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US Marine Corps tests using helicopter as mobile drone command center

The U.S. Marine Corps is testing new ways to combine low-cost drones with traditional aircraft, having recently paired a UH-1Y Venom helicopter…

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Drones could mean the end of sprawling bases seen during Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

“I think we need to make ourselves a smaller target. We have to be harder to be detected, hit.” The…

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Balikatan 2026 was Rehearsal for Defense of the Philippines, Paparo Says

Balikatan 2026 was a rehearsal for the defense of the Philippines amid a “dangerous security environment,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief…

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Coast Guard, Eastern Shipbuilding Negotiating ‘Contract Resolution’ on First 2 Offshore Patrol Cutters

The Coast Guard and Eastern Shipbuilding are negotiating the end of the Offshore Patrol Cutter program at the Florida shipyard,…

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US Marines practice seizing remote islands in Philippine exercise

LAOAG, Philippines — At one point during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines, one regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps…

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Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation

Army leaders struggled Friday to respond to congressional furor over the Pentagon’s decision to abruptly cancel a deployment of more…

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Air Force wants to develop follow-on to ARRW hypersonic missile

The Air Force’s budget request for fiscal 2027 also shows that it wants to begin development of an Air-Launched Ballistic…

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Marines must complete new course on the ‘practical application’ of AI

Just as all Marines are riflemen, they must now also be proficient in a new battlefield technology: Artificial intelligence, or…

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Marines ‘wrestling’ with tough questions over sensors, robotics for Corps’ revamped reconnaissance training

While many foundations remain the same, a top Marine general said, “we shouldn’t be talking about reconnaissance without talking about…

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Europe defense autonomy is in reach at €50 billion a year: German experts

PARIS — European sovereignty in defense and security is within reach and would require investing around €50 billion (US$59 billion)…

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