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fromFortune
12 hours ago
World news

The U.S. military set up an improvised airfield deep inside Iran to rescue the F-15 airman. Marines just practiced building one in the desert | Fortune

fromFortune
1 day ago
World news

U.S. deploys bulk of stealthy long-range missile for Iran war | Fortune

World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

BREAKING: One of Two US Pilots Downed In Iran Reportedly Rescued

One U.S. pilot downed over Iran has been rescued, while the search for the second pilot continues.
World news
fromFortune
12 hours ago

The U.S. military set up an improvised airfield deep inside Iran to rescue the F-15 airman. Marines just practiced building one in the desert | Fortune

The U.S. military executed a complex rescue mission for a downed F-15 officer in Iran, involving improvised airfields and significant operational challenges.
World news
fromFortune
1 day ago

U.S. deploys bulk of stealthy long-range missile for Iran war | Fortune

The US military is reallocating JASSM-ER cruise missiles from other regions for its campaign against Iran, significantly reducing global stockpiles.
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

BREAKING: One of Two US Pilots Downed In Iran Reportedly Rescued

One U.S. pilot downed over Iran has been rescued, while the search for the second pilot continues.
Washington DC
fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Easter Miracle!' Rescue of Air Force Officer Took a Heroic Effort from Hundreds of Special Ops Troop, Reports Reveal

A daring rescue mission successfully saved a U.S. Air Force officer shot down in Iran, involving extensive military coordination and deception tactics.
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Trump says U.S. military has rescued airman shot down over Iran

The U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine.
US news
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago

Here's how US combat search-and-rescue crews save downed fighter pilots in the middle of a war

Air Force combat search-and-rescue, also known as CSAR, is the military's force dedicated to rescuing downed aircrew. Combat search-and-rescue missions are dangerous under the best of conditions, ideally on dark nights with no moonlight.
Roam Research
#pentagon
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Pentagon readies for weeks of US ground operations in Iran: Report

The Pentagon is preparing for limited ground operations in Iran, including potential raids on strategic sites like Kharg Island.
World news
fromThe Washington Post
1 week ago

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran

The Pentagon is preparing for potential ground operations in Iran as U.S. military presence increases in the region.
#us-navy
Retirement
fromAxios
3 days ago

Hegseth removes Army's top general during Iran war

George was nominated by President Biden in 2023 but was asked to retire immediately by Hegseth.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

First sea lord admits Royal Navy is not ready for war

The Royal Navy is not currently ready for war, according to General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, who emphasizes the need for further preparation.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

US jibes at Royal Navy are uncomfortable because they have substance | Jamie Grierson

The UK Royal Navy faces criticism regarding its capabilities and readiness amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days ago

Ukrainian troops showed 'greater tactical imagination' than Western trainers, British officer says, pointing to their ambush tactics

Ukrainian soldiers demonstrate greater tactical creativity and flexibility compared to their Western trainers, particularly in ambush tactics.
#us-iran-conflict
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

United States rescues pilot of first plane shot down by Iran in war

US troops are searching for a missing F-15 crew member after Iran shot down the jet, marking a significant escalation in the conflict.
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

An Army Shake-Up in the Middle of a War

Hegseth asked General Randy George, who was just over halfway through his slated tenure as Army chief of staff, to step down and retire immediately, a Pentagon official told us.
Washington DC
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Who Needs Tanks In the Age of Drones?

When I brought up the drones that Ukraine has used so effectively against Russian tanks, the company's chairman and CEO, Armin Papperger, was withering in his dismissal. 'This is how to play with Legos,' he told me.
Germany news
European startups
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

The US military is pushing up production for the weapons that could matter most in a major war

The Department of Defense is increasing production of critical weapons, including THAAD interceptors, to meet rising demand and address stockpile concerns.
Fashion & style
fromWIRED
1 week ago

How American Camouflage Conquered the World

MultiCam, designed by Brooklyn creatives, has become a widely used camouflage pattern across various sectors, from military to civilian apparel.
#f-15e
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The delusion of easy victory from the air may have seduced the US into another war

Giulio Douhet proposed a revolution in warfare, stating that victory would come from large-scale aerial bombardments targeting civilians and infrastructure rather than just combatants.
Right-wing politics
History
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

25 Weapons That Changed Warfare Over the Last Century

Technological breakthroughs over the last century transformed warfare by introducing tanks, missiles, stealth aircraft, and precision-guided weapons that forced armies to continuously adapt tactics and reshape military doctrine globally.
#military-deployment
Washington DC
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

How Army paratroopers heading to Iran are trained to jump from airplanes

The Pentagon is deploying 2,000 Army paratroopers to the Middle East amid diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran.
World news
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Little-known Marine battle group deployed from California to Middle East - here's what they'll do

Three warships and over 2,000 Marines from San Diego are deployed to the Middle East to support U.S. efforts against Iran.
Washington DC
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

How Army paratroopers heading to Iran are trained to jump from airplanes

The Pentagon is deploying 2,000 Army paratroopers to the Middle East amid diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran.
World news
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Little-known Marine battle group deployed from California to Middle East - here's what they'll do

