YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — Transnational criminal cartels are increasingly flying commercial drones into America over the southern border to enable human-trafficking operations, senior military officials indicated last week.
“It is a human tragedy what’s going on on our southern border — and the people that are trying to cross are being exploited,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Brian Filler, Joint Task Force-Southern Border’s deputy commanding general, told DefenseScoop. “So, anything we can do to prevent that from happening is good.
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America Stopped Iranian Missiles, Replacing Interceptors Could Take Years – On April 13, 2024, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate compound in Damascus, Syria. U.S. forces responded by helping shoot down the incoming weapons, including ballistic missiles intercepted by U.S. Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean.
The United States Air Force is moving closer to establishing a full-rate production line for the F-47 sixth generation fighter, with the Air Force’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich indicating that the new manufacturing line will appear in the near future. The programme is continuing on an accelerated schedule, with Boeing currently building the first flight prototype, while the first flight still scheduled for 2028.
Cadets arrive at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 23, 2022. Photo: U.S. Air Force / Public Domain
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum dated September 29, 2026, directing the Military Service Academies to eliminate civilian faculty tenure — a sweeping move aimed at stripping out what he called “academic stagnation” and restoring a warfighting culture at institutions like West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy.
Eight U.S. Marines were reportedly injured earlier this month in a previously unreported attack by an Iranian cruise missile.
The eight Marines were injured when an Iranian missile struck a ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz.
B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber USAF Image.
A B-2 Spirit soars after a refueling mission over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. The B-2, from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is part of a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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U.S. President Donald Trump denied on Monday, September 28, that he had offered Iran sanctions relief or access to frozen assets. His claim contradicted reports that his administration was preparing to offer economic concessions to Tehran in exchange for progress on Tehran’s nuclear program. The reports from Axios and CNN on Monday cited unnamed U.S. officials who claimed that the president was prepared to consider economic concessions as part of an agreement.
Writing on Truth Social, however, the president claimed that the stories were untrue.
F-15 in museum.
Iran Rial Hits Record Low: Iran’s rial fell to a record low on Tuesday, trading at more than 2.5 million to the dollar in Tehran after seven months of war, sanctions, and restrictions on Iranian oil exports weighed on the currency.
The currency reached a record low of 2.2 million to the dollar in Tehran on Sept. 2, according to the Associated Press, and 27 days later, Iran International reported that the dollar was changing hands for 2.418 million rials on Monday, before sharply rising more than 80,000 rials, or over 3 percent, in less than 24 hours.
A further barrage of ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones was aimed at Kyiv on Tuesday.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia had launched ballistic missiles and dozens of the newer jet-powered drones at the city of 3 million.
Putin in June 2021 Russian State Media Photo
Putin Back in 2023. Image Credit: Russian Federation
The weapons are faster and fly higher than the propeller-powered Shahed-type drones that have been a staple of Russia’s long-range attacks.
The United States Navy’s shipbuilding crisis continues to compound. Unable to reliably build new warship classes domestically, the Navy had been unwilling (and legally barred by Congress) to procure new warships from foreign partners.
The Navy attempted to partner with an Italian shipbuilder with strong ties to the US defense industrial base, Fincantieri, for the Constellation-class, but the effort ended in total failure. The need for new warships, however, has not gone away.
Constellation-Class Frigate U.S. Navy. Image Credit: Industry Handout.
U.S.-Iran Mediators Working On A Deal – Mediators are reportedly pressing ahead with efforts to bring the war with Iran to an end, but disagreements over Iran’s nuclear future remain the main sticking point, according to two U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press.
New reports suggest that mediators are continuing to work on a potential deal to end the conflict.