Ukraine sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in 24 hours, in line with a surge of long-range attacks against Russian targets, officials said. Russia said Ukrainian drones also hit an apartment building, killing one person.
President Biden and Vice President Harris were told by their national security team on Aug. 5 that it is still unclear when Iran and Hezbollah are likely to launch an attack against Israel and what specifically the attack might entail, three U.S. officials told Axios.
A Yemeni drone specialist who had traveled to Iraq to train other Iranian-backed fighters was among those killed in a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad last week, American and Iraqi defense officials said, illustrating the extensive cooperation among militant groups supported by Tehran.
One of the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer bombers has begun flying with a new type of external pylon that will be able to accommodate a wide range of munitions, including larger weapons and hypersonic cruise missiles. The testing of the Load Adaptable Modular pylon, or LAM reflects the continued importance of the B-1 to the Air Force.
In a software-defined world—where everything from cars, to aircraft radars, to weapons systems runs on software—speed is everything. When software development lags, there are consequences.
The Senate confirmed Michael Sulmeyer to be assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy at the Pentagon, the first individual to hold the position. Sulmeyer has served as the principal cyber advisor to the secretary of the Army, where he supported cyber readiness and strategy matters. He previously served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and Cyber Command.
The Air Force’s complex effort to put new engines and radars on its 1960s-era B-52 Stratofortresses is running billions of dollars over budget, according to service officials.
New education courses that will be required for enlisted Airmen to become noncommissioned and senior noncommissioned officers have been fully rolled out across the Air Force, the service announced last week.
If Europe wants to deter possible Russian aggression, it has to do a much better job of moving tanks, troops and ammunition across the continent, a top French general told POLITICO. During the Cold War, countries were used to moving military gear around, a task that was “very simple”” back then but “has gradually become extremely complex,” said General Bertrand Toujouse, in charge of the French army’s newly created land command for Europe.
In search for agile, cost-effective ways to enhanced military communications, the U.S. Space Force is zooming in on a new class of ‘small GEO’ satellites that have entered the market. Generally weighing between 300 and 500 kilograms, these satellites promise geostationary capabilities at reduced costs and faster development cycles than traditional multi-ton geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellites.
Large military exercises give the United States and its partners to practice coordinated drills, train in simulated battles, and in situations such as this year’s Rim of the Pacific exercise, blow up a few ships. And that’s just what the U.S. military did at RIMPAC last month. The military released new footage of one such sinking exercise (or SINKEX as it’s called), where the Air Force used an AC-130J gunship to shred the Austin-class amphibious transport dock the USS Dubuque and help send it down to Davy Jones’ locker.