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Russian Navy Forms Unmanned Systems Regiments, Starting With Northern Fleet
The Russian Navy is creating dedicated drone regiments within its fleets, with the Northern Fleet already operational an...
US Pause in Iran Strikes Highlights Munitions Strain and Energy Corridor Risks
Washington has paused its five-month bombing campaign against Iran as reports point to depleted weapon stockpiles and th...
Air Defense Systems Destroy 16 Drones over Kaluga Region
Russia's air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 16 drones overnight across seven districts of Kaluga region, Gover...
US Intel Sees Iran’s New Supreme Leader as More Open to Nuclear Weapons Amid War
American intelligence assesses that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is more inclined to pursue a nuclear bomb than his father...
DITHD Launches Ultra-Bright, Rugged KVM Console for Harsh Mobile Operations
The MGP173LC series brings 1200-nit daylight readability and MIL-STD-compliant aluminum durability to mission-critical c...
Pentagon Fails to Correct Underreported U.S. Casualties in Iran War
The Pentagon's official casualty tracker continued to display incorrect figures for over a day after discrepancies were ...
Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia After Riyadh's Raids on Hodeida, Raising Red Sea Shipping Fears
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim a missile attack on Jazan following Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Hodeida port facilitie...
NDAA Creates Blast Overpressure Task Force to Push TBI Research Forward
The House's FY2027 defense authorization includes a new task force to align VA research on traumatic brain injuries link...
Airbus’s Reusable Bird of Prey Drone Hunter Debuts at Farnborough Airshow
Four months after its first flight, Airbus’s Bird of Prey counter-UAS system arrived at Farnborough as a sovereign Europ...
Rubio Says Ukraine Talks Stalled but US Open to ‘New Ideas’ as Iran and China Crises Mount
Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged past peace efforts were unsuccessful, leaving the door ajar for fresh diplom...
Houthis Strike Two Saudi Oil Tankers in the Red Sea as US Launches 12th Night of Strikes on Iran
Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, opening a new front in the conflict over vital shipping lan...
US House Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill, Hindering Europe Troop Withdrawals and Boosting Eastern Flank
The House approved the NDAA with a record $227 billion increase. It requires proof that any drawdown in Europe cannot be...
Anduril’s Thunder Tiltrotor: A Loyal Wingman for Army Attack Helicopters
Anduril unveiled Thunder, an autonomous tiltrotor designed to team with AH-64 Apaches, at Farnborough 2026. Built with A...
Pentagon Chief Hegseth Puts Iran War Cost at $37.5B, Requests $67B More as Bipartisan Fury Erupts
The U.S. defense secretary reveals spending on the Iran conflict jumped $9B in a week, triggering sharp criticism from b...
U.S. Redeploys Fighter Jets to Middle East as Iran Tensions Mount
Washington is shifting F-35 and F-16 squadrons from European bases to CENTCOM territory, a move that signals heightened ...
US Confirms Third Soldier Killed in Iranian Attack on Jordan Base as Conflict Deepens
The Pentagon identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad as the third U.S. fatality in Friday’s attack, pushing the military deat...
Hegseth Asks Senate for $67.1 Billion for Iran War as Costs Hit $37.5 Billion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified that the Iran conflict has cost $37.5B so far and requested a $67.1B emergency ...
US Defense Secretary Pegs Iran War Cost at $37.5 Billion Through September, Up 30%
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new estimate to the Senate reflects escalating operations and a $67 billion supplementa...
Pentagon Says Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion, Seeks $95 Billion in Emergency Funding
The five-month conflict has already drained more than $37.5 billion, with the Trump administration pushing a massive sup...
State Department Report Accuses Cuba of Decades-Long Espionage and Influence Campaign Inside U.S.
A newly published State Department report alleges Cuba has spent decades running a sophisticated network to infiltrate U...
Armenia Deepens US Defense Ties, Seeks to Diversify from Single Supplier
Armenian ambassador reveals plans to expand defense cooperation and sign a rare-earth minerals deal with the US, marking...
Boeing's Air Force One Program Still Aiming for 2028 Delivery, but Costs Keep Climbing
Boeing says it will deliver the new presidential jets by 2028, but a program already years late and billions over budget...
Ukraine War Shifts US Military Training: Medics Now Learn When to Remove Tourniquets
As the Ukraine conflict shows the dangers of prolonged tourniquet use, US special operations medics are being trained to...
US Military Confirms Another Soldier Killed in Iran War, Toll Hits 17
A soldier died during clearance of unexploded ordnance from an Iranian drone in northern Iraq, raising the US military's...
US Soldier Killed Clearing Iranian Drone Munition; Death Toll in Iran War Rises to 17
A controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian one-way drone killed one American soldier and wounded another in northe...
U.S.-Iran Strikes Expand to Energy Hubs After U.S. Soldiers Killed in Jordan
Reciprocal attacks hit desalination plants, ports, and oil facilities, sending shockwaves through oil markets and shatte...
Romania Signs €1 Billion Deal for French Helicopters and Radars, Marking Shift from US Arms
Romania has ordered 12 H225M helicopters and 12 Ground Master radars from France in a landmark €1 billion deal, signalin...
Bribery and Fraud Trial Rocks Russia’s Defense Construction Sector
Ex-Novatech CEO stands trial for bribery and large-scale fraud in a military port project, exposing systemic corruption ...