What use to Iran is Hizballah in the event of all-out war against the regime? In principle, a great deal. In practice, not so much. The ongoing U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran raises not only what would happen to and be done by Iran, but also the very future and existence of its crown jewel proxy, Hizballah in Lebanon. Almost any conceivable scenario that emerges from this confrontation represents a threat rather than an opportunity for Hizballah, further destabilizing the group and forcing it on the defensive.It has been a difficult couple of years for Hizballah.
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On the night of April 1, 1980, two CIA officers flew Maj. John T. Carney Jr., a U.S. Air Force Combat Controller, to a small strip of road in the South Khorasan Province, Iran. This location would live in special operations infamy forever, by its code name: Desert One.
Major Carney installed infrared lights, a strobe for use as landing lights, and tested the ground, which was hard-packed sand. By this time, Iranian students had already held 52 American diplomats and other embassy personnel hostage for 149 days.
The U.S. military was determined to get them out.
Cold weather combat is the great equalizer. Just ask Napoleon or Hitler how their winter campaigns in Russia went. With increased focus on the strategic importance of the Arctic and the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO, it’s more important than ever to ensure that infantry small arms function reliably in the cold and snow.
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With many NATO militaries fielding some form of AR-15 rifle, Finnish firearms manufacturer Sako introduced an Arctic version of the rifle for the alliance’s newest members.
Summary and Key Points: The Air Force is accelerating the B-21 Raider program by boosting annual production capacity by 25 percent, backed by $4.5 billion in supplemental funding, to start fielding operational bombers in 2027 at Ellsworth.
-Yet officials still hold to the public baseline of “at least 100” aircraft, even as the production line speeds up and some reporting suggests rates could reach about eight per year.
A second B-21 Raider test aircraft takes off, Sept. 11, from Palmdale, Calif., to join the Air Force’s flight test campaign at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Randall Fowler, Providence
Rather than Iraq in 2003 or Iran a half century before that, a better point of comparison to today would be the final years of the Iran-Iraq War.
Mani Nouri, RealClearDefense
There are defining moments in history that a window of opportunity opens to do the right thing at the right time to change the course of history.
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The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday morning after what the Israeli military said was…
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Europe is not in fact short of money.
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In an era of strategic competition, America’s adversaries are engaged in persistent operations against US interests in a spectrum of low-intensity conflict frequently referred to as the…
Summary and Key Points: Canada has started making advance payments tied to “long-lead” components for 14 additional F-35 fighters, framing the move as a way to preserve options and negotiating leverage without committing to the full buy.
-Ottawa remains legally funded and contracted for the first 16 jets, with deliveries staged for training beginning in 2026, followed by additional aircraft in 2027 and 2028, before moving to Canadian bases like Cold Lake and Bagotville.
F-35 Fighters Ready. Image Credit: Creative Commons.