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A video shared by Iranian state media on 19 March purports to show a US-operated Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter being struck by an unspecified Iranian air defence weapon.

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This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Eric Chewning, the executive vice president of maritime systems and corporate strategy at HII. As HII is America’s largest and one of its oldest military shipbuilders, we asked him to share his thoughts on maritime startups, reindustrialization policy, and more.Shipbuilding has been slow to adopt AI and other automated tools in comparison to other manufacturing industries.

Beneath the surface of Polish-German alignment within NATO lies an unresolved problem with growing strategic weight: Almost 70 percent of the Polish public believes that Germany has not made amends for the destruction it wrought on Poland during World War II. As a U.S.-Chinese great power rivalry intensifies, American engagement in Europe becomes less assured, and Berlin aspires to lead on European security, this unfinished ledger is no longer a purely historical or legal matter. It increasingly conditions how German leadership is perceived in Warsaw and across the region.

The Royal Netherlands Air Force has launched its first-ever fighter exercise from Japan’s Misawa Air Base, and on March 23 deployed F-35A fifth generation fighters from the facility to train with U.S. and Japanese forces air units, including the two countries’ own F-35s. Plans for the Netherlands’ first F-35 deployments to the Western Pacific region were first announced in December 2025, with the country’s ambassador to Japan, Gilles Beschoor Plug, elaborating on the rationales for an expanded presence.

L Todd Wood and Commander Salamander delve into the possibilities of a Naval engagement on Kharg Island.
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The F-35 fifth generation fighter program achieved no new combat capabilities during fiscal year 2025, due largely to software problems which delayed operational testing across both Technology Refresh 2 (TR-2) and Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) aircraft configurations.

For Marine Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan Veenhuizen and his dozen-man explosive ordnance disposal team, a day on Kodiak Island means prep dives into cold Alaskan waters — a far cry from the warmer kiss of San Diego waves they call home — and the launch of little robots to scour the surf for “anomalies.”
The Alaska exercise that he and his team participated in this month, known as Arctic Edge 2026, was the Marine Corps’ first time directly supporting subsea and seabed warfare under the tri-service maritime strategy, a service spokesperson said.

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A steady flow of headlines continue to point in the direction of escalation in Iran and around the Persian Gulf, even as President Trump has touted backchannel dialogue with Tehran, which Iranian leaders have denied.
The NY Times writes Monday afternoon, “Senior military officials are weighing a possible deployment of a combat brigade from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and some elements of the division’s headquarters staff to support U.S. military operations in Iran, defense officials said.

D-Day veteran John Dennett has died at the age

Operation Epic Fury is stress-testing the U.S. military’s medical evacuation system at a time when lawmakers say it is already ill-prepared for future scenarios involving multi‑theater wars.
Beyond moving forces and cargo worldwide for all combatant commands and defense agencies during peace and wartime, U.S. Transportation Command is also responsible for quickly transferring sick and injured troops to medical facilities for specialized treatments and recovery, at the request of other combatant commands.
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Ukrainian forces have been receiving training a

Exercise Pegasus Exchange 26 saw UK and French

“Hurry up and wait.”
We’ve all heard this phrase at one point or another, but at this exact moment in time, it really (and literally) hits home. A partial government shutdown is currently affecting thousands of U.S. Coast Guard service members and their families. 
In February 2026, Congress and the president failed to meet a deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers needed to be reined in after fatally shooting two American citizens in Minneapolis.

The Army recently awarded a contract to AeroVironment for the company’s new long-range, one-way attack drone called Red Dragon, the Pentagon announced Friday.
The deal, valued at more than $17 million, was awarded March 12 with an estimated completion date of April 8. It includes funding for unmanned aerial systems, battery chargers, ground control stations, launchers, critical part kit materials, training materials, and field service representative support, per the announcement.

The iconic football rivalry returns and its LIV

The US Army has taken delivery of the first H-60Mx Black Hawk helicopter, which features modifications allowing operation with or without a pilot at the controls.

Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, during which 5,931 Marines were killed — twice as many as all the Marines who died during World War I — including Medal of Honor recipient Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. 
So it is somewhat surprising that a prominent lawmaker would reference Iwo Jima while arguing in favor of a U.S. military operation to capture Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf as part of ongoing operations against Iran. Yet that’s precisely what Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) did over the weekend when he said on Fox News Sunday, “We did Iwo Jima. We can do this.

Personnel from The Band of The Brigade of Gurkh

For most of the last century, if something hostile was flying at your face, options boiled down to this: hope somebody around has a big gun. A Stinger team. A Patriot battery. An F-16 somewhere overhead doing F-16 things. The grunt on the ground pointed their tiny weapon up, got that potential threat in their sights, and proudly said out loud, “pew, pew.”
Also Read: The grunt’s 250-year quest for a weapon that actually works
Drones have officially broken that arrangement.

With Iranian Shaheds still posing a significant

The British Army has started retiring its Land Rover vehicles after seven decades of operational use, initiating plans to identify a next generation of light mobility vehicles (LMV).

Members of the National Guard and Coast Guard are carrying out extensive search and rescue efforts in Hawaii, as the state is hit by the largest and worst flooding in two decades.
Roughly 200 Hawaii National Guard members are taking part in storm response missions after Gov. Josh Green activated troops in the wake of the storm. The mobilized force includes members of the Hawaii National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package. Military and first responders rescued more than 200 people since Friday.