Three warships and over 2,000 Marines from San Diego are deployed to the Middle East to support U.S. efforts against Iran.
#military-ai
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

The Defense Department reportedly plans to train AI models on classified military data

The Pentagon plans to train AI models on classified information in secure facilities for exclusive military use to enhance warfighting capabilities.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

US Army leaders say soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all

Army AI prototype processes vast battlefield sensor data, retaining context and patterns humans miss, to reduce information overload and improve decision-making.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

The Defense Department reportedly plans to train AI models on classified military data

The Pentagon plans to train AI models on classified information in secure facilities for exclusive military use to enhance warfighting capabilities.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

US Army leaders say soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all

Skiing
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

The Arctic is stress-testing US Marines and their HIMARS in the most brutal conditions

US Marines train to operate HIMARS rocket artillery systems in Arctic Norway to develop combat capabilities for frozen battlefield conditions that cannot be replicated in North Carolina.
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
3 weeks ago

America's "Exquisite Class" Weapons Shortage

President Trump met with major U.S. defense contractors to quadruple production of advanced weaponry while simultaneously pursuing military interventions in Venezuela and Iran instead of diplomatic solutions.
fromIntelligencer
3 weeks ago

All Modern Warfare Is Chemical Warfare

On the night of Saturday, March 6, Israeli forces struck three sets of oil depots ringing Tehran - west, east, and south - simultaneously. The explosions were massive. Nearby residential areas were destroyed. Millions of liters of gasoline, diesel, and petroleum derivatives ignited, sending columns of black smoke thousands of feet into the air.
World politics
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

What does the US military's feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?

Anthropic's refusal to allow Claude AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons has triggered a Pentagon supply chain risk designation, highlighting tensions between tech company safety values and military demands.
Science
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Why the military is obsessed with the myth of the 'infinite magazine'

Laser weapons' 'infinite magazine' advantage is misleading because dwell time—the seconds required to disable each target—creates a finite engagement capacity that limits effective fire rate.
World news
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Evacuation of U.S. troops from Mideast base sends community groups scrambling to help

Hundreds of sailors were evacuated from Bahrain after missile and drone attacks on their base.
#iran
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
World news

U.S. drafts plan to end war with Iran as 2,000 paratroopers are ordered to deploy in the Middle East

World news
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Is the U.S. Navy ready to clear sea mines in the Persian Gulf?

Iran threatens to mine the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. Navy preparations for mine-clearing operations.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Gulf countries warn of rising threat from Iran-backed militias and proxies

Gulf countries are concerned about attacks from Iran-backed militias, fearing destabilization and escalation of conflict in the region.
World news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

U.S. drafts plan to end war with Iran as 2,000 paratroopers are ordered to deploy in the Middle East

The Trump administration proposed a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran while deploying additional troops to the Middle East amid ongoing conflict.
World politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

An Air-Campaign Primer

Air campaigns offer unique advantages in concentration, speed, and flexibility, but differ fundamentally from ground operations in their goals, strengths, and inherent limitations.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Top US general says American troops have been sinking Iranian warships, including a submarine, with the ATACMS ballistic missile

US forces used ATACMS ballistic missiles to sink Iranian warships and submarines during Operation Epic Fury, rendering Iran's navy combat ineffective within 13 days.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

How corporations have collaborated with US military over the decades

Our war fighters are leveraging a variety of advanced AI tools. These systems help us sift through vast amounts of data in seconds so our leaders can cut through the noise and make smarter decisions faster than the enemy can react. Humans will always make final decisions on what to shoot and what not to shoot and when to shoot, but advanced AI tools can turn processes that used to take hours and sometimes even days into seconds.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

INDOPACOM was all in on Anthropic. Now it's working to adjust

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is accelerating efforts to adopt model-neutral AI strategies after losing access to Anthropic's Claude following a Trump administration directive.
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

More UK troops to be sent to Middle East, defence secretary announces

Defence Secretary John Healey stated, 'My message to Gulf partners is: Britain's best will help you defend your skies.' This emphasizes the UK's commitment to supporting its allies in the region.
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World politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat

US military operations increasingly rely on space and cyber forces to disrupt enemy capabilities before kinetic strikes, making non-kinetic warfare critical to modern combat effectiveness.
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Used by Iran, Russia, and now the US, the cheap Shahed is reshaping modern war

The Shahed drone, an inexpensive Iranian-designed weapon, has become a defining weapon of modern conflict, adopted and copied by Russia and the United States, fundamentally changing warfare tactics and defense strategies.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

There's a new US Army office 'getting in the dirt' with soldiers and trying to quickly turn their ideas into real battlefield tech

Number one is speed takes priority over perfection. We can iterate to get to operational capability. And the second is that early soldier feedback is critical in order to make sure we're getting the right technology for the future fight, and then we want to be able to prove the demand signal before we spend big dollars on programs.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

