


British Army tests lightweight Javelin antitank weapon at record range
The successful shot involved engaging a target at a distance of four kilometers, a first for the smaller and lighter weapon system.

Europe
Estonia-Russia ship standoff portends a harsher tone on the Baltic Sea
Incidents in the Baltic Sea are ripe with the potential for escalation, one analyst cautioned.
New F-35s can fly combat training as DOD holds millions from Lockheed
The F-35 delivery delays due to upgrade problems have slowed down the Air Force's deployment of jets to England, among other consequences.

Opinion
No, NATO doesn’t need to return to failed cluster munitions
Since their peak production period during the Cold War, a wide array of more accurate and reliable weapons has become available.

At Europe’s Atlantic edge, Ireland to focus on undersea monitoring
Dublin’s waters are located in a nexus of a wide network of undersea cables, the global seafloor links that power the world's economy.

Serbia to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets in nod to European industry
The contract for nine single-seater Rafales and three two-seaters is worth €2.7 billion (US$3 billion), according to French media.

Ukraine F-16 jet crashes during Russian attack, killing pilot
The crash was the first reported loss of a Western-supplied F-16 in Ukraine, where they arrived at the end of July.
Air Force wants to expand enlisted airmen exchanges with Australia
U.S. enlisted airmen must be comfortable working alongside allied and partner nations in case a conflict with China erupts, the CMSAF David Flosi said.

‘Range of options’ ready for South China Sea aggression: US admiral
Washington and Beijing have been on a collision course over China’s increasingly assertive actions to defend its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Ukraine’s F-16s doing a ‘good job,’ Netherlands military chief says
The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with 24 of the jets, with no limits on how the arms can be used beyond compliance with humanitarian law.

Drone sightings near bases, infrastructure unnerve German officials
German officials suspect Russia may be involved, though pinpointing a culprit has proven difficult.