The 2026 Inter Services takes place at HMS Nels

As Bob Feller drove to sign his contract with the Cleveland Indians for the 1942 season, he distracted himself by listening to his car radio.
Already an accomplished Major League Baseball pitcher, Feller was 23 years old and entering the prime of his athletic career. As he traveled through the Midwest, a news alert announcing the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor interrupted regular programming.
Related: What John Glenn did to save his famous wingman’s life in Korea
Feller, the only pitcher ever to throw a no-hitter on MLB’s Opening Day, never signed that contract.

The men’s title race will be decided at Fratt

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When Richard Nixon ended the draft in January 1973, America lost something vital to its soul.

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The Navy’s Columbia-class SSBNs will be central to the U.S. nuclear deterrent once in service.

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As modern air defenses become more sophisticated, the U.S.

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The new H-60Mx now goes to testing as the Army works to expand its autonomous and remote-controlled arsenal.

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The B-52H Stratofortress is continuing the integration tests with the AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile, the Air Force’s next-gen stealth nuclear cruise missile….

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Westleigh Park in Havant hosts another chapter

When the United States and Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities in June last year, the operation caught many observers off guard — the planning was tightly concealed. By contrast, when Operation Epic Fury started in the early hours of Feb. 28, much of the world was staying up refreshing their screens, waiting for it to begin. Open source analysts tracked the usual indicators of escalation: satellite imagery, repositioning of carrier strike groups, and cryptic statements from officials. Intelligence agencies monitored missile deployments, while journalists quoted inside sources.

The U.S. Armed Forces have been confirmed to be receiving F-35 fifth generation fighters without their radars, despite denials by the Department of War in February that this was the case. This is a result of an outstandingly long certification time for the AN/APG-85 next generation radar, which was developedto enhance the capabilities of the F-35 to succeed the older AN/APG-81.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would likely delay his planned state visit to Beijing by “a month or so” to focus on the war with Iran underscores the fragility of the U.S.-Chinese truce that has held since October. Expectations of a U.S.-Chinese thaw had resurfaced in recent months as both sides worked toward a summit, reduced tariffs and carried out a series of good-faith measures like delaying implementation of export controls.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseyev has confirmed that the service will transition to fielding a nuclear powered attack submarine fleet comprised exclusively of Yasen and Yasen-M class submarines, otherwise known as the Project 885/885M, within the next 10 years.

Footage released from inside Israel has shown the impacts of multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran against targets in the southern city of Dimona, striking near the country’s most sensitive nuclear site the Negev Nuclear Research Centre. Although Israel does not rely on nuclear power, the facility produces significant quantities of plutonium for a nuclear arsenal estimated at 80-400 warheads. Footage has shown Israeli anti-missile systems consistently failing to hit Iranian ballistic missiles, with strikes reported by Israeli sources to have caused over 100 casualties.

A Critical Analysis of the Military’s COVID-19 Reinstatement Initiative

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Just one day after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced an extension of the reinstatement window through April 1, 2027—and reduced the active-service obligation from four years to two—this initiative now stands as a critical test of whether high-level intent can overcome entrenched execution barriers.
The Department of War’s renewed effort to reinstate service members separated under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate represents a significant and long-overdue policy shift.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A pilot whose fighter was hit by local air defences on March 19 has been confirmed to have suffered shrapnel wounds, according to the service’s official publication Air & Space Forces Magazine. “Though U.S. Central Command has not provided details, the aircraft was most likely damaged by a surface-to-air missile rather than by small-arms fire or another projectile, given the altitude at which the F-35 typically flies,” the magazine noted, which closely corroborated with footage released by Iranian sources showing a missile hitting the aircraft.

The British Royal Navy has deployed the Astute class nuclear powered attack submarine HMS Anson into the northern Arabian Sea, placing it within range to support strikes against Iran. The submarine departed from Perth, Australia, on March 6, 2026, and is now operating in deep waters in the Middle East. This follows the deployment of the Type 45class destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus to counter Iranian drone attacks, and deployments of F-35B and Eurofighter combat jets to further bolster regional air defence efforts. Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against the U.S.

L Todd Wood and Bill Quinn talk with Air Force Academy Grad and Georgia businessman Kelvin King about his run for the GA Secretary of State position.
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The Army officially received its first version of a new Black Hawk helicopter, one modified to allow it to fly without a pilot if soldiers want.
On Friday, the Army said it took possession of the new modified Black Hawk, designated the H-60Mx. The helicopter is pilot optional, or as the military calls it, an “Optimally Piloted Vehicle.” Essentially, the new helicopter can be controlled by an Army aviator inside the aircraft, or remotely via tablet or it can fly autonomously.

A French sailor was trying to keep fit, going for a run and logging his progress on a smartwatch. He ended up revealing an aircraft carrier’s position as it sails towards the Middle East. 
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the French Navy’s flagship, was ordered to head to the Middle East from the Baltic Sea on March 3, a multi-week journey, but its exact location in the Mediterranean Sea was revealed on March 13 when a French sailor posted his 7-kilometer run to the Strava fitness app, with his data public.

Washington — A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department’s controversial press policy violates the First and Fifth Amendments, granting a major victory to The New York Times and its reporter Julian E. Barnes in a case challenging restrictions on journalists’ access and reporting at the Pentagon.
U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman issued the decision on Friday, March 20, 2026, declaring key provisions of the policy — introduced in October 2025 — unlawful.

New proposals to protect war graves have been w

For years, the story was simple: One wore the uniform, and the other held down the homefront. Today, however, many military spouses have served, deployed, and led themselves.
Across the military community, many military spouses have a record of military service that is often unrecognized. Many have stood watch, deployed overseas, led teams, carried missions, tackled combat zones, and have worn the uniform proudly.

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