July 19, 2025

F-35 Dodged a Houthi Missile

F-35 Pax Rver

As the Trump administration considered ending the US missile strikes in the Red Sea, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile so close to a US F-35 the pilot had to take evasive action, a potential “absolute disaster” for the costly fighter jet.

Bill to Fund Key Bridge Founders

Army Corps

Maryland lawmakers were able to insert the Baltimore BUILD Bridge Relief Act, calling for 100% federal funding to replace the Key Bridge, into the 1,500-page stopgap funding bill. Republicans are threatening to derail the funding bill because of add-ons such as more than $100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief, which includes the Key Bridge replacement.

Army Testing Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine

Walter Reed’s infectious diseases branch is closing in on a “pan-coronavirus” vaccine and on synthetic antibodies that could protect a population before spread. The vaccine is now in the early stages of human trials.