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For the first time since the fighting in Iran reerupted again two weeks ago, the United States has used a B-1B Lancer bomber in combat operations against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Although not explicitly mentioned in U.S. Central Command’s updates about the course of the war, aviation websites spotted the bomber, which launched from an airbase in the United Kingdom, according to Axios.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer departs after conducting aerial refueling with a 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission in the U.S.

Following the re-floating of the Russian Navy Kirov class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov on July 25, 2025, and the ship’s subsequent progress towards returning to active service, questions have been raised regarding the Navy’s two other heavyweight surface warships the second Kirov class cruiser Pyotr Velikiyand the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Both ship classes represent the largest and most prestigious surface combatants in the Russian fleet, but the two vessels both require extensive investments to remain operational.

North Korea has reportedly resumed shipments of tactical ballistic missiles to equip frontline units in the Russian Armed Forces, marking the latest phase in an expanding military partnership between the two neighbours. These include KN-23 and shorter ranged KN-24 missiles, both of began deliveries to Russia in late 2023. Russia began procurements after its own stocks of precision-guided ballistic missiles came under increasing strain due to hostilities in the Ukrainian theatre.

Ukrainian drone forces have struck more than 180 vessels and other maritime targets around Russian-occupied Crimea over the past three weeks, revealing yet another arrow in Kyiv’s quiver as it attempts to isolate the peninsula and disrupt Moscow’s military logistics.

The campaign began in the Sea of Azov before expanding into the Black Sea, targeting everything from oil tankers and cargo ships to floating cranes supporting Russian operations.

Trump’s Tariffs Have Raised Prices and Cut Investment Without Fixing the Trade Deficit: President Donald Trump’s second-term tariff program has damaged the U.S. economy without producing the broad collapse some critics predicted. American households are paying higher prices, businesses have delayed investment, exports have faced new pressure, and the trade deficit remains large. The duties have also raised substantial federal revenue and supported production in some protected industries.

The scale of the shift was historic.

As U.S. President Donald Trump pushes ahead with the war against Iran, attempting to force the Islamic regime to open the Strait of Hormuz and end its nuclear ambitions, Republicans appear to be growing concerned about the impact those efforts are having on the voters.

Speaking to NewsNation’s “The Hill with Blake Burman” this week, Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia argued that the American people are “growing weary” of the conflict.

Satellite imagery reviewed by The Wall Street Journal suggests Iran has rapidly repaired and begun rebuilding some of its key military infrastructure that was damaged over months of sustained U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.

The news comes as the U.S. completes its 12th consecutive night of strikes against the country and prepares for what President Donald Trump has said could be the biggest single assault on the country yet.

U.S. Air Force Maj.

When Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel joined the Air Force in the 1990s, he had no idea he’d spend the next three decades of his life “roaming around the world, actually executing combat operations,” as he puts it, armed with capabilities that those who served before him made sure “were perfectly suited for winning those fights.”
He’s inherited a modern version of that responsibility today — to equip U.S. forces with the right and best weapons, faster than ever before — as the Defense Innovation Unit’s first full-time military deputy.

The Defense Department’s special operations policy shop has launched a new acquisition event designed to collapse the multi-year procurement process for emerging capabilities into a single day.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) hosted its inaugural Accelerator event on Friday, bringing together industry and government officials to rapidly evaluate and potentially fund commercial technologies.

President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 trading partners on July 23, just as a temporary 10 percent global surcharge expired. The White House action cited inadequate enforcement of bans on goods produced with forced labor.

The measures cover economies responsible for 99.4 percent of U.S. imports, although oil, gas, fertilizer, selected foods and qualifying U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement products receive exemptions. The immediate increase is smaller than the headline suggests because the duties replace the expiring surcharge.