America Can’t Simply Bomb Iran Again — It Burned Through Years’ Worth Of Missiles And Interceptors In 39 Days: As the ceasefire between the United States and Iran holds into June with the Strait of Hormuz still closed and no diplomatic breakthrough in sight, a question keeps surfacing across Washington: why doesn’t the U.S.
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The US Army has selected Teledyne FLIR Defence to provide more than 45 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) kits designed for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threat detection under a contract worth $11.2m.
The UK is shifting Operation Interflex towards helicopter pilot training and will cease to provide large-scale infantry courses.
Patria has completed its obligation to deliver 10 AMV XP 8×8 armoured ambulance vehicles to Slovakia, fulfilling a segment of the government-to-government defence contract agreed in 2022.
Summary and Key Points: When fire broke out aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford last March, the Navy described it as a minor, quickly contained incident — two minor injuries, no real operational impact. The newly leaked video suggests that it was far from the truth.
-The footage reportedly shows gutted berthing compartments, charred bulkheads, and melted wiring — the aftermath of a blaze the crew fought for some 30 hours.
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Summary and Key Points: It first took off when Harry Truman was in the White House. It will still be flying combat missions in the 2050s — nearly a century in the air. The U.S. Air Force just cleared a key design review for the B-52J Stratofortress, the most powerful version of its legendary bomber ever built, and the full rebuild begins this year. This is no nostalgia project.
Summary and Key Points: It was a tense night over the Red Sea in August 1990. A U.S. Navy cruiser picked up an extremely fast aircraft streaking in from the north, climbing past 60,000 feet — and with American warships on a hair trigger after a deadly missile strike years earlier, the call went out: “warning red, weapons tight.” Two F-14 Tomcats returning from a training run swung to intercept. But when the radar officer broke out a camera and focused on the contrail high above, what came into view wasn’t a threat at all.
James Handy, a Vietnam War veteran who spent nearly five decades as one of Hollywood’s most reliably present character actors, appearing in more than 140 films and television productions ranging from “Arachnophobia” to “Top Gun: Maverick,” was stabbed to death at his home in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles on the morning of June 3, 2026. He was 81.
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The Los Angeles Police Department said officers from the West Valley Division responded around 9:30 a.m.
On Wednesday, five Marine Harriers rose over North Carolina, hovered in midair like helicopters, and touched down together one final time — closing the book on one of the most remarkable warplanes America ever flew. After 55 years, the Marine Corps has retired the AV-8B Harrier II, the legendary “jump jet” that could take off straight up, land vertically, and operate from places no conventional fighter could reach. Its record is staggering.
The Harrier’s Time Is Over
British Sea Harrier aboard USS Intrepid back in 2025. National Security Journal Original Photo.
The world continues to live in mass delusion when it comes to the fallout from the Iran War. But even the most delusional are now coming to the stark realization that the world economy is about to go off a cliff because of the Middle East war. The stock market has been rallying despite spikes in inflation, fuel prices, and other costs resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.