The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has captured a U.S. unmanned submarine near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, in an incident that highlights the increasingly important role of autonomous systems in the escalating confrontation between Tehran and Washington. The Corps reported that this occurred during a “complex intelligence and operational action” near the strategic waterway, which has been identified as the Dive-LD, which was developed by California-based defence company Anduril. Measuring approximately 5.8 metres in length and weighing around 2.
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The United States is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of air-breathing hypersonic cruise missiles, as Washington seeks to close a capability gap that became increasingly apparent after China publicly unveiled advanced new hypersonic weapons during its 2025 military parade. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is preparing to bring defence contractors together later this month to outline requirements for a Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile programme.
Ukraine claims to have struck a Russian naval base in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight.
Moscow also said that four people were killed and 29 wounded during this major Ukrainian drone attack, one of the biggest in the war so far.
Yasen-Class Submarine from Russian Navy. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Russian Naval Base Hit, Again
On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces had achieved “results in Novorossiysk,” hitting Russian military and energy infrastructure in a key Krasnodar region port.
Iran says that it captured a sophisticated American autonomous underwater vehicle near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington confirmed the incident, saying one of its drones was lost after it malfunctioned, but both sides are telling different stories with significantly different consequences.
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2d Marine Division approach the USS Wasp (LHD 1) in assault amphibious vehicles off of Onslow Beach during a three-day ship-to-shore exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 27, 2020.
America’s highest-ranking military official urged industry stakeholders in Washington on Wednesday to join the Defense Department in embracing a more shared sense of risk when delivering in-demand technologies.
During NDIA’s Emerging Technologies Conference and Exhibition, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine called on government buyers and commercial sellers to deliberately meet in the middle on cost, speed, and experimentation as they deliver and adopt new assets in the modern global security environment.
Russia is nearing completion of a major program to construct new aircraft hangars at Engels-2 Air Base, one of the most important facilities supporting the country’s strategic bomber force. Satellite imagery and photographs circulated by Russian and Ukrainian sources indicate that several large structures are gradually approaching their final configuration, potentially providing substantially greater protection for bombers against drone or missile attacks. The new hangars have approximate dimensions of 63 by 63 metres.
Emerging from two years of secret development, defense startup Covenant officially revealed its hallmark missile on Wednesday, opening up a new facility in Texas it hopes will help produce the low-cost, “deep precision strike” system by the thousands beginning next year.
Covenant officials advertised Anthem as a mass-producible, easy-to-store missile system made of mostly commercial parts that is capable of destroying hardened targets en masse from long distances using a heavy, 200-plus kilogram payload.
Iran’s oil exports have been on a downward spiral since fresh fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz has pushed global crude prices up again.
Brent surged to $101.32 on Wednesday, while West Texas Intermediate reached $96.48 a barrel.
USS Iowa Harpoon Canister. Image Credit: Harry J. Kazianis/National Security Journal.
Harpoon Missile Onboard USS Iowa. Image Credit: National Security Journal.
In recent days, the U.S. has carried out strikes on five Iranian oil tankers, while Iran has also launched attacks close to the Strait of Hormuz along with a missile barrage on a U.S.
The Navy doesn’t have a handle on how aviation jobs increase risks of brain injuries or head trauma. Because of the knowledge gap, the service cannot protect or treat aviators dealing with these issues, a new Congressional report found.
The findings, published Tuesday in a report by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s military subcommittee, found a series of gaps in care, research, and cultural norms that may impact how Navy flight officers, like those in the famous TOPGUN program, get treatment for traumatic brain injuries and related mental health issues.
Ukraine has been battered by Russia’s ballistic missiles in recent weeks, including a major barrage launched at Kyiv on Monday, hours after U.S. diplomats left the city.
And now, Ukraine is claiming that Russia is preparing a new type of ballistic missile and will test it by the end of the year, possibly on Western Ukraine.
Skyfall Missile Russian Flying Chernobyl. Russian Government/Screenshot.
Ukraine claims the new weapon will have a range of up to 800 kilometers (500 miles).
According to Kyiv Post, which cited a Telegram post by Maj. Gen.