Iran military threat is diminished but not eliminated, CENTCOM chief saysAdm. Brad Cooper said the U.S. had severely degraded Iran’s warfighting capacity, including the elimination of roughly 90% of its inventory of naval mines.By Tanya Noury22 hours ago
Energy secretary: Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to nuclear weapon despite Operation Epic Fury“They are weeks — a small number of weeks — away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium," Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a Senate committee.By Tanya Noury2 days ago
USS Gerald R. Ford air wing returns home after 11 monthsThe USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier broke the record for longest post-Vietnam deployment in April.By Riley Ceder2 days ago
Air Force MQ-9 fleet drops to 135 aircraft after Iran combat lossesThe Air Force is seeking to backfill the inventory of MQ-9 Reapers and field a cheaper, more expendable replacement.By Michael Scanlon2 days ago
AI tool has ‘saved a lot of aircraft’ in Epic Fury, AFSOC chief saysLt. Gen. Michael Conley said “necessity had been the mother of invention” in spurring the service to apply available machine learning tools in combat.By Hope Hodge Seck2 days ago
Poll: Americans don’t think Trump has explained Iran war goalsOne in three Republicans and almost all Democrats said Trump has not “clearly explained the goals of U.S. military involvement in Iran.”By Jason Lange, Reuters4 days ago