maneuver by talking about it in advance, they are reportedly considering dropping a Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) on Iran.

The weapon, which is officially called the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, is considered the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in the United States military’s arsenal.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hunter Kaloci, 393rd Bomber Generation Squadron crew chief, adjusts a wheel chock in front of a parked B-2 Spirit aircraft at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, Sept. 20, 2025.

After 33 years of service, HMS Richmond is head

American service members have been awarded 202 Purple Hearts in the Iran war so far, officials told Task & Purpose, the vast majority to soldiers in the Army or Army Reserve.
Purple Hearts are awarded to U.S. service members from all branches who are wounded or killed in support of U.S. combat operations.  
As of early October, 184 soldiers, 16 airmen, one Marine, and one sailor have received Purple Hearts.
Eleven of the Purple Hearts, an Army official said, were posthumously awarded to soldiers killed in action. As of Oct.

Selected U.S. Marines and other members of the joint force are expected to go head-to-head against an AI-controlled adversary later this year in wargames that involve drone swarms and carrier strike groups, according to an administrative message released Wednesday.
The so-called “Mindgame Tournament” will be conducted online via Marine Corps University’s Wargaming Cloud and use Command Professional Edition software.

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Things may be at a standstill when it comes to negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, amid the possibility that the United States could resume military action after the midterm elections next month.

However, some strikes have continued on ships near the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil Platform. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Generic Oil Tanker Image. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

According to Reuters, two cargo ships have sunk in the last 24 hours after projectile strikes.

While on the campaign trail, ahead of November’s midterm elections, Trump gave an update on the war with Iran.

The bottom line up front is that the U.S. has not come any closer to negotiating an end to the war.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander flies 40 FLTS Senior Enlisted Leader, MSgt Tristan McIntire during a test sortie in the F-15EX Eagle II over the Gulf of Mexico on Jun. 14, 2022. Assigned to the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

The recent death of a Russian laboratory worker

A pair of cargo ships were reportedly sunk close to the Strait of Hormuz this week amid Iran’s threats to attack commercial shipping.

The Singapore-registered container ship GFS Pride caught fire after being hit on October 13.

F-15EX Eagle II. Image Credit: U.S. Air Force.

A formation of four U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets, assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, fly over the Gulf of America, Nov. 21, 2025. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink flew in the backseat of the lead jet as part of his visit to Eglin AFB.

President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are working around the clock to rally the Republican base and prevent the Democrats from taking control of Congress in November – and while the White House is publicly optimistic, the polls tell a different story.

Most national polls now show Democrats on course to win control of Congress, but Republican strategists and even White House spokespeople publicly question the polls’ accuracy.

Donald Trump Back in 2020. Creative Commons Photo.

The relationship between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has had many ups and downs over the years.

Trump’s first impeachment, in his first term, involved a phone call to his Ukrainian counterpart.

President Donald J. Trump calls the International Space Station from NASA Mission Control Center at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Friday, August 28, 2026, in Houston, Texas.

Ukraine’s Navy struck six Russian Su-34M fighter-bombers at a military airfield overnight into the morning of Thursday, 15th October.

The attack, which targeted Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region, saw Neptune missiles used to destroy the bombers and equipment used to support flight operations.

Sukhoi Su-34 Heading Into the Sky. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Su-34 Fullback Fighter-Bomber. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The strikes occurred within hours of a Ukrainian strike on a Ryazan oil refinery, ending an energy ceasefire that Kyiv had observed alone.

The Army is getting ready to expand its Accelerated Capability Event (ACE) initiative that’s intended to deliver new operational technologies to commanders on shortened timelines, according to the director of the Global-Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate.
The G-TEAD, as the organization is known, oversees the process.
“We call them ACEs, which allow us to identify, test, and provide contracting mechanisms to prototype solutions at operational speed.

Greenland is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that a major resource exploration campaign is set to begin, saying such projects face years of approvals.

Earlier this year, Trump courted controversy after suggesting Washington could annex the Danish territory.

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and others, makes an announcement on coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office.

For almost 60 years, there’s been at least one trusted name in children’s educational entertainment. “Sesame Street” has pioneered using puppetry to explain the heaviest, most complex realities of the human experience to children. From the passing of the beloved Mr. Hooper to the 9/11 Attacks, there seems to be nothing Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and their pals can’t help children make sense of.
Also Read: M is for military families: ‘Sesame Street’ is here to help kids through military life
The same is true of military life.

President Donald Trump’s approval ratings continue to collapse, with a new Fox News poll showing they have fallen to their lowest level in either of his two terms.

The polling comes as Republicans spend huge sums on campaigns designed to mobilize the Republican base to avert a potential crisis in the November 3 midterm elections.

Vice President JD Vance gives remarks at a Sports Council announcement, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Since the end of World War II, the United States has maintained hundreds of military installations abroad. While U.S. forces have faced some objections to their presence, many allies and partners have seen U.S. bases and other facilities on their territory as a sign of their close relations with a superpower, a form of protection, and an economic boon. However, the war with Iran has raised questions about whether hosting U.S. military installations subjects Arab Gulf states to Iranian retaliation while failing to provide sufficient protection. The sudden withdrawal of U.S.

Family members and troops attend the Nov. 10, 2009, memorial service honoring the victims of the Fort Hood shooting (file photo). Photo: U.S. Army, Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

President Donald Trump has put the matter of how the execution of Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan will be viewed by the world to rest. The convicted murderer will be executed by firing squad on December 3 as scheduled. The execution will not be streamed, but the families of the murdered will be able to attend and watch him die if they so desire.

