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The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Multiple recent drone incursions over U.S. bases housing strategic military assets amplify concerns The War Zone has been documenting for years about highly worrisome drone flights over these installations and critical capabilities. These incidents, as we’ve noted, present a risk to national and local security. One of the drone overflights took place earlier this month at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home of B-52 Stratofortress bombers and nuclear weapons storage facilities, and a key part of the airborne leg of America’s nuclear…

Over the past few weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have voiced contradictory objectives for the war they, together with Israel, launched against Iran. But it is clear that after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, Trump hoped to deal with a transactional authoritarian figure. He called “what we did in Venezuela”—forcing the replacement of one autocrat, President Nicolás Maduro, with another, Delcy Rodríguez—a “perfect scenario” for Iran and insisted on being “involved with the appointment” of Khamenei’s successor, “like Delcy in Venezuela.” A week and a half ago, he again said he wanted to negotiate with the…

It was a homecoming of sorts — decades overdue.A dozen Vietnam veterans returned to the Southeast Asian country — with all but one having not been back since their combat boots left the soil of Vietnam for the last time some 50 years ago. “I got back from Vietnam in ‘68 and luckily, I didn’t experience any disrespect,” Jerry Melcher, a combat medic in the U.S. Army told Military Times. “Just experienced nobody wanted to acknowledge or talk about it. So I went home, took off my uniform and kind of stuffed it in my back pocket.”Rudy Dixon, who served…

You step off in the dark, and you can feel it before anyone says a word. Two of your platoon’s gunners are quiet in that focused way you like. One driver is already short-tempered. A vehicle commander is running ammo, comms, and contingencies in his head while trying to keep the crew steady. Everyone says they’re fine. Everyone says they slept. The platoon leader is fired up. This is gunnery. He’s got a plan, a timeline, and just enough caffeine to believe the platoon can squeeze in one more rep “while we’ve got momentum.” You’ve seen this movie before. As…

As part of our ‘What does good look like series,’ we turn to analytics. Analytics has always been present in procure to pay (P2P), but for most of the platform lifecycle, it has functioned more as a reporting layer than an execution layer. Historically, P2P analytics answered a single primary question: whathappened. Dashboards and reports showed spend by category, invoice cycle times, approval bottlenecks and compliance rates. This visibility mattered for audits and reviews, but it rarely influenced decisions while processes were still in motion.  The limitations were timing and coupling. In most P2P environments, analytics sat outside execution. Insights were produced after transactions were completed, when routing, approvals and payment behavior were…

The United States has completed delivery of 291 Altius-600M loitering munitions to Taiwan, reinforcing Taipei’s asymmetric defence posture amid ongoing tensions with China.Approved in June 2024, deliveries took place between August 2025 and early 2026. The Altius-600M, developed by Anduril Industries, is a modular system capable of conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and precision strike missions.The platform offers up to four hours of endurance and a reported range of approximately 440 kilometres. Its modular payload architecture enables rapid reconfiguration for different operational roles, reflecting a broader shift toward flexible, multi-mission unmanned systems.The acquisition forms part of Taiwan’s wider…

A USAF F-15 aircraft. Credit: BlueBarronPhoto/Shutterstock.com. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied allegations that Iran shot down a US Air Force (USAF) F-15 fighter jet, stating these reports are part of an Iranian “disinformation campaign.” CENTCOM addressed the claims on the social media platform X, saying: “Rumors are again circulating about a US F-15 being shot down over Kuwait. They are NOT TRUE.” Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Previously, Iran’s state news outlet, the Islamic Republic News Agency, reported that the…

With all the talk of tiltrotors, you’d be forgiven for believing the era of conventional rotorcraft is winding down. But last year, the big three American rotorcraft manufacturers—Bell, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky—delivered a combined 199 military rotorcraft: 13 percent more than in 2024. By the NumbersSikorsky delivered the most in 2025, anchored by the H-60 line: a total of 101 Black Hawks and Seahawks. Boeing recorded the most growth, increasing annual deliveries by about 22 percent. Bell experienced the only decline among the three companies, delivering ten fewer aircraft in 2025 as AH-1Z exports taper and MV-22 Osprey production for the U.S. Navy and…

At first glance, the USS Boxer (LHD-4) looks like an aircraft carrier. Flat deck. Towering island. Jets and helicopters parked like chess pieces waiting to move.But here’s the twist, it’s not an aircraft carrier. Not really.The USS Boxer is something more flexible, maybe even more interesting: a floating launchpad for Marines, aircraft, and amphibious assaults, all rolled into one steel giant. If a traditional carrier is a sword, the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship is more like a Swiss Army knife, less flashy, but endlessly adaptable.Now imagine this scenario. A crisis unfolds near a coastline, no friendly bases nearby, no…

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from CSG 12 at Souda Bay, Crete on 26 December 2023. Credit: MC1 Delaney Jensen, Souda Bay Public Affairs. The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrived at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete on 23 March 2026 to undergo maintenance and repairs after operating in the Red Sea. The docking follows a fire that broke out on board the aircraft carrier earlier this month. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find…