Secretary of the Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has confirmed that Ukrainian long-range drones now pose a direct threat to regions deep inside Russia, including the strategically critical Ural industrial area. The pace of development and use of Ukrainian unmanned systems has changed the security environment, he observed, warning: “Thus, until recently, the Urals were out of reach for strikes from Ukrainian territory, and today they are already in the zone of immediate threat.

Satellite images have confirmed that Iranian strikes have destroyed multiple parts of an MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence system at Riffa Air Base in Bahrain, while damaging two reinforced shelters at the facility. Bahrain is one of multiple Gulf states that has supported the U.S.-led war effort against Iran, primarily by providing access to military bases to support power projection operations.

Ukrainian sources have reported that a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter was hit and destroyed by a first-person-view (FPV) drone on the Pokrovsk region, with photos and video footage showing a burning wreckage of a helicopter near the site of the impact. The Ukrainian 59th Separate Assault Brigade was reportedly responsible for the shootdown, with the Ka-52’s status as Russia’s most costly and high value type of attack helicopter making its destruction particularly significant. The crew of the Russian aircraft appear to have managed to exit after impact.

The United States Army has demonstrated the ability to launch very long-range rotary wing combat operations over distances exceeding 2,000 kilometres during the Talon Reach exercises in South Korea, highlighting the ability to deploy combat and transport aircraft for closely integrated assaults against East Asian targets. Multiple battalions deploying AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters, and CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, executed simultaneous operations including attack missions, air assault manoeuvres, and medical evacuation flights.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives an update on the Department of War’s efforts to reinstate those service members who were unjustly forced out of the military because of the Covid vax mandate.

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Today, in this video, as we said we would, I want to update you on our efforts to reinstate those service members who were unjustly forced out of the military during the COVID-19 panic.
While I’m proud of our efforts over the past year, our obligations to make things right are not yet complete.

Chinese state media has for the first time released footage showing the long range surface-to-air missile capabilities of Type 055 class destroyers, with the first warship of the class, the Nanchang, shown firingHHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles. The footage was taken during the ship’s first air defence and anti-missile mission in March 2021, shortly after the vessel’s service entry in January 2020. Five missiles were launched against test targets, and reportedly demonstrated high levels of accuracy.

The Ukrainians have destroyed numerous Russian Bombers on the ground at their bases; there is a need for vigilance to ensure this does not happen to the U.S. Air Force

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Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana is where most of the remaining B-52H Bombers reside when they are not forward deployed to Anderson AFB in Guam, Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean or at Minot AFB, North Dakota.
There are roughly 70 B-52H Bombers still in combat coded status out of the 102 built.

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The U.S. military is working to increase its presence on Greenland, including adding special operations forces and potentially operating in three new areas on the island, the head of U.S. Northern Command said this week. 
The United States is currently in talks with Denmark and Greenland over a wider American military presence on the island, Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot told senators earlier this week. Stars & Stripes first reported on Guillot’s remarks regarding expanding U.S. infrastructure in Greenland.

How trailblazer Grace Hopper taught the US military all about computers
When we think of military innovation, we think weapons, up-armored vehicles, mortar rounds, and combat zones.
But what if not every battle is physical? What if not every military innovation and revolution begins with weapons?
Related: The Navy initially denied Grace Hopper’s enlistment. Then she revolutionized computers. Some of the most significant military innovations, contributions, and transformations have happened behind desks. In code, to be precise.

The U.S. military is surging more ground, air and sea forces to the Middle East including nearly 5,000 Marines as the war with Iran approaches its fourth week. 
This week the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group left port in San Diego on Wednesday, ahead of schedule. The ready group includes the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship the USS Boxer as well as the dock landing ship the USS Comstock and amphibious transport dock ship the USS Portland; the latter two left port on Thursday. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is carrying the roughly 2,500 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Sometimes we have to reclaim our ambitions, because it’s so easy to lose them while we do everything else required of us. Nothing can prepare you for the journey ahead as a military spouse—except for time and space. But what you do with and during that time and space, to include the choices you make along the way, will shape and define you.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a video on X regarding the formation of a task force led by Anthony Tata, the Undersecretary of War for Personnel & Readiness on reviewing senior service colleges to eliminate wokeness in them.

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“Seminars on “Genocide Through the Analytic of Gender”. Sounds interesting. So-called “Whiteness Studies”.
Courses that celebrate the “History of Hamas”, where a professor calls Islamist militants and their attacks, “astounding” and “incredible”.
Graduate studies that focus on the “Abolition of Law Enforcement”.

James S. Robbins, RealClearDefense
War crimes are becoming a talking point in the Iran War, but the loudest accusations are aimed at the wrong country. While critics rush to brand U.S….

The British Army’s fleet of Land Rovers – a vehicle that entered military service back in 1949 – has begun to be phased out. The vehicle has been a cornerstone of military operations for more than 70 years, but all the Army’s Land Rovers are expected to have left service by 2030. More💻: https://www.forcesnews.com/services/army/army-begins-phased-withdrawal-land-rover-after-over-70-years-service #bfbsforcesnews #forcesnews #news #uk #shorts #military #army #vehicles #landrover

If only it were true. Sadly, Air Force veteran, martial arts world champion, and action hero Chuck Norris passed away on March 19, 2026, at the age of 86. 
“It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning,” read a message credited to the Norris family posted to Instagram and Facebook Friday morning. “While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by his family and was at peace.

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The United States doesn’t have a monopoly on special operations.

