Iran Says Hormuz Deal Isn’t Enough – Iran and Oman are reportedly close to an agreement on a new system for managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warned on Saturday, August 8, that the arrangement alone won’t be enough to open the waterway. The news further complicates U.S. expectations that normal commercial traffic could resume soon, as Washington also faces a missile shortage that makes continued military action unlikely.

On July 24, 2026, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the future sale of military M14 rifles, converted to semi-auto only, to eligible civilian customers. This extraordinary news electrified the firearms market, but rumors of a $4,000+ price tag quickly circulated. After all, the more numerous M1 Garands sell for around $1,000 and M14 reproductions go for about twice that.
In an interview with Shooting USA at the National Matches, CMP Chairman and CEO Gerald O’Keefe dropped a daisy cutter of a bombshell: CMP M14s will cost under $2,000.

Frank Kendall, former Secretary of the Air Force. (Official DoD photo / Public Domain)

The Department of War moved swiftly Friday to strip former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall of his security clearance, accusing him of making an unauthorized disclosure of classified information about Air Force One’s capabilities to a media outlet. The action was announced by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell and takes effect immediately.

Donald Vandergriff
Restoring Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Generations of War in the Unmanned Age

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The most dangerous failures in defense technology are not sensor failures or algorithm failures.

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The Army has decided that airpower close to the ground doesn’t need a pilot’s name on it as often as it used to, and it plans to cut close to 6,500 active-duty…

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Iranian state media has released images of a display of aircraft wreckage from the U.S.

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Midway reveals much about the connections among tactics, operations, and strategy when it comes to war at sea, connections that remain relevant…

Since July 18th, Ukrainian forces have made a concerted effort to take out much of the physical infrastructure owned by Wildberries, a Russian e-commerce website. The attacks, which have occurred nearly every night, have set much of the company’s warehouse and storage space ablaze. One Reuters evaluation found that over one-fifth of the retailer’s physical storage space has been wiped out or damaged by Ukrainian strikes.

Russia’s Largest Online Retailer

Putin Reading a Statement. Image Credit: Russian Government.

Russia’s President Putin Sitting at a Desk.

“People don’t realize that this is truly more than just a ticket to an event. It’s a ticket to the rest of our lives.” — Adrienne Perez
For many military spouses, life is measured in countdowns. We always seem to be the keepers of information, tallying the number of days until homecoming, weeks until another move, and months until retirement. And we do it somewhere between packing boxes, finding new schools, grieving friendships, and maintaining households.

“No veteran should be disadvantaged by their se

One of the Army’s top generals in Europe was removed from his command in recent days. Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, head of V Corps, was relieved with less than two months left in his tenure. 
V Corps is one of the Army’s main units in Europe, working closely with NATO allies and coordinating with U.S. forces rotated in as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Costanza is one of several high ranking officers to be removed from their posts in recent months. ABC News first reported on Costanza’s removal. The Army confirmed his firing to Task & Purpose. 
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Turkey is preparing to transfer a major package of U.S.-origin long-range strike weapons and artillery ammunition to Ukraine, according to documents submitted to the U.S. Congress. The proposed transfer includes 70 M39 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles, 12 M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, 2,524 M26 227mm rockets and 47,000 M509A1 203mm cluster-munition artillery rounds. The package represents one of the most significant transfers of U.S.-origin long-range strike equipment to Ukraine by a third country.

The Indian Ministry of Defence has formally confirmed that New Delhi is seeking to join the French-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, marking a potentially major shift in India’s approach to the development of its next generation combat aircraft. In a report submitted to the Indian Parliament, the ministry stated that it had “initiated efforts in a concerted manner” to co-join the program spearheaded by the French government. The confirmation follows reports dating back to February that India was exploring cooperation with France on the program.

Illegal armed groups in Colombia have reportedly been sending combat personnel to Ukraine to acquire battlefield experience with drones, potentially allowing them to return home with knowledge that could be used against local security forces. The development highlights how lessons from the ongoing conflict are increasingly spreading beyond conventional militaries and into conflicts involving guerrilla and criminal organisations.

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Washington has not approved a proposal allowing Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defence missile interceptors under license, despite earlier indications that such an arrangement was under consideration. Speaking during a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Trump said discussions were continuing, but emphasised that transferring advanced missile technology represented “a big step” requiring considerable caution.

