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- Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
- The U.S. crew member was retrieved from the submarine about 8 miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, by a Danish Seahawk helicopter.
- — AP Staff 2026-02-22 14:08:24
- Drones ‘change everything’ about combined arms combat, US Army aviation chief says
- The commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence discusses the impact of unmanned systems on U.S. Army aviation and combined arms.
- — Zita Fletcher 2026-02-20 23:03:29
- National Guard team clinches award for clawed drone at Army competition
- Soldiers of the Army National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division snagged the award for Best Innovation at the inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition.
- — Zita Fletcher 2026-02-20 22:27:18
- How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list
- For an off-the-shelf drone to be added to the Blue UAS list, it must pass rigorous testing and cyber security evaluations.
- — Daniel Terrill 2026-02-20 15:52:25
- Experts worry about nuclear quid pro quo in Russia-North Korea alliance against Ukraine
- Analysts differ on the question of whether Moscow would trade away highly sensitive nuclear submarine technology in exchange for battlefield support.
- — Linus Höller 2026-02-20 10:58:13
- Estonia begins buying hundreds of pop-up bunkers to fortify border with Russia
- The Baltic nations are installing a variety of border security features meant to repel an invasion from Russia or Belarus.
- — Linus Höller 2026-02-20 09:06:57
- US Navy taps Fincantieri to build Marine Corps landing vessels
- The Navy is seeking a Vessel Construction Manager as an intermediary between the sea service and shipyards when building additional Medium Landing Ships.
- — Tom Kington 2026-02-20 08:41:51
- SpaceX and Blue Origin abruptly shift priorities amid US Golden Dome push
- The largest U.S. commercial space companies recently shifted priorities toward lunar development, just as DOD pushes its next-gen missile shield plans.
- — Brooke Griswold 2026-02-19 18:58:34
- US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff
- The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is set to soon become the keystone of the Pentagon’s naval armada in the region.
- — Tanya Noury 2026-02-19 18:25:53
- Navy seeks new anti-radar missile compatible with F-18, F-35 aircraft
- The Navy is seeking a next-gen missile, compatible with F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and F-35 aircraft, for knocking out modern radar systems.
- — Michael Peck 2026-02-19 15:28:45
- US Army lets soldiers flaunt their drone skills in first-ever competition
- The event is in line with service plans to incorporate unmanned technology at every echelon of the force.
- — Zita Fletcher 2026-02-19 14:01:56
- Airbus open to two-fighter option for FCAS to keep program alive
- “The deadlock of a single pillar should not jeopardize the entire future of this high-tech European capability, which will bolster our collective defense."
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-02-19 13:00:12
- US-led artillery drill combines NATO nations’ firepower for mass effect
- Combined fires are meant to create a deterrence effect, with strikes “so unrelenting” that no adversary would dare to attack, one commander said.
- — Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo 2026-02-19 12:03:40
- BAE says its Eurofighter pipeline is filled until first GCAP assembly
- Europe accounted for 32% of the BAE order book at the end of December, while accounting for 11% of sales in 2025, the company said.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-02-19 10:19:56
- Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump has hinted, US military says
- A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said Thursday.
- — Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press 2026-02-19 01:01:42
- Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile
- "Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose," argues an international relations professor.
- — Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, The Conversation 2026-02-19 00:40:31
- Sentinel ICBM program hit by software delays, Minuteman extension risks: GAO
- Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 facilities across five states.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-02-18 23:05:12
- Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine’s military, political differences
- The negotiations in Switzerland were the third round of direct talks organized by the U.S. Expectations for significant progress in Geneva were low.
- — Jamey Keaten and Illia Novikov, The Associated Press 2026-02-18 17:55:48
- Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo
- Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel.
- — Zita Fletcher 2026-02-18 11:32:13
- Germany won’t build nukes but could flash French, UK weapons to deter foes, Merz says
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested examining whether France and the U.K. could be elevated to the same level as the U.S. nuclear umbrella.
- — Linus Höller, Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-02-18 10:33:08
- DOD eyes commercial satellites that can spy on other satellites
- The Pentagon is looking for cheap commercial satellites that can maintain surveillance on other satellites in orbit, including close-range inspections.
- — Michael Peck 2026-02-18 03:54:15
- US Air Force sees early 2030s rollout for revamped Sentinel nuclear missile
- The LGM-35A ICBM program had its Milestone B status revoked during a Nunn-McCurdy review, but a new decision is expected by the end of 2026.
- — Stephen Losey 2026-02-17 20:14:23
- US to send more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarm
- The addition of missile launchers comes as treaty allies condemned what they called China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
- — Jim Gomez, The Associated Press 2026-02-17 14:52:50
- Australia prepares for next batch of ‘Ghost Bat’ warplane buddy drones
- The Royal Australian Air Force is on track to have 10 operational Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft by 2028.
- — Gordon Arthur 2026-02-17 10:21:10
- Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols
- Candidates for weaponry aboard the Saudi aircraft could be the MBDA Marte-ER anti-ship missile and MU-90 lightweight torpedo made by Leonardo-owned WASS.
- — Tom Kington 2026-02-16 17:35:45