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In the last week, there have been increased reports of diminished U.S. stockpiles of weapons, including Patriot anti-missile interceptors.
The New York Times reported over the weekend that such concerns were a factor in the United States pausing strikes on Iran in recent days.
Patriot Missile Interceptor Test. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Patriot Missile Launch. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
On the night of 25-26 July, Ukraine attacked one of the most advanced Russian air defense systems – a battery that was deployed in Crimea at the time. According to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Service (HUR) troops a launcher from an Almaz-Antei S-400 (NATO Codename SA-21) missile defense system and a radar were “destroyed” in Crimea overnight into Sunday.
Ukraine’s military and the organized resistance on the peninsula that support them have been gradually “chipping away” at the air defense network in Crimea.
Water disputes can directly drive conflict, but more often, water scarcity acts as a catalyst — one that, combined with other pressures, raises the risk of conflict. This is nothing new; water has shaped human conflict for millennia. What’s changed is the accumulation of stress, as climate change, population growth, human migration, and the intensive demands of agriculture and industry are converging to strain water systems in ways that threaten to exacerbate instability.
The continuing Iran war and the subsequent disruptions to the oil supply have caused gas prices to skyrocket in the United States, and a lot of Americans are starting to feel the pain.
According to a report by The Guardian, Americans are beginning to lose their patience with the continuing Iran campaign, which President Trump had insisted would end quickly.
President Donald Trump participates in a working lunch meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan.
On Monday, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack against Russia, supposedly targeting areas in the Moscow region. According to regional authorities, around 400 attack drones were utilized in the attack, with most getting intercepted by air defenses.
Judging by the silence from Zelenskyy, who usually writes a post after successful attacks, nothing of importance was hit during the attack.
M72 LAW Anti-Tank Weapon. Image Credit: 19FortyFive.
Ukraine Launches Massive Overnight Moscow Assault: Ukraine launched one of its most intense long-range drone attacks of the war overnight into Tuesday, July 28, with Russian authorities claiming that almost 400 drones targeted the Moscow region. Additional strikes were reported throughout western Russia and occupied Crimea.
Russian authorities claim that most of the drones were intercepted before they could reach the capital, but a number of strikes were reported in towns south of the capital city, with damage reported to an apartment building, warehouses, and some industrial facilities.
Dakota Meyer, who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2011 and rejoined the Marines last year after more than a decade as a civilian, is now a special assistant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to the Pentagon.
No information about Meyer’s responsibilities in his new role was immediately available.
Meyer, a sergeant in the Marine Reserve, was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing dozens of U.S. and allied troops in a 2009 ambush in Afghanistan. He left the Marines in 2010.
Marine Forces Special Operations Command is on the hunt for high-tech capabilities that could streamline its armory operations.
MARSOC is teaming up with the SOFWERX innovation hub on a new “automated armory” initiative to bring together members of industry and other solution providers to help the command pursue commercially available technologies and other tools that could support digitization.
The new multi-phase effort is reflective of the Defense Department’s push to adopt AI systems to reduce drudge work for personnel.
As the Navy begins major upgrades to barracks for its most junior sailors, thousands will soon need temporary housing during those projects — which is where the private sector comes in. Navy officials are asking private companies to come up with ideas for “swing” spaces so sailors are “not displaced into subpar accommodations during the transition.”
Among quick-fix ideas suggested in a federal contracting notice are pre-built or modular homes, trailers or RVs, semi-permanent housing used for industrial workers sometimes called “man-camps,” and even houseboats.
The Crimean peninsula has been under Russian occupation for more than 12 years, since the Russian invasion in 2014. But of late, Ukraine has been launching attacks on the territory, including some overnight that knocked out power in several towns there.
According to the New York Times, Ukraine has launched a drone campaign aimed at targeting the power grid in Crimea, which has succeeded in knocking out electricity for hundreds of thousands of people, sometimes for days at a time.
Lancet Drone. Image Credit: Russian State Media.
Lancet Drone from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.