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25 June

Hungary Receives Final Gripen C Fighter Jets From Saab

Hungary has received its final Gripen C fighter jets from Saab, completing the country’s order of four additional aircraft under a 2024 contract.

25 June

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Belgium Receives First Airbus H145M Multi-Role Helicopter

Belgium has taken delivery of its first H145M multi-role helicopter from Airbus, supporting the country’s military modernization efforts.

25 June

Commentary

U.S. Navy destroyer USS Roosevelt transits the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime chokepoint where low-cost asymmetric threats could disrupt global shipping and energy flows.

Dominique L. Plewes

The Balloon Threat at Sea: How Cheap Airborne Decoys Could Upend Maritime Shipping

Balloons are a potent maritime threat not because they can sink ships, but because the ambiguity they create is enough to paralyze shipping through economic and psychological pressure alone.

25 June

Middle East

A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sails in the Strait of Hormuz during mine clearance operations.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Warns Against Hormuz Crossings Without Authorization

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned against any crossings of the Strait of Hormuz without authorization, saying vessels not complying "will be dealt with."

25 June

War

Long-range Peklo (Hell) missile drones are displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 6, 2024, during the handover of the first batch to the Ukrainian military. Ukraine has increasingly relied on long-range drone strikes against targets in Russia and occupied Crimea.

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Drone Attacks Kill 5 in Russia, Crimea: Officials

Ukrainian drone strikes killed five people, including two children, in Russia and on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula, in attacks that also triggered a fire at a major oil depot in the country's south, local officials said Thursday.

25 June

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Army Says Soldier Killed in ‘Operational Activity’ in South Lebanon

The Israeli military said Thursday that a soldier was killed the previous day in southern Lebanon, where clashes with Hezbollah militants have been reported despite a ceasefire.

25 June

Americas

Donald Trump President of the United States of America US makes a gesture with his hands on his arrival ahead of a dinner with the President of the French Republic and his wife organised to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles France on June 17, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Senate Sides With Trump in Fresh Vote on Iran War Powers

The US Senate rejected a resolution on Wednesday to rein in President Donald Trump's handling of the Iran war -- an apparent U-turn following pressure from the Republican leader.

25 June

Asia Pacific

US Army soldiers unload supplies during a logistics resupply mission in the Philippines. Photo: Spc. Christopher Moorehead/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

Amentum Pushes AI Into Indo-Pacific Military Supply Chains With $77M Deal

Amentum will bring artificial intelligence into military logistics under a new $77-million contract aimed at strengthening supply and distribution networks for US forces in the Indo-Pacific.

25 June

Europe

Saab and Comand AI representatives meet following the announcement of Saab’s strategic investment in the French artificial intelligence firm. Photo: Saab

Samantha Alexa

Saab Deepens AI Push With Strategic Stake in France’s Comand AI

Saab is expanding its artificial intelligence portfolio with a strategic investment in France’s Comand AI, a company specializing in AI-powered battlefield planning.

24 June

Europe