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The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) underwent a refit, with testing expected to continue this year. The goal is to upgrade all three ships in the class (including Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B. Johnson) by 2029.
The USS Michael Monsoor will undergo a “Fuel Endurance and Range” modification.
LOGZONE, an Alabama-based logistics services provider, has agreed to pay more than $507,000 to resolve allegations that it misrepresented its compliance with Pentagon cybersecurity requirements while doing work with the Navy.
According to a settlement agreement published Thursday, the Justice Department alleged that LOGZONE failed to fully implement required security controls under NIST Special Publication 800-171 despite its contract mandating compliance.
For more than a decade now, the decision to end F-22 Raptor production has been controversial among everyone from military analysts and lawmakers to Air Force officials themselves.
As global conflict heats up and the United States and Europe prepare for potential conflicts with major powers like China and Russia, it’s hard to ignore the fact that the United States chose to end production of what is still considered the premier air superiority fighter in the world.
F-22 Raptor Flying in the Dark Clouds. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
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Congratulations to the 50,000 U.S. forces deployed to U.S. Central Command. The United States and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding that could reshape the Middle East – if Iran behaves.
After decades of escalating aggression, more than 13,500 strikes carried out during Operation Epic Fury flattened Iran’s power projection capabilities and ended their path toward a nuclear weapon.
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a sweeping six-month review of America’s military posture in Europe.
Immediately cutting several high-end assets while warning allies that deeper reductions could follow.
Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Training. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
A Eurofighter Typhoon with the Spanish Air Force based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, refuels from a KC-130J Hercules, a first for the Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Aug. 13, in Spain. The U.S.
It is no longer possible for Russia to publicly ignore the damage that Ukraine is inflicting on its economy and infrastructure.
After Thursday’s strikes on a major Moscow oil refinery sent a fuel tanker lid flying hundreds of feet into the air, Ukraine’s newfound confidence is now clear for the world to see.
Iskander-M. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
But not only are Ukrainian drone and missile strikes wreaking havoc on Russia’s struggling wartime economy, the sheer scale of the attacks is also causing a new problem for Russia: missile defenses.
The Navy wants to find civilians who work in artificial intelligence and other fast-changing tech fields and fast-track them into service as Reserve officers, some with notably high rank.
Once commissioned, the officers will maintain their day jobs in the tech world while working remotely and part-time for the Reserve’s new Navy Innovation Unit. The officers will be commissioned at ranks ranging from ensign (O-1) to commander (O-5), an official told Task & Purpose, as determined by a Navy board.
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is now well underway, bringing 48 countries’ teams to compete in a soccer tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With teams from every continent except Antarctica, the 2026 tournament is a truly global event. The World Cup is often hailed as an opportunity for the world to come together and celebrate a shared passion for “the beautiful game” — creating an opportunity every four years for countries to gain attention, shape their reputation, and build influence.Although the joint U.S.
Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign escalated again this week, with Russia confirming on Thursday that a major oil refinery in Moscow had been struck.
The enormous strike caused a major explosion, sending the lid of a fuel storage tank flying hundreds of feet into the air.
Neptune Missile. Image Credit: Government of Ukraine.
It is the second major strike on Russian oil refineries this week, and easily one of the biggest launched since the beginning of the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again described the strikes as part of a campaign of “long-range sanctions.
Staff Sgt. Matthew Harvey was bent over the front of his truck, working a tangle of debris loose from under the lead vehicle on a route clearance run outside Najaf, Iraq, when three rounds poofed into the dirt by his boots.
Harvey spun, found the shooter half-hidden behind a berm, and put him down. Standing up to scan the rest of the ground, he caught movement at his five o’clock and turned toward it.
That’s when a bullet hit him in the head.