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• This American soldier saved Charlemagne’s cathedral in World War II

  Capt. Walter Huchthausen strove tirelessly to stop the building from collapsing and ensured it would be preserved as it is today.

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  Zita Ballinger Fletcher

  11 months ago

• Beijing commissions third aircraft carrier, first one made in China

  It is perhaps the most visible example so far of Xi’s massive military overhaul and expansion.

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  AP Staff

  11 months ago

• Of fiber-optics and FPVs – 6 questions with a Ukrainian drone trainer

  Unmanned FPV motherships are on the rise, as operators face an intense cat-and-mouse game on frequency jamming and exploiting momentary vulnerabilities.

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  Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

  11 months ago

• French air force official says FCAS industry kerfuffle is overblown

  “There are differences but don’t believe all you are reading,” said Brig. Gen. Phillipe Suhr, the French Air Force point man for the program.

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  Tom Kington

  11 months ago

• Army seeks high-energy laser systems to kill drone swarms

  The new laser systems are expected to take out intelligence and surveillance drones, as well as those that can carry high-grade explosives.

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  Zita Ballinger Fletcher

  11 months ago

• Germany moves to field a miniature anti-drone missile

  The Small Anti-Drone Missile will be fitted onto Rheinmetall-made Skyranger 30 air-defense equipment, extending that system’s reach to 6 kilometers.

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  Linus Höller

  11 months ago

• Australian navy sizes up high-risk submarine transitions under AUKUS

  Officials have taken an “integrated approach” to orchestrating the two programs, from freshening up legacy submarines to receiving nuclear-powered boats.

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  Gordon Arthur

  11 months ago

• GCAP fighter jet designers push to keep weapons, drone options open

  Integrating a variety of collaborative combat aircraft and optimizing munitions costs are key objectives in the UK-Japanase-Italy program.

  By

  Tom Kington

  11 months ago

• Defeating drone swarms with smarter, faster, and more autonomous systems

  EOS showcases AI-aided target recognition, scalable lasers, and self-defense tech designed to protect mobile forces and critical infrastructure.

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  Staff

  11 months ago

• Experts: Full nuclear weapons tests would backfire on US

  Experts agreed if the U.S. resumed full nuclear weapons tests, other nations would do the same — giving them a chance to catch up on nuclear knowledge.

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  Stephen Losey

  11 months ago

• Leonardo, Rheinmetall book first Lynx combat vehicle order for Italy

  The 50-50 joint venture between the Italian and German firms has signed to supply 21 tracked fighting vehicles, part of a planned mega-order of 1,050.

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  Tom Kington

  11 months ago

• NATO’s spending pledge is no invitation for creative accounting

  Nobody knows exactly what counts toward a 1.5% target, and the first progress check slated in the summit declaration is only set for 2029.

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  Justina Budginaite-Froehly, LeAnne Noelani Howard, Timo Koster

  11 months ago