Amid a deepening economic crisis, Russian officials are attempting to project strength, promising new measures to improve the situation.
On Thursday, July 16, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov sought to ease concern domestically about the effects of Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes, rather than pretending they aren’t happening.
Tu-160 Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Tu-160M Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Russian Military/Creative Commons.
Ukraine launched another large-scale overnight drone attack targeting Moscow and other regions deep inside Russia.
According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, more than 300 drones headed toward the Moscow region overnight. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that 375 drones were intercepted nationwide.
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Putin in a Meeting. Russian Federation Photo.
While the figures cannot be independently verified, the scale illustrates how Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign has expanded dramatically during 2026.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao recently signed off on a new Strategy to Weaponize Data and Artificial Intelligence that introduces more than a dozen instructions to integrate and deploy data and algorithms across the sea service — including by standing up a new AI War Council.
The seven-page blueprint, publicly released on Tuesday, frames data and AI as core warfighting assets that are as integral to modern U.S. combat operations as personnel, weapon systems and munitions.
The Pentagon announced that service members will get access to testosterone replacement therapy. Experts say that treating health issues associated with hormonal deficiencies is more complex than giving troops access to straight testosterone, which comes with its own risks.
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that routine annual health assessment for troops over 30 would now include testosterone screening, which younger troops could also request.
Russia continues to increase its attacks against Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine as the war escalates even further.
Amidst the backdrop of Ukrainian attacks on fuel refineries throughout Russia and cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, Putin is doubling down on his war in Ukraine, seeking to destroy the country’s military-industrial complex.
Tu-160 Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Russia Tu-160 Bomber on Tarmac. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
America escalated militarily against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
On the sixth day of the return to war, Washington expanded its targeting of key Iranian military facilities.
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Russia has been at war in Ukraine for four and a half years, and in that time it has been facing major sanctions from the U.S., the European Union, and other entities.
This has led to possible short-term trouble for the Russian economy, including a potential banking crisis, according to a new report.
The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment is the latest unit in the Idaho Army National Guard to upgrade its combat capability as modernization efforts across the U.S. Army and Army National Guard take shape.
The Strait of Hormuz Is Emptying Again–and the Stakes Have Never Been Higher: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz (SoH), a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies, has again fallen to near-zero levels since the resumption of hostilities between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Because of those hostilities, the US has both continued its aerial bombardment of the Islamic Republic and imposed its naval counter-blockade of the SoH.
