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Putin’s $2.5 trillion gambit

Defense News - 00:00 Mar 03, 2026

As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, debates increasingly hinge on a central question: How costly has the war been for Russia itself?
Six dead, 18 service members injured in Iran operation

Defense News - 21:13 Mar 02, 2026

The number of American personnel killed and injured in Operation Epic Fury rose on Monday.
Trump projects war on Iran could last ‘four to five weeks’

Defense News - 20:52 Mar 02, 2026

The president estimated the attacks could last four to five weeks but said the U.S. was capable of extending the bombardment far longer.
Pentagon seeks robot ships to haul supplies to combat zones

Defense News - 19:24 Mar 02, 2026

The U.S. military is looking for autonomous freighters that can transport supplies into dangerous waters, according to a DIU solicitation.
Macron opens door to deploying French nuclear forces to European allies

Defense News - 18:07 Mar 02, 2026

The plan is a “major evolution” of France’s deterrence posture, the president said in a long-awaited speech at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany.
Additional troops to deploy to Middle East as Gen. Caine says to expect ‘additional losses’

Defense News - 15:46 Mar 02, 2026

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to reporters at an on-camera media briefing Monday.
UK taps Leonardo for $1.3 billion medium-lift helicopter deal

Defense News - 13:20 Mar 02, 2026

British officials have portrayed the contract as the beginning of a renaissance for British helicopter manufacturing, crewed and uncrewed.
3 F-15s shot down by Kuwait in friendly fire incident, pilots safe, US says

Defense News - 11:57 Mar 02, 2026

"Kuwait has acknowledged this incident," according to U.S. Central Command. All six crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition.

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European military installations are targeted in Iran retaliation

Defense News - 09:32 Mar 02, 2026

On Monday morning, news broke that an Iranian drone had struck the British Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus.
CIA tracked Iranian leaders for months ahead of attacks that began with 3 strikes in 60 seconds

Defense News - 00:09 Mar 02, 2026

The eventual barrage of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran came so quickly that they were nearly simultaneous, an Israeli military official said Sunday.
9 Iranian naval ships have been destroyed and sunk, Trump says

Defense News - 18:30 Mar 01, 2026

President Trump also said Iran's naval headquarters has been "largely destroyed" in a different attack.
3 US troops killed, 5 seriously wounded in actions against Iran

Defense News - 15:03 Mar 01, 2026

U.S. Central Command officials announced Sunday that three U.S. service members were killed in action during combat operations.
Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here’s what made him change his mind

Defense News - 03:05 Mar 01, 2026

Guardrails were tossed aside, as Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered up a battle plan that included strikes on Iran’s leadership.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86

Defense News - 02:44 Mar 01, 2026

Iranian state media reported the death early Sunday, after a major attack launched by Israel and the United States.
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, White House confirms

Defense News - 22:14 Feb 28, 2026

Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media.
No US casualties reported following Iran’s retaliatory strikes, officials say

Defense News - 20:23 Feb 28, 2026

CENTCOM officials also claimed that "damage to U.S. installations was minimal and has not impacted operations."
War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

Defense News - 20:00 Feb 28, 2026

Many Democrats are calling the operation illegal, saying the Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war.

Tags: Congress
US confirms first combat use of LUCAS one-way attack drone in Iran strikes

Defense News - 18:41 Feb 28, 2026

The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, is a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136.

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World leaders fear broader escalation after major US and Israeli attack on Iran

Defense News - 13:56 Feb 28, 2026

European leaders held emergency security meetings and scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Tags: Israeli Iran
US, Israel launch ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

Defense News - 12:51 Feb 28, 2026

Discussing the potential of American casualties, Trump said "that often happens in war."

Putin’s $2.5 trillion gambit

Six dead, 18 service members injured in Iran operation

Trump projects war on Iran could last ‘four to five weeks’

Pentagon seeks robot ships to haul supplies to combat zones

Macron opens door to deploying French nuclear forces to European allies

Additional troops to deploy to Middle East as Gen. Caine says to expect ‘additional losses’

UK taps Leonardo for $1.3 billion medium-lift helicopter deal

3 F-15s shot down by Kuwait in friendly fire incident, pilots safe, US says

European military installations are targeted in Iran retaliation

CIA tracked Iranian leaders for months ahead of attacks that began with 3 strikes in 60 seconds

9 Iranian naval ships have been destroyed and sunk, Trump says

3 US troops killed, 5 seriously wounded in actions against Iran

Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here’s what made him change his mind

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, White House confirms

No US casualties reported following Iran’s retaliatory strikes, officials say

War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

US confirms first combat use of LUCAS one-way attack drone in Iran strikes

World leaders fear broader escalation after major US and Israeli attack on Iran

US, Israel launch ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

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