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12 December

A Russian soldier outside a damaged apartment building in Donetsk

Zelensky Says Donetsk Among Key Disagreements in Peace Talks

Ukrainian president said the status of the Donetsk region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant were peace talks key points of contention.

12 December

Jodesz Gavilan

DARPA Taps BAE to Boost AI Satellite Constellation Tracking

BAE Systems is expanding its role in space-based surveillance with a new Phase 2 contract from DARPA to advance the Oversight program.

12 December

Air Force Research Laboratory scientists work on various technical platforms to accelerate quantum research and development of connected ultra-secure quantum communication

Noel Goddard

The Quantum Security Clock Is Ticking, and US Policy Is Short on Time

Outdated policy from 2020 is preventing the US from developing modern, entanglement-based quantum networks, causing it to fall behind in a technology that will define the future of secure communications.

11 December

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle prepares to start up at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. The Skyborg team conducted a multiple-hour flight test of the Skyborg Autonomy Core System aboard the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle during Edwards Air Force Base’s Orange Flag 21-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano)

Bea Castañeda

Inside the MQ-20 Avenger Drone: The Jet-Powered Reaper Successor

This quick guide walks you through the MQ-20 Avenger, a jet-powered remotely piloted aircraft system that’s shaping future tech — even if it’s not flying real combat missions yet.

11 December

Canada Prime minister Mark Carney during the FIFA World Cup 2026 official draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by VANESSA CARVALHO / Brazil Photo Press via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

Canada Names First Major Projects Under New Defence Investment Agency

Canada has identified the first eight defense projects to be facilitated under the nation’s newly created Defence Investment Agency.

11 December

The HMS Venturer (F12) Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate

Rojoef Manuel

UK’s Inspiration Warship Fleet Grows With Keel Laying of ‘HMS Formidable’

Babcock has laid the keel of the Royal Navy’s third future Inspiration-class frigate, the HMS Formidable (F11), in Rosyth, Scotland.

11 December

170311-N-JH293-028 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (March 11, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Grahm Johnson, from Anaheim, Calif., inspects .50-caliber machine gun ammunition aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a defense of the amphibious task force exercise. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army to Build Mobile Refineries for Key Ammo Mineral Production

The US Army has announced the development of a small, transportable refinery fleet to produce critical minerals used in ammunition and weapon systems manufacturing.

11 December