The Pentagon on Monday identified the two U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian ballistic missile attack last week on a base in Jordan. In a statement, the Defense Department said 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in the July 17 attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.

Another service member was reported missing after the strike. U.S. Central Command said Sunday that “unidentified remains” were found at the site. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing. Separately, CENTCOM said another service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone.

At least 17 Americans have been killed in combat since the war began on Feb. 28, according to the Pentagon. More than 400 have been wounded. The U.S. launched massive airstrikes against Iranian targets in the hours after the latest American deaths.

Ukrainian forces fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow on Monday, hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missile attacks. Over the past week, Russia has fired more than 1,400 drones and nearly 100 missiles at Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who pleaded Sunday for more U.S.-made Patriot missile interceptors.

“Protection against ballistic missiles is our constant and top priority right now. Interceptors are needed every day, and I am grateful to everyone who takes our agreements seriously and ensures the delivery of anti-ballistic capabilities,” Mr. Zelenskyy posted on social media. “Right now, these packages are literally saving lives during every massive Russian attack.”

The interceptors are a cornerstone of global air defense; U.S. military bases and allies across the Persian Gulf rely heavily on them to counter Iranian ballistic missile threats. With the U.S. defense industrial base struggling to produce enough Patriot missile interceptors within the required time frame, Mr. Trump recently announced he would grant Ukraine a license to produce them.

The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on a Russian corporate executive and five companies that produce drones being used in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The sanctioned businesses are part of the ABS Electro group of companies, which develops and manufactures electronic components needed for drone warfare.

“These entities contribute to the development of systems which enhance the capacity of Russian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles — such as the Shahed and Geran type drones — by increasing their resistance against electronic warfare,” EU officials said in a statement. Along with its drone work, ABS Electro companies produce automated control systems for the Russian energy sector, which provides a substantial source of revenue to the Kremlin.

The Trump administration has selected the Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build next-generation missile range instrument vessels (MRIV) that will track flight and telemetry data as part of the Golden Dome missile defense initiative.

The new MRIV, built for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, will replace the SS Pacific Tracker and SS Pacific Collector, which were constructed in 1965 and 1970. TOTE Services Inc. will serve as the vessel construction manager for the project.

A Pentagon contract, estimated at $2 billion for two missile-tracking ships, marks Hanwha Philly Shipyard’s entry into U.S. national security shipbuilding. The shipyard is a centerpiece of the growing U.S.-South Korea shipbuilding partnership. Hanwha Ocean and Hanwha System, major affiliates of South Korea’s Hanwha Group conglomerate, bought the shipyard in 2004 for roughly $100 million.

A futuristic transformation of American shipbuilding is accelerating, with autonomous surface vessel producer Saronic Technologies announcing plans to construct a multibillion-dollar new shipbuilding port in Brownsville, Texas.

The facility, which Austin-based Saronic is calling “Port Alpha,” is expected to take 10 years to complete. Company officials say that in addition to producing drone boats for the U.S. military, it will produce crewed vessels and even some ships meant for both military and commercial use.

Saronic CEO and co-founder Dino Mavrookas told reporters last week that “Port Alpha” will become one of the largest shipbuilding facilities in the world, with the potential to deliver a 50% increase in overall U.S. shipbuilding capacity.

• July 20 — Takeaways from Ankara, Turkey: Debriefing the 2026 NATO Summit with Rep. Mike Turner, Ohio Republican, Hudson Institute

• July 20-29 — Project Convergence-Capstone 6, U.S. Army

• July 21 — AI+ Discovery Summit, Special Competitive Studies Project

• July 22 — Expanding U.S. Investment in the Western Hemisphere, Atlantic Council 

• July 22 — How Ukraine’s Deep-strike Campaign is Causing Cracks in the Kremlin, Atlantic Council

• July 23 — The Path Ahead for U.S.-South Korea Shipbuilding, Stimson Center

• Aug. 4-5 — Air and Space Force Procurement Conference, American Defense Alliance

• Aug. 5-6 — Border Security & Intelligence Summit, Defense Strategies Institute