In this handout photo by Morteza Akhoundi via Getty Images, a damaged bridge lies in a riverbed, following U.S. airstrikes carried out a day earlier, on July 17, 2026 in the southern Hormozgan Province, Iran. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran on Friday claimed it had targeted U.S. military forces in Syria…
Swedish defense company Saab beat earnings expectations in the second quarter, as booming demand for military equipment propelled the fighter jet maker to another quarter of record orders backlog. Shares rose as much as 4.5% in early trading in Stockholm, while other major European defense names were in the red. New order bookings in the…
A woman crosses Tehran’s Enghelab Square on July 15, 2026, past a giant anti-U.S. billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump in a coffin with text in Persian reading “We Kill Trump”. Afp | Getty Images Iran warned Thursday that it would “crush” key targets in the Middle East if U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a ceremony to mark the Day of Ukrainian Statehood in Kyiv on July 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tetiana Dzhafarova | Afp | Getty Images Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has been dismissed from his post in a surprise move as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy undertakes his fourth…
Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images Europe has spent years rebuilding its military in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, investment is increasingly converging around one technology that is seen as central to the continent’s future security: drones. A flurry of announcements over the past two weeks shows just how quickly that shift…
An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Navy U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the U.S. resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports in and around the…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden Club event on the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. is “going to get paid for guarding” the Strait of Hormuz, the major oil-shipping…
The Indian Army’s Brahmos missile system takes part Rehearsal in full swing ahead of the Republic Day Parade 2025, at Kartavya Path on January 20, 2025 in New Delhi, India. Raj K Raj | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India will supply its BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, the country’s third such agreement in…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard the new Air Force One on July 8, 2026. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran “badly” wants to…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte greets Donald Trump, President of United States during a welcome ceremony of allied heads of state and government, on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images NATO had a fractious summit in Turkey this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to…
