Author: Michael

The Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah has reported on the results of multiple ambushes launched against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, with 21 Israeli Merkava main battle tanks reported on March 26 to have been destroyed within a 24 hour period. Other consequences of engagements have included the firing of over 60 rockets at targets in the Galilee region that day, complementing much longer range strikes against Israeli targets launched by Hezbollah’s close strategic partner Iran.

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The revving engines of an Air Force refueling tanker blew a 25-foot-wide hole in an Alaskan airport last summer, flinging chunks of asphalt 100 feet away during an engine test. The mishap did not damage the Air Force jet, but left Fairbanks International Airport with a $147,044 hole to fix.
While the ill-fated test occurred last July, the service released a formal report on the incident earlier this month.
The president of the investigation board, Air Force Lt.

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The Defense Department announced three new agreements with industry on Wednesday that will drastically increase production capacity for critical munitions, including the Lockheed Martin-made Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) that recently made its combat debut in the Iran war.
Under one of the deals, Lockheed plans to “make targeted investments in advanced tooling, facility modernization and critical testing equipment” to reduce production lead timelines for the PrSM, according to a Pentagon news release.

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In 2025, Jack Roush wrote, “Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Brought Iran and Belarus Closer Together,” where he argued that a closer security partnership between Belarus and Iran could have devastating consequences for Ukraine. Now that Iran is involved in a war with the United States and Israel, we asked Jack to revisit his arguments.Image: khamenei.ir via Wikimedia CommonsIn your 2025 article, you argued that if the security partnership between Belarus and Iran deepens, it could provide a faster, more secure flow of critical drone technology to Russian forces in Ukraine.

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In 2025, Jack Roush wrote, “Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Brought Iran and Belarus Closer Together,” where he argued that a closer security partnership between Belarus and Iran could have devastating consequences for Ukraine. Now that Iran is involved in a war with the United States and Israel, we asked Jack to revisit his arguments.Image: khamenei.ir via Wikimedia CommonsIn your 2025 article, you argued that if the security partnership between Belarus and Iran deepens, it could provide a faster, more secure flow of critical drone technology to Russian forces in Ukraine.

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