U.S. military gives Iran a taste of its own medicine with cheap copycat Shahed drones, while concern shifts to munitions supply in extended conflict | Fortune

CENTCOM's Task Force Scorpion Strike-for the first time in history-is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution.
World politics
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

Stop treating force multiplication as a side gig. Make it intentional

Lead without authority. You may not have direct reports, yet you shape architecture, quality and the roadmap. Your leverage comes from artifacts, reviews and clear standards, not from title.I started by publishing a lightweight architecture template and a rollout checklist that the team could copy. That reduced ambiguity during design and cut review cycles by nearly 30 percent
DevOps
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fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

The US Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier pulled into port after months at sea facing combat, fire, and plumbing problems

USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is in port for maintenance in Crete, temporarily removing it from operations against Iran.
Canada news
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Canadian Military Exploring Taliban-Like Insurgent Tactics to Repel American Invasion

Canada is pivoting away from the United States by forming a strategic partnership with China and drafting military plans to repel a potential US invasion.
World news
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

The U.S. is deploying 3 more amphibious assault ships and 2,500 additional Marines to the Mideast, joining more than 50,000 troops already there | Fortune

Iran threatened to expand attacks globally as U.S. increases military presence amid escalating Middle East conflict.
Careers
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

US forces finally caught a blockade-running tanker after chasing it across the Atlantic

U.S. forces seized a Russia-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after a two-week pursuit following its evasion of a naval blockade near Venezuela.
History
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Small Arms That Forced Changes in Military Doctrine

Several small arms forced militaries to rewrite doctrine, training standards, and unit roles when battlefield realities exposed doctrinal assumptions' failures.
#precision-weapons
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Top admiral says US forces are hitting more than Iranian warships. They're destroying mines, drone boats, and torpedoes too.

The US military is broadly targeting Iran's naval combat capabilities, expanding strikes beyond just warships to mines, drone boats, and torpedoes, the admiral overseeing the Middle East operations said on Monday. Adm. Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, reiterated in a video statement that eliminating Iran's naval threats is one of three military objectives of the American strike campaign.
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fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iran war surpasses 200 across 7 countries

Over 200 U.S. troops have been wounded or injured across seven Middle Eastern countries during military operations against Iran, with traumatic brain injuries being the primary cause.
History
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Temporary Military Gear and Assets That Became Permanent Fixtures

Temporary, emergency military gear often becomes permanent when battlefield performance, reliability, and adaptability outperform planned replacements, reshaping doctrine and procurement priorities.
Science
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

Autonomy on the Battlefield

Autonomy enables commanders to delegate control to machines while retaining command, requiring a fundamental mindset shift and clear frameworks for authority and responsibility.
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

The Coast Guard's Mission in the Gray Zone

U.S. defense emphasis on expeditionary high-end warfighting undervalues homeland sovereignty enforcement and leaves the Coast Guard underresourced against gray-zone threats.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The U.S. Military's Most Expensive Weapons to Maintain

For some weapons, the hardest fight wasn't against the enemy, in fact it was more so against wear and time. Advanced technology has delivered decisive advantages but in some cases has imposed relentless upkeep on crews and logistics chains. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at how these systems became a maintenance nightmare for the U.S. Military.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US military moves Navy, Air Force assets to the Middle East: What to know

Trump said on Thursday that a US armada is heading towards the Gulf region with Iran being its focus. US officials said an aircraft carrier strike group and other assets are to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days. We're watching Iran. We have a big force going towards Iran, Trump said. And maybe we won't have to use it. We have a lot of ships going that direction.
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How the US military Is preparing for a potential war with Iran

The US is mounting its largest military buildup in the Middle East since 2003. Here's a list of the weapons and hardware that it's sent to the region as the Trump administration pressures Iran to strike a deal that would limit its nuclear and military capabilities.At least a dozen warships collectively worth an estimated $50 billion have been deployed to the region.
World news
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US military says it attacked vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing three people

US Southern Command struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people while alleging drug trafficking without providing evidence.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

US announces multi-day aerial military drills in the Middle East amid Iran tensions

Air Forces Central, the air component of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), said on Tuesday that it would hold a multi-day readiness exercise to demonstrate the ability to deploy, disperse, and sustain combat airpower across the US Central Command area of responsibility. The exercise was designed to enhance asset and personnel dispersal capability, strengthen regional partnerships and prepare for flexible response execution, Air Forces Central added in a statement.
World news
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Weapons That Performed Well Except For Desert, Jungle, or Arctic Conditions

On paper, many of the world's most famous weapons looked like reliable successes. In practice, desert sand, jungle humidity, and arctic cold often had other ideas. Systems that performed well in testing or early combat sometimes broke down once environmental stress became unavoidable. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at how the environment, not enemy fire, can quietly expose limits that designers never fully anticipated.
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World news
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Hybrid or Ambiguous, Asymmetric Warfare is Here to Stay

Asymmetric and ambiguous warfare doctrines from China and Russia anticipated cyber and hybrid attacks that the U.S. failed to adequately prepare for.
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