The Pentagon inked a five-year contract with Raytheon for the steady production of ballistic missile interceptors that use force to destroy targets, rather than explosives.

The $6.3 billion contract, which provides two additional option years, will see Raytheon provide the Defense Department with a continuous supply of Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors manufactured primarily in Tucson, Arizona and Huntsville, Alabama.

“The reputation of one’s arms in war is everything, and equivalent to real forces.” — Napoleon

Russian President Putin’s neglect of Napoleon’s 14 words explains why Gideon Rachman has endorsed the conclusion by me and Gilbert Doctorow that “no one takes Putin’s nuclear threats seriously any more.”

In September 2026, Ansar Allah, derisively labeled as the Houthis in Western foreign policy circles, redrew the map of western Yemen in a matter of days.

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) completed its Precision Approach Landing Systems (PALS) certification, the US Navy (USN) confirmed in an 8 October statement.

Nimitz completed the PALS certification between 5 October and 8 October during its underway since completing a homeport shift to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, the USN said.

In his recent “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a 20% reduction to the number of general and flag officers, affecting an estimated 800 positions scheduled for January 1, 2027.

His sharpest critics see this as ranging from sycophantic revenge on the general officer class to simply misguided personnel policy. Hegseth defined it in his speech as “accountability and long overdue.”

When Ansar Allah—commonly referred to as the Houthis—seized Yemen’s Red Sea coastline and strategic islands in the Bab al-Mandab Strait on September 10, 2026, they appeared to gain the upper hand in Yemen’s long-running conflict.

Who is profiting from Israel’s genocidal campaign on the Middle East?

By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER, dailymail.co.uk

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has defended the Pentagon's decision to publicly execute the wheelchair-bound Fort Hood killer, saying President Trump wants to 'restore American values.'

The POLITICO Poll finds most Americans see no clear way for the party to regain the advantage as the election reaches its final weeks, with even Republican voters skeptical that President Donald Trump could pull off a last-minute move that could shake up the campaign.

A million people live in Kaliningrad, a Russian territory that borders no friendly country. Squeezed between Poland and Lithuania and severed from the Russian mainland since 1991, it can be crossed by car in under two hours. The Baltic Fleet is stationed there, along with Iskander launchers, S-400 batteries and a network of radars and jammers that reaches well into Polish and Lithuanian airspace.