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European troops set to train in Poland for postwar Ukraine deployment
Britain and France will lead 2,800 troops from 11 nations in a two-week exercise testing how to move, protect and supply a force to rebuild Ukraine’s military after the war ends.
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Russia using own version of Starlink for military comms over Ukraine, Kyiv says
Russia is already using its new Rassvet satellite network — billed as a homegrown version of Starlink — for military communications over Ukraine, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
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US Air Force eyes reviving WWII air bases in the Pacific
The U.S. Air Force hopes to conduct more than 6,000 aircraft operations annually at airfields on three American islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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Russia is giving its drones bigger antennas to beat Ukrainian jamming
Kyiv now needs roughly twice as many jammers to stop each upgraded Shahed, intel officials and experts said.
Land
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US Army feeds culinary soldiers new job title
Formerly known as culinary specialists, a soldier with the 92G occupation identifier will henceforth be known as a “tactical field feeding specialist.”
Pentagon
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The Pentagon needs more ammo for the Iran war. Small communities are paying the price.
From polluted waterways to repeated safety violations, the Army’s aging ammunition factories have left a troubling legacy, The War Horse reports.
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US Air Force asks industry for new cruise missile for Ukraine
The U.S. Air Force is looking for contractors to mass produce the Extended Range Attack Munition for Ukraine.
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US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine
The missiles — which are yet to be manufactured — are not expected to be delivered until a couple of years into the 2030s.
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Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say
Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, sources told Reuters.
Naval
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How a French frigate’s radical bow design makes for smooth sailing
The inverted bow on the new FDI frigates makes for better seakeeping, said the former French Navy captain who commanded the lead ship of the class during sea trials.
Space
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‘The West can’t stop me’: Space wars heat up as Russia tails a Ukraine-linked US satellite
Washington blamed Moscow for deliberately moving a Russian military satellite with an undisclosed mission close last week to a U.S.-registered satellite.
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2 US troops reported missing amid African Lion exercise
The Moroccan army said the service members went missing near a cliff. The incident remains under investigation and the search is ongoing.
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Marine Corps fields 3,500 first-person view attack drones
The U.S. Marine Corps had zero first-person view drones in service as of October 2025.