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  • Australia prepares for next batch of ‘Ghost Bat’ warplane buddy drones
    Australia prepares for next batch of ‘Ghost Bat’ warplane buddy drones

    The Royal Australian Air Force is on track to have 10 operational Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft by 2028.

    7 months ago
  • Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols
    Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols

    Candidates for weaponry aboard the Saudi aircraft could be the MBDA Marte-ER anti-ship missile and MU-90 lightweight torpedo made by Leonardo-owned WASS.

    7 months ago
  • Slovakia in talks with US to buy four more F-16s
    Slovakia in talks with US to buy four more F-16s

    The additional jets would enable the country to shoulder its own air-policing missions, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

    7 months ago
  • Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home
    Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home

    “Otherwise people in Germany or Poland or whatever are going to say: ‘Why are we only sending money across the Atlantic?’” said the Pentagon policy chief.

    7 months ago
  • US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month
    US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month

    The U.S. Army’s Global Response Force will begin assessing the Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor in March following a $5.2 million contract inked in January.

    7 months ago
  • US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes
    US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes

    The 30,000-pound guided bomb is designed to penetrate an estimated 200 feet through rock or other hard substances before destroying enemy labs or bunkers.

    7 months ago
  • Pentagon to deploy roughly 200 troops to Nigeria
    Pentagon to deploy roughly 200 troops to Nigeria

    The 200 troops will supplement a small team of American military officers already embedded with Nigerian forces.

    7 months ago
  • Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast
    Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast

    “The urgency of the threat” is prompting the Defense Innovation Unit to solicit products in time for a spring 2026 demonstration.

    7 months ago
  • USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report
    USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report

    The USS Gerald Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time.

    7 months ago
  • Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens
    Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens

    An annual gathering of top international security figures that last year set the tone for a growing rift between the United States and Europe opens Friday.

    7 months ago
  • Australia prepares for next batch of ‘Ghost Bat’ warplane buddy drones
    Australia prepares for next batch of ‘Ghost Bat’ warplane buddy drones

    The Royal Australian Air Force is on track to have 10 operational Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft by 2028.

  • Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols
    Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols

    Candidates for weaponry aboard the Saudi aircraft could be the MBDA Marte-ER anti-ship missile and MU-90 lightweight torpedo made by Leonardo-owned WASS.

  • Slovakia in talks with US to buy four more F-16s
    Slovakia in talks with US to buy four more F-16s

    The additional jets would enable the country to shoulder its own air-policing missions, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

  • Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home
    Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home

    “Otherwise people in Germany or Poland or whatever are going to say: ‘Why are we only sending money across the Atlantic?’” said the Pentagon policy chief.

  • US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month
    US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month

    The U.S. Army’s Global Response Force will begin assessing the Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor in March following a $5.2 million contract inked in January.

  • US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes
    US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes

    The 30,000-pound guided bomb is designed to penetrate an estimated 200 feet through rock or other hard substances before destroying enemy labs or bunkers.

  • Pentagon to deploy roughly 200 troops to Nigeria
    Pentagon to deploy roughly 200 troops to Nigeria

    The 200 troops will supplement a small team of American military officers already embedded with Nigerian forces.

  • Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast
    Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast

    “The urgency of the threat” is prompting the Defense Innovation Unit to solicit products in time for a spring 2026 demonstration.

  • USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report
    USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report

    The USS Gerald Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time.

  • Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens
    Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens

    An annual gathering of top international security figures that last year set the tone for a growing rift between the United States and Europe opens Friday.

  • Australia prepares for next batch of ‘Ghost Bat’ warplane buddy drones
    Australia prepares for next batch of ‘Ghost Bat’ warplane buddy drones

    The Royal Australian Air Force is on track to have 10 operational Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft by 2028.

  • Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols
    Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols

    Candidates for weaponry aboard the Saudi aircraft could be the MBDA Marte-ER anti-ship missile and MU-90 lightweight torpedo made by Leonardo-owned WASS.

  • Slovakia in talks with US to buy four more F-16s
    Slovakia in talks with US to buy four more F-16s

    The additional jets would enable the country to shoulder its own air-policing missions, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

  • Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home
    Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home

    “Otherwise people in Germany or Poland or whatever are going to say: ‘Why are we only sending money across the Atlantic?’” said the Pentagon policy chief.

  • US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month
    US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month

    The U.S. Army’s Global Response Force will begin assessing the Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor in March following a $5.2 million contract inked in January.

  • US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes
    US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes

    The 30,000-pound guided bomb is designed to penetrate an estimated 200 feet through rock or other hard substances before destroying enemy labs or bunkers.

  • Pentagon to deploy roughly 200 troops to Nigeria
    Pentagon to deploy roughly 200 troops to Nigeria

    The 200 troops will supplement a small team of American military officers already embedded with Nigerian forces.

  • Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast
    Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast

    “The urgency of the threat” is prompting the Defense Innovation Unit to solicit products in time for a spring 2026 demonstration.

  • USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report
    USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report

    The USS Gerald Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time.

  • Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens
    Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens

    An annual gathering of top international security figures that last year set the tone for a growing rift between the United States and Europe opens Friday.

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