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According to Trump administration officials, we are about one day away from getting a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (SoH). Of course, there is no word on whether–or when–the Strait of Bab El-Mandeb is reopening.

And that’s a problem because both the maritime security situations in these two key waterways are deteriorating, as is the global shipping crisis.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, takes off from Naval Air Station Point Mugu during Gray Flag, Sept. 12, 2025.

In the present day, Ukraine-made drones of their own design are hitting targets deep inside Russia on an almost daily basis.

So, it is hard to imagine that there was ever a time when the country lacked such capabilities and was forced to improvise a land-attack weapon based on a previous-generation, Cold War-era system.

Su-27 Flanker Up Close. Image Credit: National Security Journal Taken on July 19, 2025.

Russian Su-27 Flanker from USAF Museum. Image Credit: National Security Journal.

Ukraine has accused Russia of a war crime after video emerged of a drone chasing down and ultimately wounding a street vendor.

According to Reuters, the incident took place in Kherson, a city in Southern Ukraine. Reuters confirmed the location of the attack, noting that buildings, vegetation and the road layout “matched satellite and archive imagery” of that location.

The White House said on Tuesday that a major breakthrough with Iran could be imminent, with officials saying that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached today or tomorrow.

It is perhaps the most optimistic assessment yet from Washington, but given prior public statements from the White House, analysts have already met it with skepticism.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Durham, left, and Staff Sgt. Kenneth Garris, crew chiefs assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, prepare to launch a B-52H Stratofortress in support of U.S.

A new mortifying study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) shows how the United States military has blown through “virtually all” of its long-range precision missiles in the Iran War, leaving a critical strategic gap that the Americans are unlikely to overcome anytime soon.

This depletion is the result of the demanding war in Iran.

Tomahawk Launch. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Tomahawk Block IV Missile. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

But it is part of a much larger, systemic failure of the US defense industrial base that has been ongoing for decades.

The Australian Government has established its first Defence Research Centre, aiming to strengthen the nation’s defence innovation ecosystem.

The Department of War has entered into two major framework agreements worth more than $3bn with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.

The global missiles and missile defence sector looks set for strong growth over the next decade, with Western countries dominating the market.

The Army adopted a string of changes in its discrimination and harassment policies, shortening the time a soldier has to file a complaint, rolling back rules for anonymous reports and handing more power to commanders to dismiss them.
The new Army policies will reflect Pentagon rule changes developed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that investigations under the Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) program had been “weaponized.” The MEO office reviews reports of discrimination and harassment related to race, sex, or religion.

Russia has continued to bombard Ukraine in the past weeks, with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war occurring two weeks ago.

These attacks are typically opportunistic acts by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in an F-16C Fighting Falcon during an air show at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 15, 2025.