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17 November

251107-N-UI581-1002 PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) arrives in Panama City, Fla. ahead of her commissioning ceremony on Nov. 7, 2025. Pierre is the second U.S. Navy ship to bear this name and will be the final Independence-variant LCS to be commissioned in the U.S. Navy. Pierre will be commissioned in Panama City on Nov. 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

Final US Navy Independence Warship Enters Service

The US Navy has officially commissioned its final Independence-class littoral combat ship, the USS Pierre (LCS 38), in Panama City, Florida.

17 November

Artist's rendering of an ICEYE satellite constellation in space

Rojoef Manuel

Poland Readies First Military Satellite Under Independent Spy Network Effort

Poland is preparing to send its first military satellite into orbit this month, marking a major step in its effort to build homegrown space-based surveillance amid the ongoing tensions on NATO’s eastern flank.

17 November

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Claude Lambert, chief of future operations division for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Air Force Maj. Katie “Starbuck” Baier, chief of intelligence for weapons and tactics for the JTF-SD, look at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 19, 2022. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the National Space Defense Center, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics, Google Move AI Closer to Defense and Intel Agencies

General Dynamics Information Technology has partnered with Google Public Sector to deliver artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud technology to US defense and intelligence agencies.

17 November

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

USSOCOM Builds New Kind of Drone Operator, One Who Builds FPVs Too

SOCOM’s new program will train up to six commandos in building and operating FPV drones through a 10-day course, with the contract reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

17 November

Pete Hegseth interacts with a touchscreen command-and-control system displaying real-time aerial surveillance data during a demonstration.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Flying by Fingertip: US Defense Sec Pilots Black Hawk Without Leaving the Room

US Defense Secretary Hegseth offered a glimpse at the next evolution of American aviation, piloting a Black Hawk using only touchscreen controls.

17 November

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Joby’s Turbine-Electric VTOL Aircraft Flies on Hybrid Power for First Time

Turbine-electric VTOL demonstrator is a hybrid aircraft with a turbine generator and Joby’s SuperPilot autonomy, offering extended range and higher payload.

17 November

Staff Writer With AFP

US to Designate Alleged Maduro-Led Cartel as Terrorist Group

The United States plans to classify a cartel that it says Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro runs as a foreign terrorist organization.

15 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Colombian Military Kills 9 Guerrilla Fighters in Bombing

Colombia's military killed nine guerrilla fighters in a bombing near the Venezuelan border, a defense ministry source told AFP on Friday.

15 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Colombia Inks $4.3B Deal to Buy Swedish Warplanes

Colombia has agreed to buy Swedish warplanes in a $4.3 billion deal with Saab, President Gustavo Petro said, as his country is locked in tension with the United States.

15 November

US Marine Corps Sergeant places on a kevlar.

Staff Writer With AFP

US to Hold New Military Exercises With Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago on Friday announced a new round of military exercises with the United States, which has ramped up what it calls anti-drug operations in the Caribbean — angering nearby Venezuela.

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