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China has for the first time provided a semi-official acknowledgment of its significant investments in expanding its silo-based intercontinental-range ballistic missile arsenal, after work on this was first observed in commercial satellite imagery in 2021. A new CCTV documentary marking the 99th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army features a PLA engineer discussing his work constructing what he describes as “houses for missiles” in remote mountains and deserts.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Manned fighter jets from NATO nations have recently been called upon to shoot down suspected Russian drones flying over allied territory, but the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe envisions a future in which that type of work could be offloaded to AI-enabled unmanned platforms.
USAFE boss Lt. Gen. Jason Hinds on Tuesday outlined “vignettes” for Collaborative Combat Aircraft employment.

The French Rafale F5 program represents an effort to keep an ageing fourth generation design relevant into the fifth and sixth generation eras, according a recent assessment by leading combat aviation expert Abraham Abrams.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As policymakers and Pentagon leaders determine the Space Development Agency’s future, its personnel are focused on meeting near-term deadlines to deploy the next generation of U.S. military satellites that detect hypersonic missiles and other emerging weapons threats.
SDA’s Director Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo shared new details about how the agency is operating in this time of uncertainty, during a media roundtable Tuesday on the sidelines of AFA’s annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

The U.S. military has “probably used” one-half to two-thirds of its missile defense interceptors in its war with Iran, a congressional report found. The report’s authors warned the diminished stockpile could hamstring U.S. efforts if it had to defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion.
The dire warnings about the U.S. munitions were included in a Congressional Budget Office report released Tuesday. The report was produced in response to a request for cost estimates related to combat operations against Iran by Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pa.

Following an initial flight test earlier this year, the Army inked a more than $1.2 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2 platform, which company officials say is capable of striking a moving ship.
While funding will be ironed out with each order, the military said in a notice Monday that it expects production under the contract to finish by Sept. 13, 2031. The key addition to this version of PrSM is a multi-mode seeker designed to lock-on to “time-sensitive” threats, specifically moving maritime targets, according to the company.

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force has approved two critical milestones for the B-52 Stratofortress modernization effort designed to keep the heavy bomber flying through the 2050s.
Air Force acquisition czar William Bailey told reporters Tuesday at the AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference that the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) achieved Milestone B in June, officially putting the initiative into the engineering and manufacturing development phase.

Britain’s Challenger 2 main battle tank has been fighting in Ukraine for more than three years now — and those years have put the British-designed military vehicle to its toughest test yet.

Its use has also offered some important lessons for every party involved about how even heavily armored Western tanks are vulnerable on the battlefield, and how they can be used in an age of drone warfare.

Challenger 2 Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Iran war has cost the United States more than $33.4 billion, a new report from the Pentagon’s independent watchdog says.

Covering the conflict’s first months through Tuesday, 30th June, the report is the first official assessment of the cost of the war’s cost.

B-2 Bomber Sitting in Museum National Security Journal Photos. All Rights Reserved.

B-2 Stealth Bomber July 2025 National Security Journal Photo.

With almost three months having passed, the true cost is undoubtedly higher. So, what does that mean for U.S.