The Indian Air Force has deployed its Rafale fighters to Exercise Pitch Black for the first time, operating the aircraft over Australia’s Northern Territory alongside aircraft from multiple Western and Western-aligned states. The deployment provides the Air Force with an opportunity to expose its limited Rafale fleet to a multinational air warfare environment, while strengthening interoperability with regional partners. The Rafales operated from RAAF Base Darwin during Pitch Black 2026, which ran from July 20 to August 7.

Concerns are mounting as new details slowly emerge about the government’s high-dollar core integration contract for the Pentagon’s War Data Platform, formerly known as Advana, that Accenture Federal Services recently won.
“You don’t fix a broken program by changing the name on the cover sheet and then hiring the same type of firm, and many of the same characters, that produced the original problems,” a former senior defense official told DefenseScoop. “It’s bewildering.

The Navy removed the head of a medical training unit from his post after only a year on the job. On Friday, the Navy announced that Capt. Mathew Loe had been relieved as the commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore following a “loss of confidence in his ability to command.” 
Rear Adm. Kevin Brown, head of Naval Medical Forces Pacific, removed Loe, who has been temporarily reassigned to Naval Medical Forces Pacific. Loe took over as head of the command in July 2025.
The command’s executive officer, Capt. Robin Bennett, was named the interim leader.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the threat of being “encircled” by NATO as a justification for his initial invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

This has led to occasional fears that Putin could attempt some sort of military invasion on NATO’s Eastern flank, something that has not happened thus far in the war, although on a couple of occasions Russian drones have crossed the border into the airspace of Poland and Romania, which are NATO member states.

Putin Speaking in July 2026 Creative Commons Photo

Putin in July of 2026 Creative Commons Photo

Now, a new report says U.S.

Ukraine Hits More Wildberries Sites – Ukraine once again launched successful long-range strikes against Russian commercial and logistics infrastructure overnight, targeting Russia’s largest online retailer and hitting a facility located almost 1,200 miles from the Ukrainian border. The strikes, which occurred overnight into August 7, forced the evacuation of hundreds of workers and added to the mounting economic pressure on Russia and the Kremlin.

It takes defense companies up to 18 months to book an Army range to test new military technology. Now, the service is trying to cut that wait time to 30 days by opening up multiple bases to industry and launching a “concierge” website for vendors to reserve ranges.
Alongside officials from Michigan, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Friday detailed an ambitious plan that he teased in June to boost defense vendor access to the service’s domestic bases and establish a new range overseas, an effort intended to develop equipment faster.

Every year at 8:15 am on August 6, the Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan delivers a Peace Declaration. This year was no different. After a moment of silence, Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on the world to abolish nuclear weapons and pray for a lasting world peace. But his 2026 statement had a spicy little bite to it—and there’s a good reason for it:
The Prime Minister might want to introduce nuclear weapons into Japan.

Screenshot of Ukrainian ‘mobilization’. See video below.

For 12 years now I have been screaming to end the Ukraine war, and prevent American involvement in the conflict. There is no justification for what is going on.
In my view, the only thing that makes sense is that the Ukraine conflict is some kind of Satanic human sacrifice.
This war was engineered, by many of the same people who cheerleaded for the war in Iran to kick off.

Ukraine was hit with barrages of ballistic missiles from Russia this week, and on one night this week, at least 17 people in Ukraine were killed. Perhaps most alarmingly, every single ballistic missile was able to get through Ukraine’s defenses.

The “enemy is once again massively attacking the Kyiv region,”  head of Kyiv’s military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said in response, per The BBC. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that there were fears that some people in Kyiv could be trapped under rubble.

The Army test fires a Patriot missile in a recent test.

The Marine Corps is organizing a multi-day hackathon that will feature the development of agents using the military’s enterprise generative AI platform.
The service announced plans for the initiative in a MARADMIN message released Friday that was signed off by Lt. Gen. Joseph Matos III, deputy commandant for information.
One of the tracks for the event, slated to take place Oct. 26-30 at the Naval Postgraduate School, will focus on developing AI agents with tools available on GenAI.

Will Putin Test NATO? – Struggling under the weight of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” campaign, which is raising the cost of sustaining the Russian invasion by striking critical energy and logistics infrastructure, Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly weighing the possibility of launching a limited attack against NATO territory as early as this fall. Reports this week reveal how U.S. intelligence assessments now believe that Moscow could be prepared to risk a controlled escalation as it seeks to take full control of the Donbas region of Ukraine.

