First US casualties of Operation Epic Fury return as Trump vows escalation
The service members were killed when an Iranian drone evaded American air defenses and struck a makeshift operations center in Port Shuabia, Kuwait.
By Tanya Noury
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Pentagon acknowledges tough quest to counter Iranian drones
Pete Hegseth and other military leaders warned lawmakers that gaps in counter-drone technology could leave U.S. forces and assets increasingly vulnerable.
By Tanya Noury
‘Race of attrition’: US military’s finite interceptor stockpile is being tested
Iran's barrage of ballistic missiles and suicide drones threaten to deplete the U.S. military's finite number of interceptor missiles, experts warn.
By Riley Ceder
Democrats slam Hegseth for comments on first US deaths in Iran war
Hegseth accused the press of focusing on the fallen soldiers to make the president “look bad.”
By Tanya Noury
NORAD intercepts 2 Russian maritime patrol aircraft near Alaska, Canada
NORAD detected and tracked two Russian Tu-142s operating within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones on Wednesday.
By Michael Scanlon
Novel interceptor drones bend air-defense economics in Ukraine’s favor
Artificial intelligence plays no role yet in interception missions — today it is still manual ramming or close-in detonation.
By Katie Livingstone