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From tanks to space, Norway and Germany forge ahead with ‘Hansa’ defense pact

VIENNA — German tank maker KNDS and Norway’s Ritek have begun producing Leopard 2A8 tanks in Norway, adding a land-based…

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‘Open the hives’ — Why France is turning tank gunners into FPV pilots

MAILLY-LE-CAMP, France — Corporal Igor started a new job this year, swapping the sights of a 105 mm gun on…

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MARAD: Training Ships Should Be Available for Federal Missions

The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) TS Empire State VII will be returning to her berth at SUNY Maritime sooner than…

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US military’s drug boat strikes have now killed at least 240 people

The attack was at least the third deadly strike carried out by U.S. Southern Command this month. The U.S. military…

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Pentagon issues guidance on AI procurements to support Trump’s ‘truth-seeking’ and ‘ideological neutrality’ directives

The memo to acquisition leaders came from the principal director for Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy. The Pentagon issued…

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No money for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims unless GOP wins midterms, Trump says

President Donald Trump suggested that monetary compensation for victims of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, hinges on Republicans winning control of Congress,…

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US military needs ‘urgent revolutionary institutional change’ to prepare for modern war, Petraeus says

Unmanned systems now inflict more than 90% of Russia’s casualties on the front lines in Ukraine, yet no NATO military,…

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US Air Force outlines the fighter fleet it needs by 2035

The U.S. Air Force says it needs 1,509 combat-coded fighters, or jets assigned to combat units, by 2035, according to…

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Hegseth Directs Air Force to Establish New Guard Special Tactics Squadron

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed the Air Force to establish a new Special Tactics Squadron under the Florida…

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What a Russian Satellite Stalking a Commercial Spacecraft Means for the Space Force

Over a two-week period beginning in late September and culminating in mid-October, a Russian satellite maneuvered dangerously close to a…

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