These will be the first Military Executions since 1961

It has been almost 17 years since U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan killed 13 and wounded 32 unarmed, defenseless victims at Ft. Hood, Texas.
In March 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied Hasan’s final petition for a review of his trial, which cleared the way for his execution.
There are actually three other military members awaiting execution.
They are:
Hasan Akbar who threw four hand grenades into three tents and fired his rifle at fellow soldiers in 2003 in Kuwait. Two were killed, 14 were wounded.

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The Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf — now under threat of an Iranian maritime exclusion zone. Photo: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Iran is finalizing plans to declare a Maritime Exclusion Zone stretching across the Persian Gulf from the U.S. Navy’s existing blockade line — a move that would formally codify Tehran’s claim to control a vast swath of Gulf waters and place any vessel transiting the zone on an Iranian sanctions list.

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With a sleek airframe the size of an A-5 Vigilante, its silhouette drew immediate attention from local aviation photographers who had never seen anything like it there

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Today’s U.S. Navy, even with its various internal, industrial and foreign challenges, is the world’s most powerful and flexible maritime power . . .

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Haley Fuller, Military.

China’s marine scientific research ships are expanding their operations around Taiwan, and they are not just there to advance the frontiers of human knowledge. Their operations serve to undermine Taiwan’s independent political status and to force international acceptance of Beijing’s claim of sovereignty over the island and its surrounding waters. This pressure campaign by the People’s Republic of China began intensifying in 2022.

The first institution Nicaragua’s National Assembly called to testify on the constitutional reform ending competitive elections was the army. On July 29, 2026, Gen. Julio César Avilés appeared before the Special Constitutional Commission and pledged the firm support of the Army of Nicaragua for a package that dissolves the electoral basis of the civilian authority he serves. Avilés spoke on behalf of the General Command, the Military Council, and the ground, naval, air, and reserve forces under his command.

The first two new-build F-16 Block 70 fighters were forced to turn back to Hawaii shortly after taking off for the next stage of their first journey across the Pacific, introducing another delay into a long-troubled delivery to equip the Republic of China Air Force. The two single-seat aircraft, bearing serial numbers 6727 and 6728, departed Hickam Field in Hawaii on September 7 but reportedly returned to the base shortly after takeoff. The reason for the aborted flight remains unclear, with neither a technical problem nor adverse weather conditions confirmed as the cause.

Iran to Double Gas Prices – The price of gasoline will be doubled in Iran amid plans to contain growing fuel shortages.

Fatemeh Mohajerani, a spokesperson for the regime, said on Monday that the third-tier price will rocket from 5,000 to 10,000 tomans per liter from September 8. The first 60 liters per month will still be priced at 1,500 tomans per liter, with an additional 50 liters available at 3,000 tomans per liter.

Iran’s Drones That Russia Is Using. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has announced that it has secured new export contracts for the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter, as Moscow prepares to showcase the aircraft at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt. As with previous contracts for the aircraft, the specific client and the number of aircraft were not disclosed. At least three foreign countries have now placed order for the Su-57, with Algeria having been the first client and having received its fighters in late 2025.

Ukraine Targets Russia in Drone Assault Just Hours After U.S. Envoys Leave Kyiv – A fire broke out at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks.

Key Russian assets across the country were targeted in the attacks leading into Monday, 7th September.

Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Battery, 1-181st Field Artillery Regiment conduct a training exercise using the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, June 9.

Ever heard of the bat bomb?

North Korea has formally commissioned its second Choe Hyon class destroyer, the warship Kang Kon, at the eastern port of Wonsan on September 6, marking another significant step in efforts to transform its largely coastal defence-oriented navy into an advanced power projection capable force. The first ship of the class, the Choe Hyon, was commissioned in late June. The class represents a major qualitative departure from previous North Korean surface combatants, and incorporate multirole  vertical launch systems and phased-array radar.

Former Army chief Gen Sir Peter Wall is urging

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Oil Prices Are Rising Again – And They May Not Stop – Oil prices have risen to their highest levels in six weeks amid ongoing escalations between the United States and Iran.

The conflict, now well into its seventh month, reignited at the end of August after more than a month without a confirmed strike by either side.

Oil Platform. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Generic Oil Tanker Image. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Commercial shipping has increasingly become a target since military hostilities resumed just over a week ago.

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The 65,000-tonne carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth ha

The Russian defence export conglomerate Rosoboronexport’s CEO Alexander Mikheev has confirmed that a new foreign client for the Su-57 fifth generation fighter will begin to receive its fighters before the end of 2026. This follows considerable speculation that India, Kazakhstan, Iran or North Korea may have placed orders, and follows the first confirmed export delivery of the new fighter type to Algerian in November 2025. It follows a statement by Rosoboronexport in April confirming that multiple countries have now placed orders for the aircraft.

In June 2021, an incident involving a Royal Nav

Hanwha Aerospace, a subsidiary of Hanwha Group, has presented a new operating concept for its K9 self-propelled howitzer that integrates vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones into artillery operations, aiming to accelerate targeting and battle assessment capabilities for future battlefields.

