The Navy is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers.

The hot item on the Navy’s drone wish list is unmanned aircraft that sailors can launch from smaller ships to carry out long-range attacks.

"We should not wait for American soldiers to be engaged in a drone war to modernize how we train, equip and support those tasked with saving them."

The unit previously deployed to the region in 2023, where they countered nearly 100 Iranian drone attacks on American bases in Iraq and Syria.

Volodymyr Zelensky has been talking up Russia’s battlefield fatalities and has asked his new Defense Minister to make it a priority.

Iran's armed forces have reportedly received 1,000 drones as tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump escalate.

The Marine Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan on Tuesday, outlining its strategy to maintain and develop its aviation fleets.

Studies suggest remote warfare requires a level of intimacy with a prospective strike target that conventional air warfare may not.

The main recipient of the new drones will be the Bundeswehr's 45 Tank Brigade, which is currently being formed in Lithuania on NATO's eastern flank. It is expected that the use of such systems will significantly strengthen the combat capabilities of the unit and serve as a deterrent to possible aggression from Russia.

A new consulting firm report emphasizes the growing costs and problems of sustaining advanced aircraft.