NATO artillery units link up their fires in Europe’s snowy north
Ideally, it’s a relay race of sensors and shooters across multiple nationalities, in the blink of an eye.
Macron wraps up South America trip with French submarines in mind
France's shipbuilder Naval Group gets top-level assistance for envisioned Scorpene sales to Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
Space Force plans to award 20 contracts for commercial reserve by 2026
The contracts will detail the level of commercial capability the service needs in peacetime and provide a means to access more capacity during conflict.
Russian forces test flying flamethrower to target Ukrainian firedrones
The device is emblematic of an ever-faster cycle of ad-hoc fixes on the battlefield in Ukraine.
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