Ukraine has begun operationally employing the Dutch-developed Ruta Block 1 cruise missile, marking another milestone in the country’s rapidly expanding long-range strike capabilities. Images circulating on Russian military Telegram channels appear to show the wreckage of a Ruta Block 1 following a strike inside Russia, providing what is believed to be the first publicly available evidence that the weapon has entered combat service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Recent images have confirmed that the U.S. Air Force is beginning to equip its newest fighter type, the F-15EX Eagle II, for air-to-ground operations, and successfully conducted live releases of precision-guided air-to-ground weapons. Tests are intended to validate strike capabilities while maintaining the aircraft’s primary air dominance role, with their initiation representing a major landmark in the new fighter type’s service history. Although the F-15EX entered U.S.
Eight newly produced and unassembled U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft were destroyed during an Iranian missile strike on King Faisal Air Base in Jordan, according to reports from multiple regional sources. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted the facility, as well as Prince Hassan Air Base and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, as part of its 25th wave of retaliatory strikes responding to U.S.-led attacks on the Iran. Two additional Reaper drones in active service were also destroyed in the attacks.
Footage released on July 23 has for the first time confirmed the initiation of flight testing of the fifth prototype of China’s very heavy ultra long range sixth generation fighter, which is under development by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. This follows the unveiling of the first prototype in flight on December 26, 2024, the unveiling of the third prototype in flight on December 25, 2025, and the unveiling of the fourth flight prototype 36 days later on January 30, 2026.
The United States is moving more troops, aircraft, medical personnel, military equipment, and related assets towards the Middle East as U.S. President Donald Trump considers a massive new strike against Iran.
According to the president, the United States’ next move could be bigger than any strike against the country so far – including last year’s Operation Midnight Hammer.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials. Dwight D.
Every few weeks someone rediscovers the arithmetic and pronounces it insane: a Patriot interceptor costing roughly $4 million, fired at a Shahed drone that Iran builds for something between twenty and fifty thousand.
Analysts at Bruegel estimate that Gulf states have already expended hundreds of Patriot interceptors against Iranian drones during this war.
Patriot Missile Launch. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
A recent New York Times report examined imagery from several US military facilities following Iranian missile and drone attacks.
Images appear to show damage incurred at multiple installations across Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq.
F-22 and F-35 and the Flag. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
F-22 Raptor. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The term “forever war” has a special place in the American psyche.
It denotes a conflict that has no way of winding down or de-escalating and is stuck in a state of perpetuity, wasting American lives and tax dollars.
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron takes off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 26, 2018. The 494th trains regularly to ensure RAF Lakenheath brings unique air combat capabilities to the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)
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Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed, falling by almost 90% since Washington launched the ongoing nightly barrage of strikes against Iranian military facilities and infrastructure.
With maritime data showing a tangible impact of ongoing attacks on oil tankers and new threats against Saudi Arabian exports, Brent crude also briefly surpassed $100 per barrel on Thursday, July 23.
F-15I Fighter from Israel. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The Defense Department announced a multibillion-dollar deal with Oracle on Thursday that will consolidate all of the company’s software, services and licenses used across the Pentagon under a single contract vehicle.
The Enterprise Software Agreement (ESA) is worth nearly $7 billion and aims to optimize how the department, Coast Guard and Intelligence Community purchase software licenses from Oracle. The contract was negotiated by the Department of the Navy and includes a five-year base period as well as a five-year option period, according to the Pentagon.