As artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons become more common in warfare, military experts and chaplains are preparing for their potential psychological and moral effects on service members. A
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach announced plans to strengthen the defense of U.S. air bases, arguing that the service can no longer assume it will operate from secure “sanctuaries.” Speakin
Anthropic released a 154-page report detailing how its Claude AI models were misused over the past eight months by adversaries and other malicious actors across several countries, including Iran, Yeme
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The U.S. Air Force is exploring a new ground-based, medium-caliber anti-aircraft gun system to defend air bases worldwide against drones and subsonic cruise missiles. A recent Request for Information
Pentagon investigators administered polygraph tests in August to dozens of military officers and civilian employees as part of a leak probe into reports about dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles. The te
The U.S. military has disabled mobile advertising tracking tools on government-issued phones, computers, and other devices after concerns that commercially available location data was being used by Ir
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The Space Force recently activated the 1st Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, a new unit under Mission Delta 3 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, and it is the first Space Force EW squadron to ope
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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
Chad McCoy posted that Firestorm is hiring a SOCOM/CENTCOM Business Development Lead. He emphasized that the role requires more than general familiarity with Tampa or a large contact list: the ideal c
Two U.S. service members were killed overnight Friday in an Iranian strike on a military base in Jordan, according to U.S. Central Command. A third service member was reported missing in action, while
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Friday that two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after entering a minefield in the southern Strait of Hormuz. The claim was carried by Iran’s F
The White House is preparing for a potentially prolonged conflict with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report cited by Axios. US officials said the fighting could last anywhere from a s
U.S. Central Command launched strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday, saying the action was meant to impose “heavy costs” on Iran after a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the Strai
CNN reports that senior U.S. military commanders approved strikes on Iran despite warnings in Pentagon databases that some target intelligence was badly outdated. According to three sources familiar w
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President Donald Trump said the United States must respond after accusing Iran of shooting down an Apache helicopter patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz. He said the two U.S. pilots were safe and uni
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A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed near the coast of Oman, close to the Strait of Hormuz, and both crew members were rescued, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. A Task Force 59 unmanned surfa
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
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Iran has said it will stop exchanging messages with the United States through intermediaries and move to fully block the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim. The
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The U.S. Army is rapidly adapting to the growing threat of drone swarms, using multinational exercises like Project Flytrap to test both offensive and defensive tactics in realistic combat conditions.
Ukraine has rapidly built a new class of low-cost interceptor drones to counter Russia’s Shahed-136 attacks, which have become one of the war’s most destructive threats. In an interview, Brave1 CEO An
Three U.S. Navy destroyers — USS Truxton, USS Mason and USS Rafael Peralta — came under attack Thursday while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. “self-defense strikes” on Iranian targets,
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President Donald Trump abruptly paused “Project Freedom,” a U.S. operation meant to help ships safely transit the Strait of Hormuz, after backlash from key Gulf allies, according to U.S. officials. Th
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
U.S. service members stationed in the Middle East received threatening text messages on Monday from a hacker group linked to Iranian cyber operations, according to Stars and Stripes. The messages, sen
The U.S. Army is exploring whether its Apache attack helicopters can become an effective counter-drone platform, using lessons from Ukraine and Iran. At the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit in Nashvil
The Pentagon is planning a major expansion of drone and autonomy spending in fiscal 2027, seeking nearly $55 billion for its new Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG), the successor to the Biden-era
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A UK Defence Journal article describes an open-source map, titled “Operation EPIC FURY,” that appears to show the main airlift routes supporting U.S. military operations in the Middle East. Built from
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Anthropic, often touted as a moral AI company, faces scrutiny for its involvement in military operations using its language model, Claude. This model has been linked to military actions in Venezuela a
The commentary "Tactical Success, Strategic Failure? Washington Walks the Path to Defeat in Iran" by Ryan Evans reflects on the U.S. military actions against Iran initiated by the Trump administration
A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone vanished from flight tracking systems while declaring an in-flight emergency over the Persian Gulf. This incident occurred shortly after the U.S. and Iran a
A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone disappeared from online flight tracking after declaring an in-flight emergency while flying over the Persian Gulf. The drone, which had completed a three-ho
Iranian state media has reported that a U.S. fighter jet, initially identified as an F-35, was shot down over the country, but images of the wreckage suggest it was an F-15E Strike Eagle. The Iranian
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Since the onset of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials have been producing daily video montages for President Donald Trump, highlighting successful strikes on Iranian targets. The montages, lasti
A recent leak from a military briefing to ABC News indicates a serious security breach at Barksdale Air Force Base, a key U.S. military installation housing B-52H bombers capable of carrying nuclear w
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
A pro-Iranian militia, Kataib Hezbollah, has released footage of its first FPV (First Person View) drone strike on a U.S. military base in Iraq, specifically targeting a hardened aircraft shelter at t
Military families with deployed members are facing a surge of anxiety due to misinformation spread through AI-generated content and dubious social media sources. Since U.S. military operations began a
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Four Skydio X10D drone systems were stolen from the 326th Division Engineer Battalion at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, between November 21 and 24, 2025, according to the Army Criminal Investigation Divisio
Recent satellite imagery from Vantor indicates that the Iranian nuclear site known as Taleghan 2 has been struck, potentially by B-2 bombers deploying 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator
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
In the week leading up to a deadly Iranian drone strike on March 1, 2023, which killed six U.S. service members at a tactical operations center in Kuwait, Iranian intelligence reportedly tracked U.S.
U.S. Cyber Command has clarified that a viral message circulating among military personnel, which advised troops to disable location services on their devices and claimed that apps like Uber and Snapc
U.S. Cyber Command officials have clarified that a viral message warning troops to disable location services and claiming that certain apps were compromised is false. The message, which circulated ami
U.S. Cyber Command officials have clarified that a viral message warning troops to disable location services and claiming that certain apps were compromised is false. The message, which circulated ami
U.S. Cyber Command did not issue a warning for troops to disable location services on their devices or uninstall specific apps, despite a viral message claiming otherwise amid ongoing military operati
U.S. Cyber Command officials have clarified that a viral message warning troops to disable location services and claiming that certain apps were compromised is false. The message, which circulated ami