Category Added in a WPeMatico Campaign
High diesel prices are becoming a problem for the U.S. economy and Trump: High gas prices have been a reality for Americans throughout 2026, especially since the war in Iran broke out.
But lately, diesel prices have started to soar even more, threatening ripple effects across the U.S. economy. And that’s something that could create a big political problem for President Trump’s party in November’s midterm elections.
A major joint exercise between U.S. and South Korean troops will end a week earlier than originally planned after President Donald Trump directed that it be scaled back, a Pentagon official confirmed.
The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise began on Monday shortly after Trump posted on social media that he had ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the U.S. military’s involvement in the training event, which he described as “costly.”
The exercise had originally been scheduled to last until Aug.
What do you get when you cross a Russian drone with a cruise missile? Answer: A new hybrid and more difficult-to-shoot-down weapon called the S8000, or more commonly known as the “Banderol.” The weapon not only presents a considerable new challenge to Ukraine’s air defense forces (PPO), but it also has become an additional method for Moscow to terrorize Ukrainian civilians.
Meet the Banderol Cruise Missile
Lancet Drone. Image Credit: Russian State Media.
Lancet Drone from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
There is nothing as classic in the crime/murder mystery genre as the infamous “killer returning to the scene of the crime.” In a real-world example of how art imitates life, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have done just that.
For months now, unofficial sources have said Putin has increasingly confined himself to hiding inside underground bunkers or other hardened sites.
When defending any position, the second-to-last thing a military unit wants to know is that they’re outnumbered. The very last thing the defenders want to know is that they’re massively outnumbered.
Also Read: One of military history’s most lopsided beatdowns didn’t need to happen
Being outnumbered leads to a losing mindset, which can be a real morale killer, which can only hurt a unit’s ability to fight effectively. Being so outnumbered that defeat feels guaranteed can be a self-fulfilling prophecy—but it doesn’t have to be.
It was a war no one in London asked for, to kick off a plan everyone tried to reject, and the first battle was an absolute disaster. But the British Army was sent to Isandlwana anyway, by one British High Commissioner who was going to reorganize southern Africa by any means necessary.
There was just one problem: Britain didn’t actually control all of southern Africa.
Elbit Systems said that its subsidiary, Elbit Systems Sweden, plans to introduce its new Tactical High Mobility Shelter (THMS) at DALO Industry Days 2026 defence exhibition in Denmark.
Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) has landed its first major contract with the US Army to provide prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers (K9MH) for the military’s Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) programme.
Flesh-eating bacteria warning, Gulf Coast 2026. Photo: The Wellness Company
The last few months the media has been transfixed by the cyclospora “explosive diarrhea” outbreak that has spread across the country – with no relief in sight. Not garnering near the media attention as cyclospora, but deadlier and more dangerous, is a flesh-eating bacteria crisis that has developed along the Gulf Coast.
Writing in his Substack, Dr.
In a Pacific war, the U.S. military cannot assume uncontested access to its depots and supply lines for munitions, spare parts, food, water, and energy. Jonathan is joined by David Tuttle (Rune Technologies), Paul Lwin (HavocAI), and Tom Garvey (CACI) to discuss sustaining a dispersed force that’s facing enemy fire and lacks stable, secure communications. They debate autonomy versus automation, predictive resupply, where the data comes from, and which lessons from Ukraine transfer across theaters.Image: Sgt. Alora Finigan via DVIDS.