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The US Army is dismantling the Europe-based drone-focused unit of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and returning it to its core airborne infantry role, winding down its drone-warfare experiments after a year as part of a broader leadership reshuffle to inform future force design, even as Ukraine-related drone lessons influence strategy.
The U.S. Army conducted its first overseas test of the sea-based 'Hammer of the Gods' system during the PC-C6 exercise, showing the portable electronic disruptor can blind GPS and other PNT signals used by precision weapons while linking devices to maintain a resilient communications network for troops in degraded environments.
West Point unveiled a policy requiring faculty to obtain prior approval before publishing or speaking, prompting Tim Bakken, the academy’s longest‑serving law professor, to challenge it as unconstitutional. A judge allowed Bakken’s lawsuit to proceed and temporarily halted enforcement, underscoring a tension between academic freedom and military obedience in the wake of Trump’s order.
A 28-year-old Army sergeant from Ozone Park, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, is now believed to be the third U.S. service member killed in the July 17 attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. Two other service members, 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, were previously confirmed dead. Rampersad, who enlisted in 2019, served with the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, part of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade under the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command in Germany. New York officials mourn her loss; neighbors described her as a church-going, family-oriented person who served her country.
US Army Sgt. Michael Swinton, 30, was killed at Erbil Air Base during a detonation of a downed Iranian one‑way drone, as renewed US‑Iran hostilities continue with casualties and Trump signaling retaliation.
Two U.S. Army soldiers killed in Jordan during Iranian missile and drone attacks were identified as Hawaii resident Tyler James Feehan and Texas resident Isabella Gonzales, marking the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire in the conflict. A third service member was reported missing. Feehan, a first lieutenant assigned to the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command out of Fort Bragg, and Gonzales, a private with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Germany, were among several American casualties as fighting escalates in the region.
Attacks escalate between the U.S. and Iran, with at least three American service members killed since fighting resumed about a week ago and unidentified remains found at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Jordan. U.S. officials warn of limited resources to expand operations, as political signals and rhetoric from Washington complicate diplomacy and push the two sides toward a broader confrontation.
A top U.S. Army official named Anduril as a potential hypersonic supplier, joining Castelion and Ursa Major as the service pursues a high/low mix of long-range missiles and scaled production with startups; Lozano seeks about 40% exquisite and 60% low-cost missiles, leveraging Anduril’s internal hypersonic work and a Rocket Lab payload, while noting the approach could mirror Lockheed Martin’s Dark Eagle LRHW program.
Former President Donald Trump is slated to speak at a defense-technology gathering at the U.S. Army War College, a moment shaped by Iran-related tensions that have affected U.S. weapon stocks and spotlighted major defense contractors.
Survivors of a Iranian drone strike on a U.S. Army operations center in Kuwait that killed six troops say warnings about Port Shuaiba’s vulnerabilities were ignored by senior leaders; an Army investigation found no fault, while soldiers voice anger over defense gaps and medical care and question why troops were deployed to the site.
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has forced out General CD Donahue, the top US Army officer in Europe, who will retire early amid a broader purge of senior officers and a planned reorganization of Europe command; Donahue is known for his role in Ukraine support and as the last US soldier to leave Afghanistan, and his removal comes after the earlier firing of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, signaling a sweeping shake-up under Hegseth.
A U.S. soldier and a British soldier were killed in a training accident at an air base in Irbil, northern Iraq. U.S. officials said the U.S. service member’s identity would be released after next-of-kin notification, while the British soldier’s family has been notified. No further details were released. The incident underscores ongoing Western military presence in the Kurdish region, which hosts a new U.S. consulate in Irbil, and follows recent American deaths abroad during multi-national exercises (notably Morocco during African Lion).
The U.S. Army and Moroccan partners completed the search and rescue for two missing soldiers from Africa Lion 26 near Cap Draa, confirming the recovery of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington and repatriation of both soldiers’ remains (alongside 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr.); the operation involved 1,000+ personnel across air, sea, and land and is now under investigation.
The U.S. Army says 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr.’s body was recovered along the Moroccan shoreline after he went missing during the African Lion 26 training exercise; a second U.S. soldier remains missing as hundreds of U.S. and Moroccan personnel continue the multinational search.
The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. were recovered from the Atlantic near Cap Draa, Morocco, after he and a second soldier disappeared during the African Lion exercise; a large-scale search by U.S. and Moroccan forces continues for the second missing soldier, while Key’s family mourns his loss.