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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 would keep all of its 184 F-22 Raptors until at least the end of fiscal 2032 under an amendment added to the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization bill. In a June 4 markup, the committee approved by voice vote a plethora of amendments related to the Air Force and its fleet. They include provisions that would allow the Air Force to buy more…

The Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel HMAS Eyre was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 30 May. (ADF)At a ceremony at the Western Australian naval base of HMAS Stirling on 30 May, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned the second of its six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV).Civmec Defence Industries completed construction of this vessel, HMAS Eyre, at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. Luerssen Australia had commenced the project, before it abandoned the Australian market.The Arafura class measures 80m long and displaces 1,640 tonnes. They have a creditable 4,000nm range.Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy, described the…

President Donald Trump’s decision to name William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence is threatening a fragile Senate deal to extend a contentious surveillance authority.On Tuesday, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., asked Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to press the White House to reverse the appointment of Pulte, who has no national-security background but does have a record of targeting Trump’s political adversaries. Warner said the appointment could sink a deal to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, according to a person familiar with the matter. Punchbowl News first reported Warner’s request to Thune.Section 702, which allows…

Losing body fat seems straightforward on paper. Eat fewer calories than you burn, stay consistent, and watch the weight come off. In reality, fat loss is rarely that simple. Many people work hard, exercise regularly, and believe they are making healthy choices, yet they struggle to see results. The problem is often not a lack of effort. Instead, it is a collection of common mistakes that quietly undermine progress. Want a 500lb Deadlift? Here are 4 Numbers You Need to Hit First Modern research has revealed that successful fat loss depends on far more than simply eating less and moving…

The stakes for warfighters and our nation are too high to wait, as we can’t risk the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the space-based data on whic… David Schmolke June 4, 2026 5:44 pm 4 min read The number of space assets put on orbit in the last decade reaches into the thousands, with an estimated 10 more satellites per day being added through 2033. The resulting capabilities and coverage now available for military and civil use are extraordinary. Yet even with modern space systems evolving to be more resilient, the data transiting them can be vulnerable. That is because…

The U.S. Postal Service’s regulator on Thursday argued that the agency’s financial woes will not be resolved until Congress sets up a funding system for the USPS that supports its desired service requirements, echoing calls from the agency’s leadership and other oversight entities. “Only by first specifically defining what America needs of its postal service and what that costs will Congress then truly know how best to fix the fundamental funding structure while preserving appropriate service and delivery standards,” said Robert Taub, the vice chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. Postmaster…

Iran Press TV Thursday, 04 June 2026 6:40 AM The United States says Lebanon and Israel have agreed to implement a new ceasefire following Washington-mediated talks in the US capital, as Hezbollah stresses that neither Washington nor Tel Aviv has any authority to dictate the future of the Lebanese resistance movement. Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday agreed to move forward with a ceasefire aimed at ending months of hostilities, the US State Department announced in a joint statementissued after US-led negotiations in Washington. The agreement requires a “complete cessation” of fire by Hezbollah and the evacuation of all of the…

News June 04, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via Teledyne FLIR THOUSAND OAKS, California. Teledyne FLIR Defense won an $11.2 million U.S. Army contract to deliver more than 45 chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) kits, the company announced in a statement. The contract was awarded through the Army’s Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, the statement reads. The kits were developed under the Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Sensor Integration on Robotic Platforms program, which focuses on adding sensor, artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy, and communications…

Eighteen months into his second U.S. presidential term, it may appear that Donald Trump has permanently altered his country’s relationships with its transatlantic allies. His rhetoric toward partners has been corrosive and his policies erratic; his administration’s overall approach has undermined the post–World War II settlement and the post–Cold War security architecture in ways that seemed unthinkable even during his first term. By denigrating NATO, threatening to annex its members’ territory, potentially violating international law, withdrawing defense aid for Ukraine, politicizing intelligence, and halting routine troop deployments to Poland, the second Trump administration has hemorrhaged American soft and hard power.…

The military could stand up a separate service branch to handle cyber operations by 2028— should Congress or the White House decide to do so this year, according to a new Center for Strategic and International Studies report released Wednesday. “Regardless of institutional alignment, reaching initial operating capacity (IOC) would take between 12 and 18 months and proceed through several sequential phases: setting conditions; fielding the IOC; iterative growth over several years; and institutional refinement,” CSIS’s commission on Cyber Force Generation wrote. “Following a presidential decision or legislative action to establish a new Title 10 service, this force generation model would…