U.S. Central Command (Centcom)

By Brian Everstine, Robert Wall
All six crewmembers onboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 were killed when it crashed in Iraq after an incident involving another tanker during Operation Epic Fury.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Assessing the the Iran war status is increasingly about who has what in stock.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The U.S. suffered further losses as the fight against Iran stretched into a third day, with signs the conflict is expanding as Israel engaged Iranian proxies in Lebanon.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Central Command plans to use one-way attack drones based on a copy of the Iranian Shahed-136, and has set up a new task force to deploy them.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Houthi forces downed a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper on Feb. 19 as American operations targeting the rebel group in Yemen have continued at a high pace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Swan Atlantic was the first in a monthlong string of Houthi attacks using a recently acquired arsenal of anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The meeting will come as Austin is in Bahrain and includes nations that are a part of the Combined Maritime Forces partnership under the U.S. 5th Fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. destroyer downed three missiles and several drones fired from Yemen that were heading north, amid an uptick in such attacks throughout the Middle East,
Missile Defense & Weapons

It is time for Sen. Tommy Tuberville—and the Senate—to grow up and find a way to end this impasse.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. special operations helicopter crashed in northeastern Syria on June 11, injuring 22 troops, U.S. Central Command says.
Aircraft & Propulsion