War & Defense
The war in Ukraine, NATO, European defense and security coverage.
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Army opens new testing hub for further air defense integration
The test hub will serve as a “permanent hackathon environment,” the Army stated, by which they mean eliminating manufacturer softw…
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Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say
Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air defense missile launche…
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Leonardo DRS to acquire software company Raft
The $450 million all-cash offer seeks to improve DRS’s ability to offer a wider range of technologies to customers.
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Airpower opened Iran’s skies. Why hasn’t it reopened Hormuz?
The hardest lesson of the Iran war for a US military “that has dominated the blue skies for generations,” two Stimson …
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US strikes $58.6 billion Patriot missile deal amid rising stockpile concerns
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles.
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DARPA challenge pushes limits of heavy-lift drone technology
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency next week will kick off its inaugural Lift Challenge next week. The agency will awar…
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Rafael CEO eyes IPO by end of year, plans to attend French defense shows in future
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Yoav Tourgeman acknowledged that questions remain about how exactly the Israeli defense gia…
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Addressing the ‘four tyrannies’ of the Pacific to keep logistics flowing
[Sponsored] Predictive artificial intelligence and autonomy will reshape how forces are sustained across the Pacific.
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Ukraine’s F-16s are being worn out from intercepting Russian drones
Ukrainian F-16s have destroyed more than 2,500 one-way attack drones, but repeated interceptions are wearing out the country's sma…
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Watch: Strikes near Zelensky's hometown as hundred of drones launched
Eight people, including two boys and a girl, have died during a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine, according to local of…
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‘Lenin was an enemy of humanity’: Why Kyiv wants to put Cossack chief statue in place of Soviet leader
Removal of Soviet-era statues sped up when Russia seized Crimea in 2014, and since Putin’s 2022 invasion has moved at pace as Ukra…
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Two children among seven dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say
Two girls, aged 5 and 12, were among the six killed in a village near the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, while a seventh pe…
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Deadly Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine as Poland scrambles fighter jets
Fresh Russian missile strikes have killed civilians across Ukraine and prompted neighbouring Poland to scramble fighter jets, unde…
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Sberbank restructures loans as Ukraine strikes oil and retail
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and logistics hubs are pushing the rouble to multi-month lows and straining the …
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Navy awards $76.6B in contracts for new Virginia, Columbia-class subs
General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding jointly build the Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.
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Army adds $54B to Lockheed PAC-3 agreement, totaling $59B
The contract is undefinitized, meaning dollar values and quantities could change as negotiations continue.
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SpaceX secures $1.6bn US Space Force contract for 2027 sensing satellite launches
The US Space Force has awarded SpaceX two new launch contracts worth $1.6 billion, underscoring Washington’s deepening reliance on…
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Pentagon targets $300m for drone-launching robot boats
The US military is offering $300 million in prizes and procurement contracts for off-the-shelf robot boats armed with drones, sign…
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Pentagon has ‘kicked off’ review of US force posture in Europe
The review follows repeated calls by Trump administration officials for European allies to assume greater responsibility for NATO’…
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Localizing tactical communications for sovereign, NATO-ready C3I
[Sponsored] Beyond foreign sales, Rafael’s model enables tech transfer, local engineering, and is a template for NATO partners.
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Air Force plans downselect for second CCA batch next year
A separate competition to replace the MQ-9A Reaper is expected to kick off a concept refinement stage early in the next fiscal yea…
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Moscow charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorism
Russian authorities have charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, escalating a domestic digital crackdown that …
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US Navy deploys GARC uncrewed surface vessel in first live-fire training exercise
The Navy confirmed its first live-fire training exercise of its Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft uncrewed surface vessel.
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US Marine Corps welcomes delivery of final MV-22B Osprey
The MV-22 Osprey began its last chapter in the Marine Corps on Tuesday with the delivery of the 359th — and final — model.