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On American destroyers, avoid a self-inflicted wound in Spain
“The Trump administration should keep six destroyers stationed at Rota. Any other action would be a gift to America’s adversaries.”
Middle Column
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French defense minister kicks off ‘pact’ with industry in rush to field naval drones
The French government is kicking off a new “pact” with the defense industry aimed at fostering a national ecosystem of drone makers that can quickly make new equipment tailored to its navy’s requirements.
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Australia preps Bluebottle USV for submarine-hunting role
“I want potential adversaries to understand that, when they see an Ocius Bluebottle USV, it’s a signal to get out of our ocean,” Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said.
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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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‘Open the hives’ — Why France is turning tank gunners into FPV pilots
Cpl. Igor started a new job this year, swapping the sights of a 105 mm gun on the French Army’s AMX 10 RC reconnaissance vehicle for first-person view goggles and a handheld controller.
Pentagon
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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.
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Hasty US exit from Europe could drive allies away from American arms, RAND says
A rapid, uncoordinated U.S. military drawdown from Europe could push key NATO allies further away from American weapons, a RAND study found.
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New tactical comms system for US ground troops aims to break network silos
“We’ve spent the past 50 years building siloed networks, siloed applications and siloed environments to collaborate internally with our own data. We can no longer do that,” a Pentagon official said.
Naval
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On American destroyers, avoid a self-inflicted wound in Spain
“The Trump administration should keep six destroyers stationed at Rota. Any other action would be a gift to America’s adversaries.”
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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