U.S. Formally Ends Two-Decade Counter-ISIS Combat Mission in Iraq
The United States and its coalition partners have formally ended the counter-ISIS combat mission in Iraq, according to a Task...
Year: 2026
U.S. Carrier Fleet Split Across Three Theaters as of Late September 2026
The War Zone's recurring carrier tracking series published its September 30, 2026 installment, offering one of the most comprehensive open-source...
Inside the DIA’s Framework for Gauging Whether an Adversary’s Military Will Actually Fight
The Defense Intelligence Agency has built a systematic framework for evaluating whether a foreign military force will hold together and...
Pentagon Selects Five Firms to Develop Next-Generation PrSM Variants Under Increment 4
The U.S. Army has selected five companies to develop prototype missiles under the Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 program, the...
Laos Facility Marks China’s Third Acknowledged Overseas Military Foothold
China has inaugurated a joint military training center in Laos, a development that U.S. and regional analysts are characterizing as...
U.S. Navy Awards HII a Production Contract for Ten ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessels
Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a U.S. Navy contract to produce ten ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs), marking a significant...
Battle-Tested in Ukraine, a U.S. Interceptor Is Drawing a Queue of NATO Buyers
A U.S.-made interceptor system that has shot down thousands of Russian drones over Ukraine is generating a growing list of...
Stark and MBDA Pair Vanta-12 Drone System With Sea Venom Missile to Answer NATO’s Anti-Surface Gap
Stark and MBDA have jointly announced the integration of Stark's Vanta-12 uncrewed aerial system with MBDA's Sea Venom anti-ship missile,...
Smart Shooter Lands U.S. Army Counter-Drone Contract Worth Up to $150 Million
Smart Shooter, an Israeli defense company specializing in fire control systems, has been awarded a U.S. Army contract worth up...
Boeing Defeats Northrop to Secure the Navy’s Next-Generation Carrier Fighter Contract
Boeing has been selected to develop and produce the U.S. Navy's next-generation carrier-based fighter, defeating Northrop Grumman in the service's...
