Air force

March 16, 2025 | |

‘Your Time is Up’: U.S. Conducts Broad Airstrikes on Houthis, Sends Message to Iran

Latest Developments U.S. Strikes Will Continue Until Houthi Attacks Stop: The United States carried out large-scale strikes on targets controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 15, announcing...

March 14, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Israel strikes Palestinian Islamic Jihad command center in Damascus

The state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Israel targeted a building in the Mashoura Dummar neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, with an airstrike on March 13. The attack wounded...

March 13, 2025 | Alison King, Annie Fixler, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers

The Defense Department faces a startling capability gap.

December 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

‘Gazafication’: The terror threat in northern West Bank is growing

Weapons are flowing to the West Bank and enabling the growing terrorist threat, the building blocks of a kind of “Gazafication” are now in place.

December 20, 2024 | Jack Burnham, Cameron McMillan

New Department of Defense Report Highlights China’s Growing Military Power

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 2024 Chinese Military Power Report (CMPR), released on December 18, emphasizes China’s expanded efforts to gain military superiority over the United States. The...

December 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF strikes former Syrian regime military sites

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on more than 300 targets in Syria over several days in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall on December 8. The strikes aimed at key military...

December 4, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 4, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Alma: Hezbollah Ceasefire Violations Continue; Terror Group Restoring Damaged Civilian Infrastructure, Paying Compensation Through Al-Qard Al-Hassan | Israeli Defense Ministry Signs...

November 21, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Bolster U.S. Military

As a new administration is poised to take charge in January 2025, it will face a markedly different threat landscape than its predecessor. The United States and its allies now confront an axis of authoritarians...

October 26, 2024 | David Rader, Bryce Mitchell

The time is right for Israel to question the nature of Beijing’s Middle East agenda

This Sino-Israeli diplomatic nadir offers an opportunity for Israel to reassess the merits of diplomatic and economic cooperation with Beijing.

October 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF Golani Brigade: Fighting terrorism from Gaza to Lebanon

The Golani are moving forward and dismantling Hezbollah as they dismantled Hamas in parts of northern Gaza.

October 13, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

‘We believe in what we are doing’: IDF commando reservists describe a year of war

These were Israeli army reservists who have served for most of the past year in the war against Hamas. They were also among Israel’s elite commandos.

October 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s president heads for Qatar as Iran’s army trains with Oman

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is heading to Qatar for the 19th Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit, aiming to strengthen diplomatic ties amid Iran’s ongoing regional maneuvers.

September 12, 2024 | |

Russian Ship Likely Carrying Iranian Missiles Docks at Caspian Sea Port

New satellite imagery showed a Russian cargo ship that was likely carrying Iranian ballistic missiles docking at a Russian port on the Caspian Sea, CNN reported on September 11....

September 10, 2024 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Don’t over-concentrate US forces in the Middle East

US military bases in the Persian Gulf confront two problems. The first is the growing missile and drone capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The other is that some Arab partners restrict the Pentagon’s...

September 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian official claims Tehran leading in missile capabilities – is it true?

While Iran claims to be one of the top superpowers when it comes to air defenses, much of its arsenal relies on recycled ideas, material and weapons.

June 21, 2024 | John Hardie |

Ukraine’s new Unmanned Systems Forces takes shape

The Ukrainian military announced last week that it appointed Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi as the commander of its inchoate Unmanned Systems Forces (USF). Sukharevskyi shared some interesting details...

June 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Amidst Gaza tensions, Israel signs F-35 deal with US for 25 more warplanes

"At [a] time when some of our adversaries aim to undermine our ties with our greatest ally, we only further strengthen our alliance,” Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said of signing the $3 billion deal.

May 14, 2024 | John Hardie |

Russia’s Kharkiv Offensive Stretches Ukrainian Forces

Kyiv replaced the commander of Ukrainian forces defending Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Monday as Russian troops pressed forward in an offensive launched on May 10. Although...

April 15, 2024 | |

Israeli Navy and Air Force Shoot Down More Drones in Wake of Iranian Attack

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) downed a drone on April 15 one day after the Israeli Navy intercepted a drone — the latest attacks on Israel following Iran’s onslaught. The drone...

February 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Trailblazers: IDF’s engineers transform the North

In a special project, engineers build new roads to ensure safe passages for soldiers and civilians in northern Israel, as Hezbollah continues to rain down rockets and missiles.