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An updated report from the Congressional Research Service, or CRS, now lists 81 U.S. military aircraft as lost or damaged since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28. That is nearly double the 42 aircraft the research service counted in May, as Defense News reported at the time.The Oct. 5 revision adds jets damaged in a September Iranian strike on a base in Jordan, helicopter losses drawn from a Pentagon inspector general report and a sharply higher count of lost Reaper drones.CRS cautions that the total is not a count of destroyed aircraft, noting, “Some…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force is looking for ways to add an integrated missile warning system into the F-15EX Eagle II fighter for the first time. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center posted a sources sought notice Sept. 29 as part of a market research effort, looking for potential vendors for a missile launch and approach warning system that could be quickly installed on the F-15EX. The system has to be able…

Written by  Jim Stewart Published on Oct 7, 2026, 3:53 PM EDT After joining the military and completing basic and job specialty training, you are probably excited (and maybe a little nervous) about what to expect at your first duty assignment. As a brand-new Airman, I had those same feelings after graduating from technical school and heading to RAF Upper Heyford, England, for my first assignment. Getting those first orders can feel overwhelming, but understanding how the timeline works makes the transition smooth. This guide walks you through what to expect step-by-step: how your first duty station is chosen, how to…

Home › UFC News › Payton Talbott is a real problem, claims former two-weight UFC champion Payton Talbott is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about prospects in the Ultimate Fighting Championship – and there are lots of reasons why. From his cool, calm and collected personality to how he fights in the cage, Talbott seemingly has the potential to become a real star for the UFC. Of course, in order to do that, he needs to keep stringing together wins, with his latest triumph coming over Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 331 last weekend. While he may have his eyes…

VILNIUS — Lithuania is ready to pay the cost to set up a permanent U.S. military base if Washington should agree to establish one there, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said on Tuesday.On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider Lithuania’s request for a permanent base: “They are friends of mine, they are great people, so we will certainly look at it.”Lithuania, a member of the EU and NATO, borders Russia and Moscow’s close ally Belarus. The United States has kept an armored battalion of almost 1,000 troops there since 2019, in overlapping rotations, meaning the troops arrive and…

The U.S. Navy’s May 2026 shipbuilding plan, signed by Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, uses the word “innovative” eight times. The plan applies that word, among other things, to the Columbia-class submarine, an acquisition strategy for the medium landing ship, and new approaches to running the public shipyards. Elsewhere, the shipbuilding plan notes that recent increases in wages at Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding got both yards to their required 2025 hiring rate and cut attrition by two to five percent.While added funding is a welcome salve to the Navy’s well-known problem of shipyard worker shortages, it…

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Defense tech firm Anduril said on Tuesday it will invest $3.7 billion to develop a new shipyard in Maryland to build critical components for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarines, as Washington seeks to bolster its maritime defense capabilities.Subsequently, the US Navy awarded Anduril a contract worth up to $2.9 billion to manufacture submarine components, with payments tied directly to production outcomes and the company assuming most of the execution risk, the defense startup said.The investment and associated contract, together valued at up to $6.6 billion, come amid a broader push by the United States and its allies to expand arms…

DEFCON Advance Development Projects Presents a Capsule Event with Salomon Forces Division DEFCON Advance Development Projects has announced a collaboration with Salomon Forces. We got a preview at this week’s SHOP Show near Fort Bragg. The XA PRO MID GTX DEFCON features MultiCam Black and several DEFCON design cues. We can’t wait for you to get yours and discover them. DEFCON’s latest capsule marks a couple of firsts: This is the first time DEFCON has worked with Salomon Forces This is the first time Salomon Forces has worked with another brand  This is the first time Salomon Forces has used…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that “strong and model NATO ally” Greece and the United States are launching new counterterrorism information sharing between their law enforcement agencies. During an official visit to Athens, Rubio said Greece was particularly exposed to the threats posed by mass migration and human trafficking.“As part of our efforts to combat these common threats to our nations, we’re proud to announce a new memorandum of understanding establishing a joint security program to strengthen the counterterrorism information sharing between our respective law enforcement agencies,” he told reporters alongside Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis.Greece…