Americas
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Aug- 2025 -14 August
S. Korea Seeks to Reclaim Wartime Operational Control From US by 2030
South Korea aims to reclaim wartime operational control (OPCON) from the US, a role Washington has assumed from around the time of the Korean War.
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14 August
US Approves $346M Sale of Ammo, Precision Weapons to Nigeria
The US State Department has approved the potential $346 million sale of ammunition and precision-guided weapons to Nigeria.
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14 August
Three Colombian Soldiers Killed in Guerrilla Drone Attack
Colombian Navy officials said three soldiers were killed and four others injured after a drone loaded with explosives attacked a vessel navigating a river near the country's Pacific coast.
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13 August
Texas Firm’s Retractor Device Tops Pentagon-Funded Study for Battlefield Surgery
A study backed by the US Department of Defense has identified the Titan CSR from Texas-based Advanced Surgical Retractor Systems as the top-performing surgical retraction tool for forward-deployed military medical teams.
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13 August
New Wearable for US Troops Packs 25 Mini-Detectors for Vitals, Hazard Tracking
US Special Operations Forces will soon get a new chest-worn sensor capable of tracking vital signs and detecting dangerous gases or chemicals, all at the same time.
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13 August
US Air Force Eyes Smarter Target Tracking With $99M AI Project
The US Air Force is pressing ahead with its $99-million Advanced Tracking Architecture Using AI project, an effort to outsmart rapidly evolving threats.
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13 August
Lockheed Boosts Partnership With Philippines on F-16 Block 70 Program
Lockheed is expanding its collaboration with the Philippines as part of its F-16 Block 70 proposal for the country’s Multi-Role Fighter program.
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13 August
US, Singapore Scrap Plan to Base Singaporean F-15s on Guam
A plan to station up to 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG fighter jets at Andersen Air Force Base in the US territory of Guam has been dropped, Singapore's Ministry of Defence confirmed.
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13 August
Rocket Lab Buys Geost, Expands Missile Warning and Space Awareness
Rocket Lab has completed a $275 million acquisition of Geost, a developer of electro-optical and infrared systems for missile warning.
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13 August
US Firm Builds Chinese HQ-22 Air Defense System Replica for USAF
US defense contractor Torch Technologies is producing a batch of China’s HQ-22 surface-to-air missile system full-scale replicas for US Air Force (USAF) training purposes.
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