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The USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the CENTCOM region.

Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Has Arrived In CENTCOM’s Area Of Responsibility

By Howard Altman

Posted 24 Hours Ago

Four decommissioned U.S. Navy Avenger class mine countermeasures ships have left Bahrain on what may be their final voyage aboard a larger heavy lift vessel.

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Navy’s Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted Yesterday

U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, enters a launch control center at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Dec. 15, 2025. Correll took command of USSTRATCOM on Dec. 5, 2025, after serving as the deputy commander for three years. Malmstrom is the first missile base he has visited in his new position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

A deal to allow SDF fighters to leave a prison in Syria where they are holed up will help protect U.S. forces, an official tells us.

Safe Passage Deal For Kurds In Syria Will Help Protect U.S. Forces There: Official

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

We have what appears to be the first look at one of two new Gulfstream 700 (G700) VIP jets for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Department Of Homeland Security’s New Gulfstream Jet Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 23, 2026

Anduril's bolt-m drone that will be used by the USMC

Inside Anduril’s Bolt-M Kamikaze Drone Program

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is now in the Indian Ocean.

Military Buildup In The Middle East Continues, Including What Trump Describes As A “Big Flotilla” (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jan 23, 2026

The French Navy boarded the Russian-inked oil tanker Grinch as tensions grow over the shadow fleet.

Shadow Fleet Tanker Seizure Operations Expand In The Face Of Russian Warnings

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

A new defense spending bill making its way through Congress would add $240 million to the U.S. Army's budget for the purchase of more MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones.

MQ-1C Drones The Army Has Called “Obsolete” Added In New Budget Plan By Congress

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Australia has taken the next step in its wide-ranging program to overhaul its air force with the arrival of its first MC-55A Peregrine. The platform, configured for “airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare” (AISREW), is a highly modified version of the Gulfstream G550 business jet, an increasingly popular choice for adaptation for these kinds of specialist missions.

Australia Just Took Delivery Of One Of Its Most Powerful Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

President Donald Trump climbed into a heavily armored Cadillac Escalade presidential limo after arriving in Davos in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum this morning.

Secret Service’s New Cadillac Escalade Presidential Limousine Emerges (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 22, 2026

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One as he arrives in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF), on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Now Says He Won’t Use Force To Acquire Greenland (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jan 21, 2026

President Donald Trump has brought up the possibility of changing the designation of the U.S. Air Force's F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter if the program gets to a point where "I don't like it."

Possible Change To F-47 6th Generation Fighter’s Designation Raised By Trump

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump says a strike against Iran is not off the table.

U.S. Military Buildup In The Middle East Grinds On (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

A new draft defense spending bill making its way through Congress seeks to boost funding for the U.S. Air Force's E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft to $1.1 billion for the current fiscal year.

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E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jet The Pentagon Tried To Cancel Gets Over $1B In New Defense Bill

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

P-8 Poseidon flew over the college national championship to protect the president.

Navy P-8 Poseidon Used For Rare Presidential Combat Air Patrol Mission

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jan 20, 2026