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Commander of the Israeli Air Force Major General Tomer Bar has laid out plans to secure future military dominance over Iran, after Israel initiated a brief conflict with the Islamic Republic on June 13 which ended in a ceasefire 11 days later. “If you ask me: ‘Commander, what is the decisive element of victory? Is it Natanz? Is it 80 surface-to-surface missile launchers?’ It is aircraft over Tehran whenever we choose — that’s a significant decisive component,” Bar stated.

The last A-10 in the Air Force will be retired in 2026, almost three years earlier than previously planned.
In priorities for its 2026 budget released this week, the Air Force asked Congress for permission and funding to move up the retirement of the beloved close support fighter from its plans to retire its entire A-10 fleet by 2029 to the 2026 fiscal year, which runs until October 1, 2026.

The Trump administration is prioritizing major investments in fiscal 2026 for the Air Force’s next-generation fighter jet known as the F-47, while simultaneously deciding to put the Navy’s future tactical aircraft program on the back burner — for now.
The Air Force is requesting nearly $3.5 billion in FY’26 to continue work on the F-47, a sixth-generation fighter under development by prime contractor Boeing. According to budget documents released Thursday, the allocation includes $2.

Saying “Helldivers 2” was a highly anticipated video game would be the understatement of the year – and that year was 2024. When the game was released in February 2024, it sold one million copies in just three days, reaching three million by the end of the month. It would go on to become the best-selling game of the year in the United States.
But it wasn’t limited to the United States. Gamers around the world became Helldivers, and whether they know it or not, they are constantly fighting alongside people who might belong to their countries’ geopolitical rivals in the real world.

The Army is requesting nearly $70 million to procure hundreds of all-up rounds and fire-control units for loitering munitions in fiscal 2026 under the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program, according to new budget documents released this week.
LASSO — which was a new-start program in the previous budget — is now part of the service’s Launched Effects family of systems and has been realigned under that line item in the 2026 budget.
Drone maker AeroVironment has been manufacturing Switchblade systems for the initiative.

In 2022, Aaron Delano-Johnson and Chris Bernotavicius wrote “A Plan to Push Back Against China’s Fishing Practices,” where they argued that illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUUF) was a national security priority for the United States and the U.S. Coast Guard was well positioned to lead on the issue. Three years on, we asked them to reassess their argument.Image: Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard via DVIDSIn your 2022 article, “A Plan to Push Back Against China’s Fishing Practices,” you argued the U.S.

US President Donald Trump has submitted a trillion-dollar FY26 defence budget, which will now head for debate and approval.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will have a new namesake: Navy Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.
A defense official told Task & Purpose earlier this month that Hegseth planned to change the name of the ship, a replenishment oiler that initially honored gay civil rights activist Harvey Milk, a Navy veteran who was killed in 1978. The official also said the name change was intended to be announced during June, which the LGBTQ+ community widely celebrates as ‘Pride Month.

A rotation of leadership is imminent at Aberdeen Providing Ground between two offices responsible for delivering critical technology to the Army.
Brig. Gen. Wayne “Ed” Barker, who heads program executive office for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors, is retiring July 24, according to a post on LinkedIn. In his place, Brig. Gen. Kevin Chaney will be taking over. Chaney is currently the acting program executive officer for command, control, communications and networks.

British aerospace and defence company Babcock has disclosed “strong” financial performance with full year fiscal 2025 (FY25) results ahead of its upgraded guidance.