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US Air Force Picks Four Firms for Modular Drone Test Vehicle Project

The US Air Force has selected four defense firms to develop prototypes of a modular drone as a test vehicle for various payloads.

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Ukraine Reports First Kill Inside Russia Using Western Weapons

Ukraine has reported its first-ever kill inside Russia using Western-supplied weapons.

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Romania Launches First HIMARS Maintenance Center in Europe

Romania has officially opened the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Maintenance Center in Bacău, the first of its kind in Europe.

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Lockheed Martin Opens $18M Engineering Facility in Alabama

Lockheed Martin has opened a new engineering facility, laboratory, and demonstration center in Alabama to advance US security capabilities.

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Ukraine Says Italy Will Supply Another Air Defense Battery

Kyiv said that Italy would supply Ukraine with another air defense system, weapons that senior Ukrainian officials have been urging their allies to send to fend off Russian aerial assaults.

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Iraq Eyes South Korea’s M-SAM-II Air Defense System for $2.6B: Report

Iraq has reportedly requested the M-SAM-II air and ballistic missile defense system from South Korea in a potential $2.56-billion deal.

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A Bold Defense Strategy That Could End the Gaza Conflict Overnight

With nations like France, the UK, and regional powers involved, a defensive shield that could save countless innocent lives in Gaza could be created.

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British Military Pilots Sue UK Govt Over Carcinogenic Helicopter Exhaust

Dozens of British aircrew have sued the UK Ministry of Defence after being exposed to carcinogenic exhaust from military helicopters.

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Philippines Says Chinese Boats Seized Supplies Airdropped to Filipino Outpost

The Philippine military said Chinese boats illegally "seized" food and medicine airdropped to a Filipino outpost in the South China Sea.

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Short on Troops, Australia Opens Military to Non-Citizens

Australia will allow non-citizens to join its armed forces, the government said, as the sparsely populated nation struggles to meet recruitment targets.

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