Another Wildberries warehouse was struck on Friday Morning following a Ukrainian drone attack on Yekaterinburg.

According to preliminary reports, no one was killed or injured, and all 800 workers at the warehouse were safely evacuated.

Artillery Test Creative Commons Photo

The attack took place more than 2,000 kilometers away from the border with Ukraine and put the number of warehouses struck at above 20 since July.

C-UAS start-up, XCaliber, is validating its MOSES platform to integrate multiple, disparate sensors and effectors together into one system.

RENK Group has recorded its strongest-ever quarterly order intake and continued revenue growth for the first half of 2026.

ARX Robotics UK has successfully demonstrated the operational potential of its GEREON uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PC-C6), the largest experiment to date in the US Army’s ongoing campaign to modernise land warfare capabilities.

Donald Trump has very clearly wanted certain things out of the war with Iran, whether it’s the end of the Iranian regime, a full, permanent elimination of Iran’s nuclear capability, or, more recently, a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, or a return to the waterway’s pre-war status quo.

It’s now looking increasingly unlikely that Trump will emerge from the conflict with any of those things. So now the president, who prides himself on being a dealmaker, will need to find a deal he can live with—one that will likely include some sort of compromise on his original, lofty goals.

Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess has been confirmed as the newest chief of space operations, allowing him to become the third person to ever serve as the Space Force’s highest-ranking officer.
The general was nominated for the role in April by President Donald Trump. Senators approved Schiess’ confirmation Thursday night in a unanimous consent vote. After previously serving as the service’s deputy chief of space operations, Schiess is now set to receive his fourth star and take the helm of the Pentagon’s youngest military service as it undergoes major change and growth.
He will be replacing Gen.

Donald Trump is negotiating with Iran, and September is beginning to set the terms. Nobody in the administration is going to say that the refinery maintenance schedule is shaping this decision. Nobody needs to.

The calendar does enough work on its own to explain why Washington might now accept a deal it would have rejected only weeks ago.

President Donald J. Trump speaks to the press during a presentation of the Religious Liberty Commission Report in the Oval Office, Friday, June 26, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

President Donald J.

The Air National Guard is offering $7,500 bonuses to entice active duty airmen to transfer into state units for three years of service, officials announced. Airmen already in guard units who reenlist will also be eligible for the bonus.
The bonuses, which Air National Guard officials said were part of a “summer surge incentive,” are part of new recruiting and retention initiatives across the force, officials said in a release.
The Air National Guard’s recruiting goal for 2026 is to add nearly 11,580 airmen this year to its current force, according to Air Force Maj.

20 years ago, the British Army’s infantry

The B-52 first entered service in 1955.

It is well known that drones are helping Iran wage asymmetric warfare against a superior opponent — yet less visibly, but just as importantly, satellites are playing the same role. On July 27, Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Ardestani said, “it is natural for China and Russia to say they do not help Iran, but in reality, they do … their satellites help us.” In today’s world, though, it is no longer just state actors that are active in space. Commercial space efforts are advancing globally, often to America’s detriment.

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20 years ago, the British Army’s infantry

Nine years ago, I took off my uniform for the last time. A decade in the Army as an infantry officer, three combat deployments, countless more to various training centers scattered around the country, and a lifetime’s worth of memories. I used a military recruiting firm and luckily ended up with an HVAC sales company that specifically targeted veterans and transitioning military personnel. 
Now, years later, I find myself in the position of running a large commercial division for a mechanical contractor, with full control of who to hire.

In the late 19th century, the city of Hilo on the island of Hawaii was in peril.
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, posed an imminent threat to Hilo (pronounced HEE-low) after it erupted on May 1, 1880. It blew again six months later, and as the lava flow poured down the mountain and toward Hilo, its residents became increasingly concerned.
Also Read: Why the lessons from the attack on Pearl Harbor still matter todayThey nervously made preparations for the damage that the encroaching lava might cause. Some put their faith in God.

As Ukraine expands its long-range strike campaign against Russia beyond the planned 40 days, Russia is seeking to exploit Kyiv’s biggest strategic weakness: a shortage of interceptors capable of shooting down ballistic missiles out of the sky.

Russian forces fired 24 ballistic missiles during a roughly two-hour-long assault on Kyiv and surrounding regions early on Wednesday, August 5, alongside four other missiles and 115 drones.

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While theater-level deception requires extensive resources and planning, the fluid and lethal nature of large-scale combat operations demands that MILDEC be executed dynamically…

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