The U.S. Air Force has received its 105th KC-46A Pegasus airborne tanker, with the aircraft intended to serve under the 22nd Air Refuelling Wing. The KC-46 is a military derivative of the Boeing 767 freighter family with an internal fuel capacity of 96,290 litres, of which up to 94,200 litrescan be transferred to receiver aircraft. The aircraft combines a strategic range and heavy fuel load with a flexible cabin and cargo architecture that gives commanders far more utility than older tanker types. Although the U.S.

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“Hopefully it lasts much longer than two week

Unexpected encounter of a sleeping Russian trooper in the field with a Ukrainian FPV drone on the Pokrovsk direction.
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On April 10 a Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter intercepted a Russian Navy Kilo class attack submarine, with the aircraft tracking the ship’s movements into the Baltic Sea in coordination with allied countries. The Swedish Armed Forces described the operation as part of regular activities aimed at maintaining situational awareness in the country’s surrounding waters and ensuring the territorial integrity of Sweden and its allies.

A fire at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant in the Russian Far East has raised questions regarding the future of production of the Su-35 and Su-57 fighters, which are assembled exclusively at the facility. Open-source intelligence indicates that the fire broke out in Shop No. 46 of the plant, a crucial facility responsible for producing polymer composite material (PCM) components used in the Su-57’s airframe. Around 300 different part designs are manufactured there, including roughly 100 large structural elements.

The Navy plans to use underwater drones in the coming days as part of its new effort to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday.
The strait is a critical maritime chokepoint for oil exported from the Middle East, and reopening it to more shipping traffic has been a top objective of President Donald Trump amid the shaky ceasefire between the United States and Iran that began a few days ago and paused Operation Epic Fury, the military name for the American war effort against Tehran that kicked off Feb. 28.

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Washington — The Selective Service System plans to begin automatically registering all eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft database by the end of December 2026, aiming to close a longstanding compliance gap that has left nearly one in five young men unregistered.
The agency submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, kicking off the formal review process needed before the change takes effect.

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Two U.S. Navy destroyers are now in the Persian Gulf after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, U.S. Central Command announced. The warships are now working on “ setting conditions for clearing mines” in the important waterway.
Two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, the USS Frank E. Peterson. and the USS Michael Murphy crossed the strait earlier today and are now sailing in the Persian Gulf, also known as the Arabian Gulf. Axios reported that the move was not coordinated with Tehran, en as negotiations began earlier today. It’s the first major move by U.S.

Hawaii mobilized more National Guard personnel ahead of this weekend, as another heavy storm hits the state. 
More than 300 National Guard troops are now mobilized, up from “just over 200” still active from the previous month’s storm response mission, a spokesperson for the Hawaii National Guard confirmed to Task & Purpose on Friday. The activation came as state and local governments spend several days preparing for what is expected to be a week of severe weather from another “Kona Low” storm.

The USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of the North Carolina-class of fast battleships—the first vessel of that type built for the U.S. Navy.

Built during the time of the Washington Naval Treaty, the North Carolina’s design was limited in displacement and armament. However, the United States turned to a clause in the Second London Naval Treaty to increase the main battery from its original armament of twelve 14-inch guns in quadruple turrets to nine 16-inch guns in triple turrets.

In any future naval war between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the navies of the two nations will lead the fight. Specifically, the submarine forces of these countries will likely be among the first units to engage each other in combat.

Quantity vs. Quality: A Dangerous Equation
While the United States Navy’s submarine force is undoubtedly qualitatively superior to China’s growing submarine force, China’s force is growing larger.

Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense
In June 2025, President Trump made the command decision to strike Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

(USAFA Press Release) In preparation for a change of command ceremony next month, Col. Brandon J. Tellez, Class of ’01, has been assigned as the Academy’s 32nd Commandant of Cadets, succeeding Brig. Gen. Gavin P. Marks, who will retire this summer after a distinguished Air Force career.
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Please read that again.
We lose a military spouse by suicide every eight days. This is unconscionable. 
Today’s military spouses are not the stereotypical post-World War II spouses shaped and modeled by generations of spouses of yesteryear (traditionally female spouses from that time period) operating with societal expectations with a stern focus on reproducing, raising children, and domesticity in the home. 
Also Read: The most famous ‘war brides’ and how they served their country behind the scenes
Military spouses are anything and everything—except vanilla.

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The current American and Israeli campaign against Iran has demonstrated the utility of drones for surface-to-air missile (SAM) and ballistic missile destruction and suppression.

Mark W. Castillon, AFP
… when I hear a retired Major General publicly dismiss the Secretary of War as a “disgraced major” from the DC National Guard, I don’t just hear a political insult….

Frank Fitzgerald, RealClearDefense
Iran May Avoid Losing the War but Has Limited Means To Achieve Long-Term Deterrence

Ben Van Horrick, RCDefense
America often prepares for the war it has just fought. Today, the Pentagon is preparing for the next war, in real time, under fire, against the clock.

