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- Peacekeeping troop numbers fall to lowest in at least 25 years, SIPRI says
- The U.S. took “significant action” in 2025 to withdraw from, defund or challenge various UN bodies, think tank analysts wrote in the report.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-05-24 22:01:00
- All-female Senate delegation sets off for High North amid growing military tensions
- The itinerary is set to include briefings at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Arctic defense and strategic competition in the region.
- — Tanya Noury 2026-05-22 20:24:36
- Rubio ratchets up pressure on NATO at key summit
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio is casting new doubt on NATO's relevance after key allies recoiled from backing Washington’s “Operation Epic Fury.”
- — Tanya Noury 2026-05-22 20:15:15
- US Marine Corps tests using helicopter as mobile drone command center
- During the test, troops launched a Neros Archer FPV drone from the ground before transferring control to operators aboard a helicopter orbiting miles away.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-05-22 18:59:00
- Congressional report tallies 42 US aircraft lost or damaged in Operation Epic Fury
- Drones took the heaviest hit, accounting for 25 of the 42 aircraft losses listed in the report.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-05-22 17:49:18
- Libya and Syria join Turkey’s flagship military exercise in historic firsts
- Ankara framed both nations’ attendance as part of its broader military-restructuring and advisory programs in each country.
- — Cem Devrim Yaylali 2026-05-22 15:26:06
- Taiwan says it has not been told by US of arms sales delays
- U.S. President Donald Trump said following a summit with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing last week that he was undecided on whether to approve it.
- — Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee, Reuters 2026-05-22 13:39:47
- SOCOM begins fielding new battlefield biometrics system
- Reveal Technology’s Identifi platform allows operators to collect fingerprints, facial scans, iris data and voice recognition in the field.
- — Daniel Terrill 2026-05-22 12:56:25
- In shift, Trump announces deployment of 5,000 US troops to Poland
- A week after cancelling a U.S. Army deployment to Poland, Trump announces an additional 5,000 troops will be sent to the country.
- — Tanya Noury 2026-05-22 00:13:47
- Poland joins Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace amid unexpected US deployment cancellation
- The Army is continuing to expand military cooperation with Poland through the Pentagon’s counter-drone initiative, the service announced on Wednesday.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-05-21 21:05:59
- The US Navy is full speed ahead on building a laser fleet
- Operation Epic Fury may have strengthened the case for laser weapons, but the U.S. Navy’s dream of putting one on every ship may take longer than expected.
- — Jared Keller 2026-05-21 18:51:44
- Air Force dubs MQ-9 the ‘MVP’ of Epic Fury as lawmakers press manned-unmanned future
- The remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper was the workhorse in the U.S. air campaign against Iran, Air Force leaders told Congress on May 20.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-05-21 17:57:02
- Turkey to buy 100 one-way explosive naval drones for swarm attacks
- Turkey eyes an arsenal capable of taking out enemy ships with unmanned systems.
- — Cem Devrim Yaylali 2026-05-21 12:32:23
- Trump says Ukraine lacks leverage. His own officials say otherwise.
- Rubio called Ukraine’s military the strongest in Europe, while Driscoll told senators the U.S. is playing catch-up with Kyiv’s Delta command network.
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-05-20 23:37:16
- Lithuanian lawmakers shelter, Vilnius air traffic suspended due to drone incursion
- A drone violated Lithuanian airspace on Wednesday, the latest in a series of security incidents in the Baltic region.
- — Andrius Sytas, Reuters 2026-05-20 16:10:10
- Germany touts pan-German space command amid European push to supplant US tech
- Austria’s Defense Minister Claudia Tanner reaffirmed that Austria plans to put three operationally designated military satellites into orbit next year.
- — Linus Höller 2026-05-20 15:21:24
- Italy rethinks EU defense-financing aid as arms spending falls out of fashion
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to refocus the bloc's help on lowering the cost of living for Italians, as energy costs have soared amid the Iran war.
- — Tom Kington 2026-05-20 14:12:24
- UN peacekeeping forces prepare to leave Lebanon, but what comes next?
- According to analysts, the UNIFIL withdrawal will have significant implications for southern Lebanon.
- — Agnese Stracquadanio 2026-05-20 11:29:57
- Russia launches unannounced nuclear exercise, including Belarusian launch sites
- The dual messaging − nuclear muscle-flexing at home, high-profile diplomacy abroad − fits a pattern the Kremlin has used repeatedly.
- — Linus Höller 2026-05-20 08:31:29
- NATO eastern deterrence strategy takes shape around ‘autonomous zone’
- “What we see in Ukraine, no vehicle movements are in the gray zone at all,” one Latvian commander said. “Any movement is destroyed.”
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-05-20 08:09:03
- Italy settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipment
- The deal marks a shift from Boeing to Airbus for the Italian Air Force, which flies four Boeing 767-based tanker aircraft which entered service from 2011.
- — Tom Kington 2026-05-20 07:37:38
- US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say
- The Trump administration is planning to shrink the pool of U.S. military capabilities available to assist NATO's European nations in a major crisis.
- — Gram Slattery, Jonathan Landay and Andrew Gray, Reuters 2026-05-19 21:47:23
- War in pieces: Air Force wants special ops plane that can be built on the fly
- The Skyraider II, a militarized version of the AT-802 crop duster, is built to give isolated special ops teams eyes overhead and firepower on call.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-05-19 19:37:45
- MQ-25A Stingray cleared for deployment, says Cao
- The role of the MQ-25A is intended to provide the Carrier Air Wing with unmanned refueling, freeing up F/A-18E/F aircraft to focus on strike missions.
- — Claire Barrett 2026-05-19 18:31:56
- More US troop withdrawals from Europe expected, NATO commander says
- Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said Europe should "absolutely" expect additional U.S. troop withdrawals as NATO allies provide more of their own defense.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-05-19 17:09:41