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Qatar’s foreign ministry condemned Iranian attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait on Thursday following days of repeated strikes intended to push back against the United States’ most recent wave of attacks.

Iran, meanwhile, continues to hit out at its Gulf neighbors, threatening to escalate its attacks if the U.S. goes ahead with expected strikes on the country’s bridges and energy infrastructure.

Iran’s Drones That Russia Is Using. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Iran F-14 Tomcat Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The statement comes as Iran attempts to strike any U.S.

Russia claims that its forces have successfully captured Kostyantynivka, a strategically important city located in eastern Ukraine that forms the southern end of Ukraine’s defensive line in the Donetsk region.

It’s a claim Russia has been making for weeks, but Ukraine denies it, saying the announcement is entirely false.

Putin Sitting in the Kremlin Russian Federation Photo

Independent battlefield analyses have supported Ukraine’s claims, with several reports noting that Russian troops have entered and occupied some parts of the city but have not established full control.

It is a decision that has been rumored for some weeks now. Those nations that are the major supporters of Ukraine in its war against an unprovoked invasion in February 2022 are scratching their heads this Thursday. The question they are all asking is why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked his Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, today.

The Defense chief was not only well thought of, but the adjectives usually written in front of his name put him a cut above previous occupants of that office.

During a recent training rotation to the Mojave Desert, soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team reckoned with a problem heavy units across Eastern Europe have become all-too familiar with in recent years: drones.
While troops with the Spartan Brigade launched loitering munitions, reconnaissance drones and electronic effects at a simulated enemy in Fort Irwin, California, last month in concert with their tanks, Bradleys and light vehicles, unit leaders also told reporters on Thursday that unmanned aerial systems still present an enduring issue for the tank-centric formation.
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The Space Development Agency has successfully launched its third plane of operational data transport satellites Thursday — officially ending a nine-month pause in deployments to address software and hardware issues discovered in the initial satellites launched in 2025.
The batch of 21 Tranche 1 transport layer birds were hoisted into low-Earth orbit (LEO) via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Air conditioning has been restored to barracks for about 4,000 soldiers assigned to bases in Hawaii after some of the mechanical issues at a local water treatment plant were fixed, an Army official told Task & Purpose on Thursday.
“We are tracking a couple of isolated cases where condensation leaks have been found but the systems are holding and the team is knocking out any remaining issues,” said Nathan Wilkes, a spokesman for U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii.

Amid a deepening economic crisis, Russian officials are attempting to project strength, promising new measures to improve the situation.

On Thursday, July 16, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov sought to ease concern domestically about the effects of Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes, rather than pretending they aren’t happening.

Tu-160 Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Tu-160M Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Russian Military/Creative Commons.

Ukraine launched another large-scale overnight drone attack targeting Moscow and other regions deep inside Russia.

According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, more than 300 drones headed toward the Moscow region overnight. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that 375 drones were intercepted nationwide.

Putin in 2025 Russian Government Photo

Putin in a Meeting. Russian Federation Photo.

While the figures cannot be independently verified, the scale illustrates how Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign has expanded dramatically during 2026.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao recently signed off on a new Strategy to Weaponize Data and Artificial Intelligence that introduces more than a dozen instructions to integrate and deploy data and algorithms across the sea service — including by standing up a new AI War Council.
The seven-page blueprint, publicly released on Tuesday, frames data and AI as core warfighting assets that are as integral to modern U.S. combat operations as personnel, weapon systems and munitions.

The Pentagon announced that service members will get access to testosterone replacement therapy. Experts say that treating health issues associated with hormonal deficiencies is more complex than giving troops access to straight testosterone, which comes with its own risks.
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that routine annual health assessment for troops over 30 would now include testosterone screening, which younger troops could also request.