War & Defense
The war in Ukraine, NATO, European defense and security coverage.
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Russian strikes halt Ukraine grain exports amid Kyiv political crisis
Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian ports have forced a near-total halt to grain purchases, disrupting European agricultural market…
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Navy, Army risk wasting money, time without unified hypersonic missile strategy: GAO
The GAO determined that the Navy is already roughly two years behind schedule on modernizing the Zumwalt-class destroyers as part …
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US Navy hypersonic missile project delayed by two years
A US programme to deploy hypersonic missiles on Navy destroyers is two years behind schedule due to production bottlenecks and cos…
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Zelensky ousts tech-focused defence minister, sparking fury
President Volodymyr Zelensky's removal of innovation-driven Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov threatens to stall Ukraine's militar…
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Saronic to build $3bn Texas shipyard after Iran drone strikes
After its drones saw combat against Iran, US firm Saronic will build a $3 billion Texas shipyard to scale autonomous vessel produc…
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How to protect dozens of connected networks that are at risk and targeted by AI
[Sponsored] Artificial intelligence accelerates the speed, scale, and variety of cyber threats – especially at the seams.
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Canada orders $1.4bn in armored vehicles to cut US defense reliance
Canada is buying 190 armored combat support vehicles and sending 35 more to Ukraine as part of a new industrial strategy designed …
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DIU seeking ‘near-term’ power-beaming satellite demo
The goal of the new project is to field an operational capability for space-to-space and space-to-ground power beaming by 2030, ac…
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A naval failure in the Strait of Hormuz
Why can’t the world’s most powerful military secure the Strait against a country that has no navy?
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Japan, Vietnam exploring joint work on ‘fast landing craft’
Few details were provided, but the potential move comes amid tightening security ties between Tokyo and Hanoi.
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A friend, Facebook or ... Ukraine? No easy surrogacy options for Australian families desperate for children
With huge amounts of money at stake and power imbalances in play, the Australian Law Reform Commission is looking at how to better…
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What we’re watching for at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow
Breaking Defense previews some of the big news that could come at the Farnborough International Airshow.
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Zelensky's removal of defence minister sparks protests in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise move to replace popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has caused an outburst…
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EU, Ukraine sign drone deal to fast-track unmanned systems production
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the country is currently producing 10 million drones per year and envisions this…
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Farnborough pivots to defense spending as jet supply chains stall
Record defense spending driven by European security threats is pushing arms and AI technology to the forefront of the Farnborough …
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UK pledges €300m for Swedish jets despite Ukraine defence shake-up
Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged €300 million for Swedish fighter jets during a final Kyiv visit, signalling sustai…
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US Navy sued over $2.1bn unmanned vessel program
Two tech firms are legally challenging the US Navy after being dropped from a $2.1 billion unmanned vessel program, a dispute that…
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Blue Water Autonomy, Saildrone launch lawsuits against Navy over MUSV Marketplace
Both companies claim that their proposals did satisfy Navy requirements for the new MUSV marketplace.
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AI drones cut Russian survival to 30 mins as EU signs $6bn deal
The CIA director confirmed that AI-powered drones are killing Russian recruits within half an hour, a lethal efficiency that has p…
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Canada to invest $1.4B in armored vehicles in partnership with GDLS-Canada
The partnership will grow Canada’s fleet of ACSVs from 360 to 550.
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As GOP debates defense spending, Air Force chief pushes for supplemental, $1.5T budget
“There’s a wide array of things that we have stopped spending money on so that we could pay for the bills that are associate…
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CMMC may be paused, but cybersecurity audits likely to return: Industry, experts
The CMMC Phase II pause “shouldn’t be a shocker to anybody,” according to Katie Arrington, thought of as the creator of CMMC. But,…
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Schiess likely to sail through Space Force chief confirmation
“Being non-controversial is not a bad thing,” said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, noting that the low turnout at the SASC h…
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Storm Fighter: UK christens drone wingman program, unveils new designs
The Royal Air Force plans to develop a new electronic warfare drone dubbed Storm Chrome, along with a long-range, one-way attack d…