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Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz is slipping. Maybe for good, Washington says.

Early last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Iran has lost control of the Strait of Hormuz. He added that the United States will target anything that threatens its forces or global navigation in the waterway. He also confirmed what everyone already knew.

(Dec. 01, 2020) – The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches a Block V Tomahawk, the weapon’s newest variant, during a missile exercise.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the war with Ukraine and the hostilities with the West could reach a “fatal point of no return” – right as Moscow intensifies its war against Ukraine and tensions between the Kremlin and NATO countries rise to levels not seen since the Cold War.

Putin issued the warning during an October 1 speech at the Valdai Discussion Club, arguing that a cycle of increasingly aggressive retaliation between major powers risks becoming uncontrollable.

As the conflict in Iran threatens economies worldwide, officials are doing everything they can to keep their countries’ economies from spiraling further.

Iraq, for example, has devalued its currency against the US dollar, putting the exchange rate at roughly 1,500 Iraqi dinars per 1 US dollar.

The French Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R91), and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) are underway in formation in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S.

Born January 25, 1930, Thomas Joseph Abate Sr. served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Abate, who died December 9, 2014, at the age of 84, spoke to the Library of Congress for its Veterans History Project. As Veterans Day approaches on November 11, 2026, this is a transcript of that conversation. Edits were made for clarity.
“My opinion of the war was that it had to be fought because of what was going on at the time. Being 21 years old, I didn’t remember everything, but now as I get older, I know more about it.

GDLS and Primordial Labs have agreed to explore the use of natural language command and control technology on combat vehicles.

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Dylan Malyasov, Defence Blog
BAE Systems received a Lockheed Martin contract to deliver AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for F-35 Lots 20 through 22 and retrofits for older aircraft

Bruce Allen Lubbering, RealClearDefense
In the strategic planning rooms at the Pentagon and across the sprawling flight lines of the United States Air Force, a dramatic shift in air…

Joseph Trevithick, TWZ
The Air Force Test Center plans to use an evolving blend of real-world and digital testing once the F-47 starts flying.

Chris Gordon, Air & Space Forces Magazine
Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a major new production facility for the B-21 Raider