WARSAW, POLAND – This Sunday, the NY Times reported discouraging results from a series of military audits conducted by the State Audit Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) internal audit department.  Earlier this year, the paper received several audits reviewing how the Ukrainian military has been spending money on weapons and ammunition for its war against Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has finally acknowledged a monumental miscalculation on the part of his government with regard to the Ukraine war. Speaking at last week’s Eastern Economic Forum in the Pacific coast city of Vladivostok, the former mid-level KGB officer admitted that he and his military were fundamentally unprepared for the scale and intensity of Ukraine’s attacks on Russia’s oil refineries.

The net effect of the Ukrainian campaign, which its president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has referred to as “long-range sanctions”.

Military Police at a base gate. Photo: STARRS.us

What kind of horrible thing happened on Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico????
Officials at the gate have been saying to people (oh horror of horrors):
“God bless you” or “Have a blessed day.”
How far down low have we become as a nation that was founded on religious principles (as Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret, writes in his recent book review) to now have members of American armed forces find it disgusting for someone even to mention God and wish them well?
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On Sept. 1, 2026, American Rheinmetall announced delivery of the first Lynx XM30 combat vehicle prototype to the U.S. Army. The first of eight contracted prototypes, the XM30 will start developmental and performance testing with the Army. Designed and intended to replace the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, this first delivery is a significant milestone in the combat vehicle program.
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Army, Navy, and Air Force went a combined 3-0 and outscored their opponents 135-18, while rushing for an astonishing 1,506 yards during Week 1. Despite going up against underdog Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams, the three service academies performed well on both sides of the ball, averaging 502 rushing yards per game, possessing the ball for a combined 113:38, and allowing no sacks, all while committing zero turnovers.

Thales and Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited have agreed to collaborate on the development and local production of 70mm rockets in India.

The INEOS Grenadier will be offered in a unique armoured configuration as part of the British Army’s Light Mobility Vehicle programme.

Former CIA Director Says Iran War Could Drag On For Months – Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that the war with Iran is far from over and that the conflict could drag on for months more. Panetta said that neither Washington nor Tehran currently possesses a clear route to end the fighting — and his words carry weight.

Panetta is a former cabinet official, but his national security career also stretches back decades, having served as an Army intelligence officer in the 1960s and later joining the bipartisan Iraq Study Group during the Iraq War.

The Marine Corps is continuing its push to bring in recruits to fill high-tech jobs, once again offering up to $15,000 in enlistment bonuses, as the service works to build out its cyber and electronic warfare force.
The coming fiscal year’s enlistment bonuses were laid out in a Marine Administrative Notice this past week. The FY2027 Enlistment Option Program and Enlistment Bonus Program MARADMIN, released on Sept. 2, outlines financial incentives for enlistees who sign up for specific military occupational specialties and extended service.

Iran Is Preparing for Economic War – Iran appears to be preparing for a prolonged conflict — and the associated economic costs. On Sunday, September 6, Iran’s Economy Ministry said it had established an “Economic War Headquarters” and begun intensifying efforts to address the problems associated with the conflict and sanctions imposed by Washington.

Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh also promised that economic reforms were coming to address the conditions affecting the daily lives of Iranian citizens.

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The Iran War Could Cost the West for Years – Iran is preparing to deal with the economic consequences of the war, not by ending the conflict and accepting America’s terms, but by implementing government measures designed to mitigate the impact of what could be another six months of war.

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Illicit Iranian funds are flowing through U.S.

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On a battlefield crowded with invisible signals, the US Air Force is

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The Strait of Hormuz viewed from 35,000 feet — the world’s most critical energy chokepoint. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The U.S.-Iran confrontation at the Strait of Hormuz entered a new and more dangerous chapter on September 7, 2026, as American forces sank an Iranian crude oil tanker and Tehran responded with ballistic missile strikes targeting a U.S. aircraft carrier and a Navy warship in the region.
U.S. Central Command released video footage it said showed the Iranian tanker M/T Kilo sinking and settling on the seafloor in the Gulf of Oman following a precision American strike.

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The Russian Su-57 has become the first ever fifth generation fighter aircraft to land in Egypt, touching down in the country on September 7 ahead of the El Alamein International Airshow from September 8-10. At El Alamein, Russia will present the aircraft with new weapons that have not previously been displayed publicly, as well as with advanced air-to-air missiles and precision-guided strike weapons.

Editor’s note: This is the tenth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the Arsenal of Innovation page.I was fortunate enough to do something that would be a benefit to mankind. It’s been an extremely satisfying discovery.

When Israeli warplanes struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria on Aug. 18, 2026, the smoke rose over the demolition of an old geopolitical assumption about the Middle East. This time, Israel directly targeted a strategic sphere of influence where the Turkish military had been working to build local security capacity.Turkey rapidly filled the power vacuum in post-Assad Syria, expanding its military and intelligence footprint southward and positioning itself as a founding actor in the Levant’s new security architecture.

Arms trafficking in the Caribbean has soared in recent years, with many states now ranking firearms trafficking as the number one public safety and security threat. As new methods of arming individuals and gangs emerge across the Caribbean, gun violence continues to rise throughout the region. While armed gangs in Haiti currently possess superior firepower to the police, most countries are trying to get a handle on the problem before it becomes that bad.