June 1, 2026

US Destroyers Intercept Iranian Missiles

US Navy destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Cole are credited with firing about a dozen interceptors against a barrage of ultimately 180 ballistic missiles shot by Iran toward Israel.

House Dems: No Inflation Add-On to $762B Defense Budget

A draft FY23 defense budget out of the US House Appropriation’s Committee rejects calls for an inflationary hike from 3% to 5% and sticks with the Biden administration’s $762B budget.