Russia has revealed new footage of a Su-34 strike fighter carrying four modified FAB-500T bombs fitted with upgraded Unified Gliding and Correction Module (UMPK) guidance and range-extension kits, highlighting a continuing evolution in the Russian Aerospace Forces’ approach to launching beyond visual range strikes.
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North Korea is reported to be preparing to send as many as 30,000 additional personnel to Russia, which would represent by far the largest foreign deployment in the history of the Korean People’s Army, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. If confirmed, the deployment would likely provide North Korean forces with experience in a major modern ground war on a scale which few other countries can match, which would have significant implications for the balance of power both in East Asia and in Europe.
Iran Says a Tanker Hit a Mine as Its Forces Intercepted Six Ships in Hormuz: Iran says an unnamed oil tanker exploded after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz on July 26. The vessel reportedly left the shipping corridor designated by Tehran before the explosion, according to reporting on the Iranian account.
Iranian state media did not identify the tanker, its flag, cargo, operator or destination. No confirmed information was released about injuries, pollution or whether the ship remained afloat.
The U.S. Navy has redirected one of its premier forward-deployed amphibious strike groups from exercises in the Western Pacific to combat operations in the Middle East, with the diversion of the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group illustrating how rapidly Washington has been forced to shift military assets away from the Pacific. Rather than continuing to train alongside allies in East Asia, the assault ship and its embarked Marine aviation force were reassigned to reinforce operations against Iran, highlighting the flexibility of forward-based naval forces stationed in Japan.
Trump Paused Iran Strikes as Patriot Stocks Became a Strategic Limit: President Donald Trump delayed a larger offensive against Iran after senior advisers raised two problems: the bombing campaign had reached the limits of its most useful target set, and another escalation would place greater pressure on shrinking American air-defense inventories. A Wall Street Journal report said the postponed operation could have continued for up to two weeks.
The decision followed 13 consecutive nights of U.S. strikes.
Russia’s July Air Campaign Pushed Ukraine’s Civilian Toll to a Four-Year High – Russia’s missile, drone and glide-bomb campaign has made July Ukraine’s worst month for civilian casualties since the spring of 2022. Ukrainian government figures cited in a CNN report published July 26 recorded at least 377 civilians killed and 2,129 injured before the month had ended.
The scale of the air campaign helps explain the increase.
The Pentagon revealed Saturday that more than 600 troops have been injured or killed in the conflict with Iran, a casualty total more than 200 higher than previously revealed publicly. The new figures were released as part of an apparent overhaul of the Defense Department’s official casualty reporting system, which now splits the war, for the first time, into two time periods.
The new figures bring the current total of U.S. troops wounded in the war to 624, according to the Defense Casualty Analysis System, or DCAS.
The ‘mobilization’ effort in Ukraine continues, with bounty hunters press-ganging men off the streets all over the country. People are sick of it and resorting to stoning to drive them away.
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Sailors serving as Information Professionals have a new title, “effective immediately.”
The Information Professional community, made up of sailors in roles with the 182X designator, are now known as the Communications Systems Warfare Officer (CSWO) community, according to a new Naval Administrative Notice, or NAVADMIN. The NAVADMIN, released on Saturday, July 25, says that the move is a “direct warfighting imperative.
Iran Warns the War Will Spread Across the Region if U.S. Strikes Resume: Iran’s army says the conflict will widen geographically if the United States resumes airstrikes after a two-night pause. Army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said Washington should expect a broader response if it returns to military operations, according to an AFP report carried by The Times of Israel.
Akraminia said the confrontation had already expanded from the Persian Gulf to Bab el-Mandeb and described U.S. bases in Jordan and Gulf states as part of Iran’s current operational reach.