STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Pentagon innovation agency wants faster, more nimble hypersonic cruise missile | Stars and Stripes
DARPA wants a scramjet-powered missile that can fly more than five times the speed of sound and also evade advanced missile interceptors.
AI:The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is spearheading the development of a new scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile designed to fly at speeds exceeding Mach 5. This advanced weapon system aims to achieve the agility necessary to evade sophisticated modern missile interceptors, ensuring national security as global kinetic technology rapidly evolves against potential adversaries.Open
AMERICANTHINKER - Does Iran already have nuclear weapons?
The world may be far closer to a nuclear-armed Iran than most policymakers are willing to admit.
YOUTUBE (Monkey Werx) - Iran Rearms: Hypersonic Missiles & Drones
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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Iran Rebuilding Military Power, Drone Fleet Faster Than Expected: U.S. Intel.
U.S. intelligence assessments suggest Iran is swiftly reconstituting its military capabilities, raising questions about the long-term effectiveness of U.S.-Israeli strikes.
U.S. intelligence assessments suggest Iran is swiftly reconstituting its military capabilities, raising questions about the long-term effectiveness of U.S.-Israeli strikes. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that Iran has already restarted some drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in April. The Islamic Republic is believed to be rebuilding military capabilities faster than expected following U.S.-Israeli strikes. DETAIL: Officials reportedly believe that Iran could restore its drone attack capability within six months, and that it has retained significant ballistic missile, drone, and air defense assets despite the damage inflicted earlier in the conflict. Four sources cited by CNN…Open
DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Iranian Missile Capacity May Be Higher Than Trump Suggests
'Retains 70% of its stockpiles'
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - A China move now on Taiwan would be an enormous gamble
Originally posted but Asia Times
Xi might decide now is the time to make his move while the Americans are occupied in Iran – but there are a host of negatives “The Iran war weakens deterrence in Asia, undercuts confidence of US allies and partners, and makes conflict with China more likely.” That’s become an article of faith among those opposing the US fight with Iran. The US military – the navy in particular – is indeed smaller than it should be, and much American combat power is deployed to the Middle East. There is no deployable aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific, and the sole forward-based Marine amphibious unit, the 31st MEU, is deployed to Iran. As troubling, the Iran war is draining war stocks – especially long-range precision missiles and…Open
NYTIMES (Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan) - U.S. Blew Through Expensive Weapons in Iran War
Commanders are concerned about the Pentagon’s shift of long-range precision weapons from the Asia-Pacific region to the Middle East, congressional officials say.
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - China was the Iran war's biggest winner. It never fired a shot
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the Iran war doing what he does best — patiently exploiting America's distraction and discord. Why it matters: The conflict allowed China to bolster its diplomatic leverage, clean-energy muscle and intelligence on the U.S. military — all without firing a shot or spending a dollar. - The implications touch supply chains, energy procurement, geopolitical risk, and the race for superior AI and weaponry. - Even with progress toward a framework for peace between the U.S. and Iran, significant disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic damage is done. The military impact is the part that should scare the hell out of Pentagon planners. - The U.S. committed roughly 80% of its…
STRIPES (Julie Masson) - North Korea shows ‘serious increase’ in nuclear enrichment capacity, watchdog warns | Stars and Stripes
UN nuclear watchdog says North Korea has sharply boosted enrichment capacity, raising concern it is accelerating its ability to produce nuclear weapons.