Deadly Iran school strike casts shadow over Pentagon’s AI targeting pushA Ukrainian drone developer says the Minab strike exposed a familiar danger of semi-autonomous warfare.By Katie Livingstone4 hours ago
The US has counter-mine ships homeported in the Middle East. Are they effective?Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package falls short of its predecessor.By Riley Ceder28 hours ago
Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources sayNetanyahu argued there might never be a better chance to kill Khamenei and to avenge previous Iranian efforts to assassinate Trump, sources said.By Erin Banco, Gram Slattery and Maayan Lubell, Reuters29 hours ago
A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from IranIf a missile is launched from Iran toward a U.S. military base in the region, how do service members know in time to stay safe?By Aaron Brynildson, University of Mississippi, The Conversation31 hours ago
USS Boxer and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploy to Middle EastThe Pentagon is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East.By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters4 days ago
Two US counter-mine ships based in the Middle East are now in Singapore, Navy saysThe USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week. By Riley Ceder5 days ago