Laura Heckmann, National Defense Magazine
The Army is developing an uncrewed launcher that can fire various types of missiles
Author: Michael
Dzirhan Mahadzir, USNI News
USS Essex (LHD 2) is the centerpiece of large-scale additive manufacturing tests during Rim of the Pacific 2026 exercise
In another sign of Ukraine’s growing prowess in the air, Kyiv on Tuesday said that nearly a dozen additional Russian vessels had been targeted by Ukrainian drones.
Writing on his Telegram channel, the commander of Ukraine’s drone forces, Robert Brovdi, perhaps better known by his call sign Magyar, gave an update. “Over the past 9 days, 116 vessels have been intercepted by the SBS ‘Birds’ in the Sea of Azov as part of the ongoing operation against Russian vessels.
The active duty Army likes to poke fun at the soldiers in the National Guard and Reserve components, sometimes calling them “Weekend Warriors.” But the Guard and Reserve play a critical role in supporting the active duty component and the broader Army’s mission. Nowhere was this more apprent than during the height of the Global War on Terror, when Guard and Reserve soldiers were regularly deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Just ask Aaron Zaliponi, a 14-year National Guard infantryman with three combat deployments.
Iran Just Needs to Outlast the SPR: Each additional week of danger in the Strait of Hormuz pushes Washington closer to a decision this administration doesn’t want to make. Not whether to keep fighting, but whether to fight harder, faster, and with fewer restraints, before the domestic cost of the war becomes impossible to hide.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is why that decision hasn’t arrived yet. Since the war began at the end of February, the United States has drained almost 99 million barrels from the reserve. As of July 10, it stood at 316.
Reports are breaking that India may have helped persuade Moscow from using tactical nuclear weapons during the initial months of the Russo-Ukrainian War, according to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski. India, an important partner to many nations worldwide, is also greatly respected by Vladimir Putin. It has played an important part in preventing the war in Ukraine from spreading further, and the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is one of the few world leaders whose words are taken seriously by the Kremlin.
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To engage and disengage rapidly is now critical for military vehicle protection. If slow, they are vulnerable to attack.
Electronic warfare patents fell 10.9% YoY to June 2026, while grant ratio hit a three-year high. Thales leads; C4ISR/weaponry grows.
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the Arsenal of Innovation page.