The Global Hawk was downed after two earlier shots at US drones in the region, and attacks on commercial shipping.

Israeli experts fear that the Iranian attacks aim to drive a wedge between the US and Europe.

“Getting alongside a vessel under the cover of darkness to attach a mine underway is not an insignificant effort,” Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs said today.

The Raytheon counter drone laser system can be programmed with a specific set of rules of engagements to help ensure flight safety.

Israeli sources expressed alarm that neither Israel, the US, nor allied Arab nations picked up any advance warning of what appear to have been well-planned, well-executed, and increasingly destructive attacks by Iranian and proxy forces.

A day after two commercial tankers are hit in the Gulf of Oman, reports emerge the Houthis are firing — and hitting — US aircraft.

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The Army can cope with regional dangers like Iran even as it refocuses on Russia and China, the secretary said. In fact, he said, the Army’s controversial modernization program will help with both sets of threats.

As troops and hardware are on the move in the Gulf, diplomats signal that no one is eager for war.