Gelashvili, RCD
The current U.S. military buildup in the Middle East signals a shift far beyond traditional deterrence.

Ukraine has seen an influx of foreign armoured personnel carrier, but is also able to manufacture or upgrade in-country for its military.

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L Todd Wood and Mark Castillon discuss the military’s fight against PTSD.
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Former USAF combat pilots L Todd Wood and Brent Beecham discuss what went down on the ground in Iran over the weekend.
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The Republic of China Army has deployed M60A3 main battle tanks and infantry equipped with Javelin anti-tank missiles under the Penghu Defence Command for a “Frontier Defense Exercise” on April 10, which simulated an enemy amphibious assault. The live-fire exercises verified the coordinated defensive combat effectiveness of infantry, artillery, and mechanised units. Units equipped with Javelin missiles simulated the destruction of enemy armoured landing vehicles, strengthening coastal defence capabilities.

A “Delta Force” Mission Support Specialist leaks information to the press

Looks like we have another Reality Winner.
That’s the real name of the NSA, Trump Hating Dirtbag, now in prison for leaking Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information because she hated President Trump during the first term. The fawning NPR story seems to brush that motive aside.
Now we have another leaker – a Courtney Williams who was part of Special Operations Command.

Guam is one of the most important U.S.

The Space Force has named 14 companies eligible to compete under a 10-year, $1.8 billion contract vehicle designed to modernize the service’s ability to keep tabs on objects in space.
The program, known as Andromeda, aims to acquire and field next-generation space domain awareness capabilities and supporting systems that can track, identify and analyze other platforms on orbit, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
The first Andromeda task order will fund satellites for the RG-XX program, according to a solicitation posted by Space Systems Command in January.

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The crew of the Artemis II lunar flyby mission is ready for their splashdown back on Earth after completing a historic mission. Over the course of 10 days, the crew tested the Orion spacecraft’s life support systems to prepare for a future return to the moon’s surface.
Also Read: This Army pilot went from flying Black Hawks to setting a spaceflight record
Artemis II’s crew took six days to reach the moon’s orbit, where they would break the record for the furthest distance traveled from Earth. Along the way, however, they decided to have a little fun.

Four astronauts are scheduled to complete their trip to the moon with a splashdown off the coast of Southern California this evening. And when they do, a specialized Navy team will be waiting for them. 
The Artemis II mission is on its tenth and final day, after taking humans into lunar orbit for the first time in five decades. The Orion space capsule carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, is expected to land roughly 60 miles offshore of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. Eastern Time.

UK forces tracked covert submarines near Britis

Soldiers deployed to forward operating bases might be fed by robots in an automated kitchen that arrives in a box about the size of a shipping container. 
The Army is experimenting with a robotic system called Sustained Autonomous Meals, or SAM, that prepares hot, fresh meals inside a shipping container-sized box. The technology was first introduced to soldiers at the Camp Walker, South Korea, dining facility in November 2025, and a transportable version is now being tested.

The Prime Minister has met troops in Bahrain🤝 Sir Keir Starmer is in the region for talks on how the UK and allies can support the US-Iran ceasefire. #bfbsforcesnews #forcesnews #news #uk #military #shorts #armedforces #politics #bahrain #middleeast #straitofhormuz

The U.S. military will continue sending counter-drone capabilities to the Middle East in the days and weeks to come, according to a spokesperson for the Pentagon task force responsible for such assets, following a nine-figure C-UAS investment and amid uncertainty about the future of the Iran war.
Multiple experts told DefenseScoop that, despite the overall drone threat being known for years, U.S. military investments in countering them are well overdue.

A milestone moment for Flight Lieutenant Amy Co

In the spring of 2023, a barren stretch of Wyoming highway briefly became the tactical hub of a three-day Army and Air Force exercise in which special operators unloaded nimble attack helicopters from cargo planes as attack jets and drones watched overhead.
At the center of the exercise — dubbed Agile Chariot — was a “missing pilot.” Once unfolded, the helicopters, draped with commandos dangling their feet in the air, bolted to go find him, as escort fighters buzzed above.

We go behind-the-scnes of the Spitfire 90 tour

A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted a former Army employee at Fort Bragg this week for allegedly revealing classified national defense information to a journalist.
Courtney Williams served in a support capacity for the Special Operations unit Delta Force from 2010 to 2016. As such, she held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. A grand jury indicted Williams on Wednesday, one day after her arrest.

The US Army is seeking to achieve “decision dominance” on the modern battlefield through the launch of the Army Data Operations Center (ADOC).

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg set up a new unit to lead all the Pentagon’s work that involves fusing economic leverage and requirements into joint U.S. military planning and operations, according to a memorandum obtained by DefenseScoop.
The two-page memo formally establishes the Economic Defense Unit and the position of EDU director, who will oversee the new hub and report to Feinberg as the deputy secretary’s principal advisor for economic competition across the Defense Department.

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The Ukrainian bounty hunters scavenging the streets for fighters again beat a man unconscious.
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The Finnish Ministry of Defence has placed an additional order for K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace.