The U.S. launched “large and powerful” strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said Sept. 1 on Truth Social.
Iran has fielded a new generation of ballistic missiles that can evade American air defenses and strike with far greater precision – a technological leap that military experts say has damaged the ring of U.S. bases across the Persian Gulf and left them more vulnerable than they've been in decades.
President Donald Trump announced Sept. 1 plans to formally nominate Hung Cao to be Secretary of the Navy. Cao was confirmed as the Navy’s number two civilian last October, and has been acting secretary since Trump fired then-Navy Secretary John Phelan in April.
Dozens of American- and European-made components are still being used to build Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles despite nearly 24,000 sanctions imposed on Russia-linked individuals and entities since 2022, Ukraine’s presidential commissioner for sanctions policy said last week.
The U.S. Navy’s newest stated requirements for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort point toward a drone that sounds very much like an advanced uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV), rather than a smaller and less capable autonomous ‘loyal wingman’ intended to economically augment crewed fighters.
Lockheed Martin Corp. agreed to tentatively negotiate the purchase of up to 15 tonnes of scandium oxide a year — roughly 33,000 pounds — for up to 10 years from the southeastern Nebraska mining company NioCorp Developments, according to an Aug. 4, 2026, announcement by NioCorp. A tonne is a metric ton, which is 1,000 kilograms or about 2,204.6 pounds.
Ukraine’s growing ability to strike deep inside Russia is thanks to long-range drones such as the Mammoth, which can fly 1,500 miles. ... Ukrainian defense-technology companies are rapidly improving the range, speed and payload of long-distance drones, bringing more of Russia within reach and allowing Ukraine to hit back at its invaders.
President Trump’s secret departure on an alternate military aircraft over the summer in Turkey is getting the Netflix documentary treatment.
