Op-Ed: War With Iran Has Left Western World Exposed to Ballistic Missiles

Published Aug 20, 2026 8:35 PM by The Strategist

In six months of on-again, off-again fighting with Iran, the United States has effectively exhausted its supply of heavy air defen...

Saildrone Completes Missile Launch Test Aboard its Sail-Powered Surveyor

Published Aug 20, 2026 8:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

California-based USV builder Saildrone says that it successfully test-fired small missiles from its larger Surveyor sail-powered d...

Published Aug 20, 2026 7:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the U.S. advances a message of economic pressure and operational control in the Strait of Hormuz, the gap between the administr...

Published Aug 20, 2026 4:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

False flag operations continue to pop up and jump from country to country as quickly as nations can issue warnings of the situatio...

Published Aug 20, 2026 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Satellite imagery shows that China is rushing to complete building work on what used to be the Antelope Reef in the South China Se...

Published Aug 19, 2026 10:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Israeli container carrier Zim posted solid results for the second quarter this year, turning a small profit on $1.8 billion in inc...

Published Aug 19, 2026 9:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Australian Border Force and its Chinese counterparts have busted a major international smuggling ring involved in shuttling il...

Published Aug 19, 2026 3:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

After a monthlong investigation, NCIS has accused a sailor assigned to the future carrier USS John F. Kennedy of shooting and kill...

Published Aug 18, 2026 8:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

After weeks of attacks on its oil shipping interests, the United Arab Emirates has decided to suspend all trade with Iran, includi...

Published Aug 18, 2026 3:27 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

[By Richard Javad Heydarian] The festering conflict in the Strait of Hormuz coupled with the stubborn military deadlock in Ukraine...