The USS Benfold, a U.S. guided-missile destroyer, was reportedly left adrift in the South China Sea for four days in July 2026 after suffering an “engineering casualty” that knocked out its generators
US bases, troops are once again being exposed by Strava
news
taskandpurpose.com
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
6d ago
Eight years after the “Strava heat map” first exposed sensitive U.S. troop locations, service members in the Middle East are still sharing fitness-app data despite military restrictions. A Sky News in
Eight years after the “Strava heat map” first exposed sensitive U.S. troop locations, service members in the Middle East are still sharing fitness-app data despite military restrictions. A Sky News in
The Art of Statecraft in an Age of Strategic Failure
news
warontherocks.com
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
Jul 1
Frank Hoffman’s review argues that the recent U.S. war against Iran exposed major failures in American statecraft and strategy. He defines sound statecraft as the integrated use of all national tools
The Intercept reports that Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News appear to be ordinary Middle Eastern news sites in Arabic, Farsi, and English, but are actually part of a U.S.-government-funded propaganda networ
The U.S. military is using an AI-enabled, joint command-and-control network to support “Project Freedom,” a campaign aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and countering
The U.S. Army has awarded Anduril Industries a significant $20 billion contract aimed at enhancing counter-drone capabilities. Announced by the Pentagon, this firm fixed-price agreement is designed to
In March 2026, the dynamics of military support shifted as the U.S. sought Ukraine's expertise in countering Iranian Shahed drones amidst escalating attacks in the Middle East. This change contrasts s
U.S. Central Command has confirmed the first combat use of the Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone during airstrikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, which aimed at Islamic Rev