Cosimo Meneguzzo & Fabrizio Minniti, Modern War Institute
How to Measure Russia’s Munitions Throughput—and How to Disrupt It

Michael Aaron Cody, RealClearDefense
The Havana cases did not reveal a new threat so much as they confirmed a physics problem sitting in the open scientific literature for decades, one that…

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The Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah has reported multiple successes during engagements Israeli Army units, including the destruction of multiple Merkava IV main battle tanks. While Israeli authorities have imposed strict censorship regarding possible losses, Hezbollah has published footage confirming many of its claims, including the destruction of multiple types of Israeli armoured vehicles.

The Republic of China Ministry of National Defence has announced today that Deputy Minister of Military Affairs Hsu Szu-chien led a delegation to the United States to visit the F-16 Block 70 fighter production line in South Carolina to witness the aircraft complete its Lockheed Martin Acceptance Check Flight. The Ministry released a photo the delegation with an assembled fighter jet, which is the second F-16 Block 70 built for the Republic of China Air Force, and the first F-16C single seat variant. The Ministry indicated that delivery will began before the end of the year.

A training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is facing court-martial for having sex with three trainees he was in charge of, the 37th Training Wing said. 
Staff Sgt. Davonte Hardaway, who served as a basic military training instructor with the 324th Training Squadron, is accused of having “improper relationships with students.” The charges include three allegations of “prohibited sexual activity with students.” The San Antonio Express-News first reported on the court-martial against Hardaway on Thursday.

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The Army has taken delivery of a UH-60M Black Hawk that has been upgraded with autonomous flight capabilities, the service announced Friday.
The optionally-piloted helicopter — which has been designated UH-60Mx — will move into a “rigorous testing phase” over the coming months, according to an Army news release. Upcoming tests are designed to validate the Black Hawk’s ability to be controlled by troops on the ground and perform in complex, real-world missions without a pilot in the cockpit.

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The British Army’s fleet of Land Rovers – a vehicle that entered military service back in 1949 – has begun to be phased out. The vehicle has been a cornerstone of military operations for more than 70 years, but all the Army’s Land Rovers are expected to have left service by 2030. More: https://www.forcesnews.com/services/army/army-begins-phased-withdrawal-land-rover-after-over-70-years-service #bfbsforcesnews #forcesnews #news #uk #military #army #vehicles #landrover

U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle is launching a strategic plan to guide the sea service’s deployments of modular, containerized weapons and payloads that can be quickly adapted to existing ships for distinct combat operations without the need for long, arduous or expensive asset overhauls.
This new strategy will mark a key element of Caudle’s broader modernization vision and “Fighting Instructions” to revamp the Navy into a hybrid force of flexible manned and unmanned platforms that expand the military’s global reach and capacity.

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Leonardo has completed the previously announced €1.6bn ($1.8bn) acquisition of Iveco Group’s Defence Business, which includes the IDV and ASTRA brands.

The Defense Department and its federal partners issued a warning Friday to drone operators, threatening to impose massive fines, imprisonment and other measures on those who illegally fly unmanned aerial systems in restricted airspace.
Drone incursions over stateside military bases and other restricted areas have been widespread in recent years as commercially available systems proliferate. Just this week, the head of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command revealed that American forces recently identified and defeated a small UAS threat over a “strategic” U.S.

Where is Ali-Reza Asgari?
The Iranians have wanted to find that out since December 9, 2006, when Asgari, a retired major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, disappeared. His last known sighting was in Istanbul.
Some claimed the CIA or the Mossad (Israel’s secret police) kidnapped him or he was away on business. Neither of those possibilities is likely true. Asgari defected to the United States willingly, according to an extensive investigation by Iran International in 2024.

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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranOn March 17, Israel announced — and Tehran later confirmed — the killing of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. If eliminating Ali Khamenei on the opening day of the U.S.-Israeli offensive struck down the regime’s supreme leader, Larijani’s death removes its supreme coordinator.

An unmanned aerial system flies during an Advanced Drone Course at Fort Carson, Colo., Feb. 19, 2026 (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zachary Myers)

The U.S. Air Force is seeking small, backpack-portable one-way attack drones for its special operations forces, according to a request for information (RFI) posted this week.
“Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Special Tactics units currently lack a purpose-built First-Person View (FPV) unmanned capability,” the RFI notes.

Somewhere in North Carolina, the headquarters element of the 82nd Airborne Division is sitting still. Not training. Not deploying. Just…waiting. The Army canceled its training rotation at Fort Polk, Louisiana, without much explanation, and the silence that followed has been louder than any press release.
Also Read: America’s ongoing quest to stop firing $4 million missiles at $30,000 drones
Meanwhile, seven American service members are dead. A hundred and forty more have been wounded. Operation Epic Fury, the largest U.S.

Every Marine is a rifleman, but under new marksmanship rules announced this week, the few and the proud who also shoot pistols can now do so with an optic for the first time, Corps officials said.
A recent Marine Administrative Message, or MARADMIN, announced that Marines are allowed to use the M17 Romeo red dot optic for Combat Pistol Program qualifications. These types of optics use Light-Emitting Diodes, or LEDs, to project a dot at the point of aim. Military Times was the first to report on the MARADMIN.

The Canadian Defence Investment Agency has awarded a contract to Colt Canada for up to 65,402 assault rifle systems under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) programme.

Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose
The war against Iran has spread to neighboring Iraq, where a top U.S.

John Dudas, Modern War Institute
… there is good reason for the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) to assume responsibility for the management of modernizing and integrating sUAS

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