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Editorial Note: The dates cited in Eugene Politovsky’s account are from the old Russian Orthodox calendar, which is 13 days behind that of the (Gregorian) calendar system used in this article.A recent War on the Rocks article on the failure of the Spanish Reserve Fleet to prepare for war with the United States in 1898 offers a useful point of entry into what may be the most significant issue of poor fleet readiness ahead of a major battle. Fought on May 27, 1905, the Battle of Tsushima ended in the destruction or capture of nearly the entire Russian Baltic Fleet,…

LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 25: Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finalist Fedor Emelianenko weighs in at 236.2 pounds during the official weigh-ins for Bellator 214 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan 25, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) MediaNews Group via Getty Images

The Pentagon released the “believed to be death” of a third active-duty soldier killed in action late last week in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Jordan.The Defense Department on Tuesday identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, as the third soldier killed during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.In the wake of the assault, U.S. Central Command confirmed the deaths of U.S. Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, who died July 17 and July 18, respectively, according…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. BAE Systems is exploring how the Eurofighter Typhoon could control uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) as part of a broader effort to introduce new capabilities for the jet. The company is currently pursuing concepts to integrate CCAs with the Typhoon to expand ‘combat mass’ and better address emerging threat environments. Ultimately, however, the experience gained here will be ported over to the future Tempest combat jet — designed to work closely with drones from the outset. At this point, BAE Systems is…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pledged to help Lebanon “a lot” during a White House meeting on Tuesday with the country’s leader, Joseph Aoun, who came to push for long-term calm after months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. The U.S. has championed peace in Lebanon but also has been increasingly distracted by a new round of escalation with the war in Iran, which has destabilized much of the Middle East. Trump says he now has little interest in talks with Iran’s leader to end the war — at least for now. In the meantime,…

This is an excerpt from Critical Terrorism Studies: A Dictionary by Lee Jarvis and Alice Martini. Available in all good book stores, and via free download from E-International Relations. Hamas Hamas, an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya, meaning Islamic Resistance Movement, is a Palestinian Islamist political and militant organisation founded in 1987 during the First Intifada – a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation. Hamas combines political, social, and military activities, advocating for Palestinian self-determination and the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state. The group operates both a political wing which has been responsible for governance in Gaza, and an armed…

UFC CEO Dana White responded to Jon Jones’ ‘homie for life’ message just months after he publicly asked for his release. Just hours after UFC CEO Dana White and U.S. President Donald Trump announced the plans for UFC Freedom 250, former two-division titleholder Jon Jones wanted in. Despite announcing his retirement last year following a long contract dispute, Jones reversed course after the UFC Freedom 250 card was finalized. But White went on to exclude Jones from the card, citing a lack of ‘reliability’ in Jones to stay on course outside of the Octagon. This prompted Jones to issue a…

The Iran war has cost the Defense Department $37.5 billion to date, Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators Tuesday during a hearing to request emergency funding for the ongoing conflict.Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Caine testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee to seek $67.1 billion in supplemental money for the war and other DoD expenses, such as munitions, drones and the Army and National Guard deployments to the southern U.S. border and Washington, D.C. Given that the department has $75 billion in its coffers from the $156 billion it received last year in reconciliation funding…

Farnborough, UK, July 21st, 2026 – Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ/ B3: EMBJ3), a global aerospace company, and Anduril, a U.S.-based defense technology company, today announced at the Farnborough Airshow the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue the integration of Anduril’s pallet-launched Barracuda-500M (B-500M) stand-off cruise missile into the C-390 Millennium. Anduril positions the Barracuda-500M as an affordable, mass-producible cruise missile designed to rapidly rebuild and enhance U.S. and allied munitions inventories. The company further emphasizes that the palletized variant enables airlift aircraft to launch dozens of munitions simultaneously, unlocking new concepts of operation centered around cost-effective, large-scale…

The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies. The vote… MARY CLARE JALONICK July 21, 2026 6:32 pm 3 min read WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, along party lines. The 9-8 vote came after some Democrats had praised Clayton and indicated that they might vote for him. But that shifted after a contentious hearing last week in which Clayton repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden…