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July 31, 2026

The U.S. Navy has shared details about its vision for a new family of modular surface-to-air missiles that is expected to include a version that will arm future variants of the Virginia class submarine. This would be an all-new capability for the service, at least as far as we know. All of the members of the Naval Modular Missile (NMM) are set to be based around a common Terminal Stage Interceptor (TSI), creating a range of capabilities in very different form factors. This, in turn, opens a door to new options for larger and/or mixed loadouts in vertical launch systems on surface warships and submarines.

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Marine F-35 involved in fiery mishap at Miramar base in California; pilot ejects safely

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Stars and Stripes • July 31, 2026

Crews work to put out a fire burning an F-35 fighter jet that crashed near the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Friday, July 31, 2026, in San Diego. (Luke Johnson, The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

An F-35B Lightning II jet crashed and burned at Marine Air Station Miramar on Friday, the Marines confirmed.

The aircraft was part of the 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Aircraft Group 11 at the base north of San Diego, according to 1st Lt. Blake Starbuck, a spokesman for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

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I krigens skygger henretter Iran sine egne

Leder for Oslo-basert menneskerettighetsorganisasjon mener det iranske regimet utnytter krigen til å slå hardt ned på opposisjonen i landet. – Regimet synes det er greit med et visst konfliktnivå med USA.

Et iransk missilsystem vises fram på Azadi-plassen i Irans hovedstad Teheran torsdag, sammen med blodige genererte bilder av USAs president Donald Trump. FOTO: Majid Asgaripour / Reuters / NTB

Kristine Brastad DammenJournalist

Publisert 31.07.2026 - 14:16

Saken oppsummert

· Iranske myndigheter henrettet tirsdag denne uka to menn i 20-årene offentlig i Isfahan. Ifølge NTB var de dømt for handlinger knyttet til protestene i januar, og minst 26 deltakere i disse protestene skal hittil være henrettet.

· FN har bedt Iran stanse protestrelaterte henrettelser umiddelbart. Ifølge direktør for organisasjonen Iran Human Rights, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, trapper regimet opp henrettelser og annen undertrykking mens internasjonal oppmerksomhet er rettet mot krig og uro i regionen.

Oppsummeringen er generert av Labrador AI, men gjennomlest av en journalist.

Det iranske regimet er ifølge flere kilder i gang med å henrette deltakere fra de voldsomme anti-regime-protestene som pågikk i januar i år, der tusenvis av demonstranter ble arrestert.

Protestene, som startet i Teheran 28. desember, spredte seg raskt til over 200 byer over hele Iran. Det gjør opprøret mot regimet til det mest omfattende siden den iranske revolusjonen i 1979, da Iran ble en islamsk republikk styrt av sharialover.

Minst 50 politiske opposisjonelle skal være henrettet så langt i år, deriblant minst 26 deltakere fra demonstrasjonene ved årsskiftet.

– Et så stort antall politiske fanger som har blitt henrettet bare siden mars, har vi ikke sett på i alle fall 15–20 år, sier Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, leder for den Oslo-baserte ideelle organisasjonen Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO).

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US Air Force presence in Bulgaria draws warnings from Iran

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Stars and Stripes • July 31, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brittany Mahowald flies a KC-135 Stratotanker over the North Sea near England, July 17, 2026. Iran has issued a third warning to Bulgaria over its decision to host U.S. aerial refueling aircraft at its military bases, days after President Donald Trump publicly thanked Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev for the air base support. (Nash Truitt/U.S. Air Force)

Iran this week stepped up its complaints over Bulgaria’s decision to allow U.S. Air Force planes to be based in the country for operations in the Middle East.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi raised the issue during a phone call Thursday with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova.

USA i dag

Mellomvalget. Det er åpenbart for undertegnede at Trump følger The Heritage Foundation Project 2025 til fulle. Det går ut på, som rapportert her på bloggen flere ganger, at han bruker selve demokratiet til å undergrave eksisterende styresett for å kunne fortsette utover 8 år som President og å innsette en kristen fundamentalist som leder. Høres sprøtt ut? Yep, det er det, men det synes å gå i den retningen selv om mange barrierer ligger i veien dit. (Red.)

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