The United Nations has warned that the Iran war could trigger a global food crisis, citing ongoing disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz that are affecting agricultural production and pushing up food prices.

The warning comes more than seven months after the United States and Israel launched their first strikes against Iran, and as Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked over details of a potential agreement.

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Amidst the deepening rift between Trump and Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian President announced that Kyiv would resume its strikes against Russian oil infrastructure.

After brief Starlink disruptions and claims that the U.S. was withholding intelligence from Ukraine, tensions between Zelenskyy and his American counterpart rose.

Putin July of 2024. Image Credit from Russian Government

Putin Is Speaking Image from Russian Federation Government End of 2024

Despite Trump’s efforts to broker a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, neither side seems interested in the proposal at the moment.

What are the priorities of the UK’s most seni

The Army’s plan to fix its barracks issues hinges on using cheaper, pre-assembled materials to design buildings that will last 25 years — half as long as its current barracks. The aim? To tear them down and rebuild as they fall into disuse, then promptly move soldiers in.
The concept is strikingly similar to “planned obsolescence,” a business practice where products are intentionally designed to fall apart after a predetermined period.

Last week, President Donald Trump shocked the world by announcing a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which the U.S. agreed to allow the release of thousands of tons of oil.

The move was widely panned as a betrayal of a U.S. ally and an undermining of the international sanctions regime against Russia, as well as a naked appeal by Trump to get energy prices down ahead of the midterm elections. And it all comes at Ukraine’s expense and looks like a betrayal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is openly defying President Donald Trump, announcing this week that he will authorize more attacks against Russian oil refineries even after Washington requested that he stop.

This follows Moscow’s apparent disregard for a ceasefire agreement Washington announced, with President Donald Trump later telling journalists that both sides agreed to it because he “said so.”

Mirage 2000 Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Mirage 2000. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

U.S. inflation rose sharply in September as gasoline prices surged. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses to measure inflation, rose 3.7% year over year, up from 3.4% in August. It comes amid growing pressure on President Donald Trump’s administration to address rising prices before next month’s midterm elections.

Gasoline Drives Costs

Gas Prices in Davenport, Florida. Image by National Security Journal.

Gasoline drove much of the inflation, with pump prices jumping 9.1% in a single month.

Russia’s Geran drones are getting faster,

By the time Jorge Barreto left Vietnam for the last time in 1970, he’d participated in more than 200 combat and aerial missions, was wounded five times, and received five Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars, and five Bronze Stars with Valor, among his career-long 38 decorations.
His two Silver Stars came in a single, brutal stretch of 1968 that would also (eventually) earn him the nickname “Puerto Rican Rambo.” The one medal he didn’t receive was the Medal of Honor for his leadership and daring on May 1, 1968—a recognition that many argue is decades overdue.

Leonardo DRS has received a contract to support the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), the Pentagon body responsible for countering small uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS).

Renk Group and KNDS Deutschland have signed a contract extension for the delivery of HSWL 354 transmissions for the Leopard 2 tank family.

The planned execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, Texas, will not be livestreamed, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. 
“I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but, many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device. He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The Energy Ceasefire That Never Was Is Officially Over as Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refinery – Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries, marking the end of a short-lived, one-way truce on striking energy facilities.

Ukrainian drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery in the early hours of Thursday, 15th October, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an “energy ceasefire” between the two warring nations.

T-90 Tank from Ukraine War. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Image Credit: Office the the President, Ukraine.

Trump Thinks He May Have Gone Too Far – President Donald Trump has suggested that he may have gone too far in the war against Iran, suggesting that U.S. military operations have killed so many Iranian officials that Washington is struggling to determine who exactly to negotiate with. The president made the strange admission during a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday, October 14 – and told attendees in the same speech that he predicted the war would end soon.

It’s a claim that the president has made time and time again.

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Donald Trump Says He “Might Have Gone Too Far” in Iran War – U.S. President Donald Trump admitted that he “might have gone too far” in the conflict with Iran.

Trump spoke at a rally in the Republican stronghold of Bullhead City, Arizona, as part of an aggressive nationwide campaign ahead of next month’s midterm elections.

M1E3 Abrams. National Security Journal Photo.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Dan Driscoll, fires a round from a M1A2 Abrams Tank while visiting Fort Stewart, GA., June 23, 2025.

Volodymyr Zelensky “Betrayed” by U.S. Starlink Decision – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country feels “betrayed” by the United States and President Donald Trump.

The two leaders have clashed once again over the past week after Trump announced a surprise deal to release Russian diesel onto the U.S. and global markets. The U.S. President also called for Zelensky to resign before announcing an “energy ceasefire,” to Ukraine’s surprise.

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Pistols are difficult personal defense weapons (PDW) to shoot. Unless you spend a lot of time and ammo on meaningful training, a high-stress shoot with a pistol can easily turn into spamming the trigger to the tune of mostly misses. Add the complexity of bystanders or family members, and the risk of engaging a threat with a handgun approaches an unacceptable level for a novice gun owner.
Also Read: Why 11.5 is the best AR barrel length for most shooters
This isn’t a new problem, and the solution isn’t new, either.

A native of Montana, Jamie Fox is a Native American who served in the Air Force from 2007 to 2016. She was deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom and left the military at the rank of staff sergeant. In the lead-up to Veterans Day on November 11, 2026, Fox spoke to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project about her military service. (Edits were made for brevity and clarity.)
“I grew up on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. That’s north-central, just an hour from the border [with Canada]. There are two tribes there: the Aaniiih and the Nakoda.

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A PDW C100 drone carrying a Leonardo DRS STAG-5 laser designator guided mortar engagements beyond standard 120 mm mortar range