The USS Theodore Roosevelt left Yokosuka to join about 56,000 U.S. and Japanese troops in Keen Sword, which will test Japan’s defense while introducing new American and Japanese missile systems to the exercise.
The Navy has accepted the first C-130J-30 intended for its future E-130J Phoenix II fleet, beginning a transition from the E-6B Mercury and strengthening secure communications between national leadership and strategic nuclear forces.
Officials say a White House decision restricted Ukraine’s Starshield capabilities, disrupting drone operations and strike missions, while a senior U.S. official denied President Trump requested the move and Ukrainian officials pressed Washington for answers.
CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper says American forces control the Strait of Hormuz and are keeping commerce moving while Iran’s battered security apparatus struggles with damaged capabilities, restricted financing, withheld salaries, and reports of unpaid troops.
Army officials are expanding high altitude balloon experiments while considering everything from sensing and communications to potentially kinetic missions, with additional tests planned to determine how the service can best exploit the stratosphere.
Hegseth says roughly $50 billion in reconciliation funding could accelerate autonomous and robotic system production as the Pentagon seeks to grow its arsenal from thousands of units to millions while breaking down barriers for new competitors.
British Airways Flight 2660 returned safely to London Gatwick after a reported passenger window crack prompted a diversion over France, while an aviation expert explained the 7700 emergency code and why crews may land before damage worsens.
Ukraine struck a massive Russian oil depot just two days after Zelenskyy backed Trump’s energy ceasefire, intensifying questions about his reliability as Trump called for Ukrainian elections and argued that Zelenskyy was blocking a peace agreement.