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• Italy rethinks EU defense-financing aid as arms spending falls out of fashion

  Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to refocus the bloc’s help on lowering the cost of living for Italians, as energy costs have soared amid the Iran war.

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  Tom Kington

  6 months ago

• UN peacekeeping forces prepare to leave Lebanon, but what comes next?

  According to analysts, the UNIFIL withdrawal will have significant implications for southern Lebanon.

  By

  Agnese Stracquadanio

  6 months ago

• Russia launches unannounced nuclear exercise, including Belarusian launch sites

  The dual messaging − nuclear muscle-flexing at home, high-profile diplomacy abroad − fits a pattern the Kremlin has used repeatedly.

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  Linus Höller

  6 months ago

• NATO eastern deterrence strategy takes shape around ‘autonomous zone’

  “What we see in Ukraine, no vehicle movements are in the gray zone at all,” one Latvian commander said. “Any movement is destroyed.”

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  Rudy Ruitenberg

  6 months ago

• Italy settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipment

  The deal marks a shift from Boeing to Airbus for the Italian Air Force, which flies four Boeing 767-based tanker aircraft which entered service from 2011.

  By

  Tom Kington

  6 months ago

• US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say

  The Trump administration is planning to shrink the pool of U.S. military capabilities available to assist NATO’s European nations in a major crisis.

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  Gram Slattery, Jonathan Landay and Andrew Gray, Reuters

  6 months ago

• War in pieces: Air Force wants special ops plane that can be built on the fly

  The Skyraider II, a militarized version of the AT-802 crop duster, is built to give isolated special ops teams eyes overhead and firepower on call.

  By

  Michael Scanlon

  6 months ago

• MQ-25A Stingray cleared for deployment, says Cao

  The role of the MQ-25A is intended to provide the Carrier Air Wing with unmanned refueling, freeing up F/A-18E/F aircraft to focus on strike missions.

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  Claire Barrett

  6 months ago

• More US troop withdrawals from Europe expected, NATO commander says

  Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said Europe should “absolutely” expect additional U.S. troop withdrawals as NATO allies provide more of their own defense.

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  Rudy Ruitenberg

  6 months ago

• Pentagon inks $500 million deal with Perennial Autonomy for counter-drone tech

  The Pentagon awarded Perennial Autonomy a $500 million contract to accelerate procurement of counter-drone technology.

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  Daniel Terrill

  6 months ago

• NATO jet shoots down Ukrainian drone over Estonia in escalation of airspace violations

  The drone was shot down by a Romanian F-16 fighter jet stationed in Šiauliai, Lithuania, Estonian media reported.

  By

  Linus Höller

  6 months ago

• Sweden picks France’s FDI frigates in potential $4.2 billion deal

  Sweden picked the French vessel due to a combination of quick delivery time, an active production line and proven air-defense capabilities, officials said.

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  Rudy Ruitenberg

  6 months ago