The Defender Dome

The Iran war is creating growing concerns about U.S. munitions inventories and the ability to respond to a major contingency involving China or Russia. According to U.S. officials cited by the Wall Street Journal, PAC-3 Patriot interceptors and ATACMS missiles in Europe have fallen to “beyond critical” levels. Other pr…

President Trump says the U.S. has secured majority control over a joint venture covering more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, following the administration’s effort to bring American energy companies back into Venezuela. Under the reported arrangement, Venezuela’s interim government granted th…

According to the Telegraph, citing a U.S. official, the U.S. is mulling bringing its support for the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands under review if they do not meet spending requirements, specifically NATO’s 5% defense spending targets. The update comes amidst deputies between Argentinian President Javier M…

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov visited Washington, D.C. today where information sharing with his U.S. counterparts is expected to be at the forefront of his visit. Fedorov, who was ousted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky due to intra-governmental and defense ministry conflicts, is expected …

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is considering bringing hundreds of senior military leaders back to Marine Corps Base Quantico for another address later this year, according to U.S. officials. Hegseth held a similar meeting there last September, when he summoned generals and admirals on short notice to outline his priori…