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Dutch firm Optics11 in talks with navies on secretive underwater listening tech
For underwater use, the company’s fiber-optic sensing can detect an oil tanker at 100 kilometers, the CEO said.
Middle Column
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Swiss neutrality proponents challenge arms firms in vote on easing of exports
Swiss voters will decide on Nov. 29 whether to block a bill relaxing curbs on weapons exports, in a referendum that touches on Switzerland’s evolving neutral tradition.
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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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Air
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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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Neros to expand domestic drone production with $450M Pentagon loan
The company is a frontrunner in a Defense Department competition to find the best quality, most affordable small drone for combat.
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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.
Naval
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Dutch firm Optics11 in talks with navies on secretive underwater listening tech
For underwater use, the company’s fiber-optic sensing can detect an oil tanker at 100 kilometers, the CEO said.
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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Congress seeks to limit US Navy vessels built in foreign shipyards
The Senate Armed Services Committee seeks to strip the waiver authority granted to the president to approve offshore ship construction.
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Fair winds, INDOPACOM: Pentagon returns command name to US Pacific Command
U.S. Pacific Command was the formation’s official name until 2018, when it was changed to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
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Underwater special forces gear and long-range JDAMs | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 6.16.26
Defense News Weekly gets a look an emerging underwater gear for special forces operators, and Boeing advances standoff munitions. Plus, defense finance updates.
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As Europe rearms, ‘wingman’ aircraft take center stage
European and U.S. defense forces are rapidly developing their own AI-powered drones to complement their fighter jets and carry extra battlefield tech.