Facing a surge in Iranian-made drone threats in the Middle East in 2025, the Air Force rapidly integrated a low-cost guided rocket onto F-15E Strike Eagles, a capability that has since become its primary air-to-air anti-drone weapon in the region.
Newly sworn Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess has publicly confirmed that Space Force is conducting electronic warfare operations against Iranian air defense and communications systems as part of an active military campaign.
A new procurement effort signals a deliberate shift in how the Air Force intends to defend its forward-deployed installations against drones and missiles.
American military aircraft hit Iranian oil tankers at three locations in and around the Strait of Hormuz on September 5, 2026, after Iran launched ballistic missiles at U.S. Navy warships.
Significant MQ-9A losses in operations against Iran have pushed the Pentagon to fast-track a far cheaper, more expendable drone successor, with officials targeting a $10 million per-aircraft price point.
Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach met with IDF and Israeli Air Force leadership in Tel Aviv to discuss the regional situation and lessons from the ongoing conflict with Iran.
An Iranian strike that degraded the Navy's main Gulf hub has triggered urgent calls to rebuild — and a parallel debate about whether rebuilding in place still makes sense.
U.S. Space Command and Army leaders used the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium to lay out an urgent agenda: proliferate and mobilize ground infrastructure, and develop tools to neutralize adversary surveillance satellites.
Multiple military and defense sources confirm the near-total depletion of a critical munitions stockpile, raising urgent questions about readiness and industrial capacity.
