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MILITARY5d agoUK’s Burnham ‘open’ to Germany joining GCAP fighter jet programmeGCAP pact between the UK, Italy and Japan to build a new fighter jet welcomed Canada as an ‘observer' in JulyAl Jazeera [en]
MILITARY5d agoUK airbase plot expands fears of Iran's military capabilitieswfla · united states of america
MILITARY5d agoLong-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for HomecomingThe ship, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.NYT US
MILITARY5d agoAfter B-1’s leave England, analysts point to limited options, importance of base defense“Withdrawing these bombers to [the US] will provide an opportunity for more significant maintenance on the aircraft, but it does reduce the potential sustained strike capacity US forces could bring to bear against Iran,” Timothy Walton, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.Breaking Defense
MILITARY6d agoAchieving Breakthrough: Maneuver Warfare in the Face of Robotic MassIn 1914, European armies entered a war with forces designed to move. Within months, they were digging themselves into the earth. Fires from newly introduced machine guns and heavy artillery made movement across exposed ground a proposition far more deadly than in any war that had ever afflicted humanity. More than a century later, armies are confronting an unsettling echo of that experience in Ukraine.Drones and other robotic precision weapons fill the low-altitude airspace, detecting and destroying tanks and other large vehicles that appear anywhere near the Ukrainian front and devastating anWar on the Rocks
MILITARY6d agoUPS error routed sensitive F-35 parts through Hong KongAn error by UPS resulted in sensitive F-35 aircraft parts being misrouted through Hong Kong. This incident raises concerns about the security and proper handling of military components.Seeking Alpha Tech
MILITARY6d agoBritish Commandos Emerge From German Submarine During Major NATO ExerciseThe largest U.K. Commando Force exercise in 15 years is preparing for potential contingencies across the North Atlantic and High North. The post British Commandos Emerge From German Submarine During Major NATO Exercise appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
MILITARY6d agoFrom directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS optionsThere is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.Breaking Defense
MILITARY6d agoTrump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull BackA war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.NYT US
MILITARY6d agoU.S. moves long-range bombers from U.K. And, Israel allegedly warned before Oct. 7A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks.NPR News
MILITARY6d agoRubio In Iceland Signals Deeper NATO Push As Russia, China Challenge Arctic SecurityUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signaled a renewed American push to strengthen security in the Arctic, warning that US adversaries and competitors are already acting in a region of growing strategic importance.RFE/RL
MILITARYOct 6Mystery and legal vacuum in the cosmos: powers hide what weapons they carry into spaceLa confirmación sobre el despliegue de tecnología militar en órbita reabrió el debate respecto a la seguridad fuera del planeta.Aunque Estados Unidos reconoció haber posicionado sistemas defensivos, evitó precisar su funcionamiento y características. No es el único país que incursiona en este terreno.Clarín
MILITARYOct 6First F-16 Block 72 Has FlownSeven years after Morocco became the Block 72’s launch customer, the first of these Pratt & Whitney-powered Vipers is finally airborne. The post First F-16 Block 72 Has Flown appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
MILITARYOct 6Military Aircraft Crash: Manual bush cutting, difficult terrain impede rescue operationThe difficult terrain also hampered its deployment in the water and as of 2 p.m. on Tuesday when this report was filed, the escavator that would have speeded up the process was still ashore trying to figure out how to get into the water. The post Military Aircraft Crash: Manual bush cutting, difficult terrain impede rescue operation appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
MILITARYOct 6Unpacking Boeing’s F/A-XX win, plus a report from wartime UkraineBoeing’s victory caps a significant turnaround for its defense business, while Breaking Defense reports from western Ukraine on technology and life in wartime.Breaking Defense
MILITARYOct 6Mapping where US bombers are based around the worldThe US has pulled its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid Iran fears. Here's where else they can fly from.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 6Trump says US moved their B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford airbase after additional threats were madeTrump detailed that additional threats received by Washington prompted their moving of the military aircraft from the UK base they were deployed in.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 5Pentagon picks 4 vendors for counter-drone directed energy pilot programAeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing were selected for JIATF-401’s pilot program.Breaking Defense
MILITARYOct 5NG signs contract with German partners for supply of drones and ground stationsThe National Guard (NG) has signed a contract with German partners for the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles and ground stations.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARYOct 5The AI-Assisted Strategic Own Goal in the Kill ChainFor eighty years, the Western alliance has anchored its strength in moral legitimacy, shared values, and the resulting credibility to shape international norms. NATO’s durability through the Cold War rested on more than nuclear deterrence alone: a shared conviction that the alliance represented a rules-based order worth sustaining, in which the use of force was bounded by law, constrained by democratic accountability, and subject to independent scrutiny. Dozens of nations aligned with a framework in which power was subject to restraint.That framework is now under pressure from several diWar on the Rocks
MILITARYOct 5China is Watching Us. Is the U.S. Air Force Still Watching China?On Oct. 1, 2026, Beijing celebrated the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the beginning of the end for the U.S. Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute. The institute was one of several centers of excellence established across the U.S. military’s professional military education programs, with the Army, Navy, and Air Force each running a center focused on its own service’s needs. The China Aerospace Studies Institute, however, was more than just a U.S. Air Force and Space Force research center that provided open-source insiWar on the Rocks
MILITARYOct 5Jorge Robayna, the Spanish F-18 captain who led a NATO mission: "A pilot alone does nothing"El piloto del Ala 15 de la Base Aérea de Zaragoza acaba de participar en una misión multinacional en la que intervinieron medios de España, Polonia, República Checa, Francia y Turquía, además de un avión AWACS de la OTAN.Clarín
MILITARYOct 4Eight countries including China join military exercises in RussiaTroops from eight countries including China have been participating in joint military exercises in Russia. The exercise concluded on Saturday after conducting coordinated ground and air operations, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.Africanews [en]
MILITARYOct 4White House urges shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea and JapanA White House official highlighted shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea and Japan as the Trump administration seeks to rebuild the U.S. Navy and domestic shipbuilding industry.koreajoongangdaily_joins · south korea