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Col. Tyler Partridge began his career as a finance officer. During his first deployment to Iraq in 2003, he rode in ground convoys as Army helicopters buzzed overhead.
This year, he is again deployed to Iraq, this time as the commander of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. 
Now a commander tasked with sending his own soldiers out on missions, Partridge said he recalls his time as a young officer on the ground in much more tumultuous Iraq. Though he knew nothing about aviation units, he remembered the reassurance that he felt when Army helicopters flew overhead for protection.

A British F-35B fifth generation jet that was forced to land at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in southern India on June 14 has finally departed, after remaining grounded for 39 days. “A UK engineering team, deployed since July 6 completed the repairs and safety checks, allowing the aircraft to resume active service,” a British High Commission spokesperson confirmed. The aircraft departed for Darwin, Australia, where it may rejoin the air wing of the carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

Commercial drones repurposed within weeks, counter-drone systems developed and tested in real time — Ukraine’s battlefield innovations have shown that start-up agility and speed can determine outcomes as profoundly as traditional military assets. This is the new pace of conflict. And whether their ideas take weeks to develop and adapt or years of ingenuity and commitment to deploy, start-up ventures have been moving fast and fiercely to meet the moment.

In the crucible of global conflict, victory often hinges not on the mightiest weapons, but on the sinews of logistics. Just as the Liberty ships and Red Ball Express fueled the Allied advance in World War II, today’s military power rests on a robust logistics architecture — a mighty deterrent that can prevent wars as effectively as it enables them. The Department of Defense’s ability to endure is as important in deterring war as is the ability to destroy.

The F-14A Tomcat fourth generation fighter has had an elite status in the Iranian Air Force since the first deliveries were made in 1975, with the aircraft having been the first of their generation ever exported, and continuing to be relied on heavily for air defence duties today. Five years after deliveries began, the fighters would be intensively combat tested following the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War in 1980, particularly after the Iraqi Air Force began to operaiotnalise more capable combat jets later on in the conflict such as the MiG-25PD interceptor and MiG-23ML fighter.

As far as blaming barracks troubles on those who live in them, this might be a new one.
Army officials say mold spotted in barracks showers by soldiers training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, last month was caused at least in part by soldiers leaving “shower areas wet after use,” according to an official memo.
Mold growth was discovered in 43 out of the 49 buildings on the Louisiana base, according to a Directorate of Public Works memo obtained by Task & Purpose. Seven of the buildings had mold growth that covered over 10 square feet of space.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has released a memo outlining medical conditions that disqualify recruits from joining the military, such as a history of paraphilic disorders — which includes pedophilia — and homicidal ideations. The memo also updates the list of medical conditions that require a waiver from a service secretary to enlist, including absence of a foot, having a pacemaker or defibrillator, or a history of disorders with psychotic features such as schizophrenic disorder.

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers want the Pentagon to comprehensively assess security risks from foreign powers and other threats that could disrupt military and civilian applications of the Global Positioning System and associated services that the U.S. and its allies rely on. 
Broadly, GPS refers to a satellite-based navigation system that supplies information about locations and time on Earth. It’s increasingly vulnerable to intentional attacks and other disturbances, partially due to its historic dependence on weak, unencrypted signals beamed from space. 
Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.

Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 3, and U.S. President Donald Trump signed it into law on July 4. The bill includes an increase in defense spending, so we asked five experts to consider the implications for some of the Trump administration’s top defense priorities: nuclear modernization, personnel recruitment and retention, shipbuilding, space capabilities, and Golden Dome.Read more below.

Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will increase the nation’s sovereign weapon systems to 50% of its inventory into 2026.