One dies after explosion at General Dynamics plant in Arkansas
Production is on hold at the building where the explosion occurred while an investigation is ongoing.
Air Warfare
Timeline on returning Ospreys to flight remains murky, Air Force says
Air Force Special Operations Command wants to fly its Ospreys again, but doesn't have the information it needs to do so.
Nearly a dozen face charges for sending military tech, oil to Russia
Nearly a dozen people were arrested and charged in a scheme to send military tech to Russia, some of which was allegedly found on battlefields in Ukraine.
EU approves $486 million for Ukraine, plus training mission
It’s hoped the mission will be up and running by mid-November.
Waves of ‘kamikaze’ drones strike Ukraine’s capital, 4 killed
The concentrated use of the drones was the second barrage in as many weeks — after months in which air attacks had become a rarity in central Kyiv.
Musk seeks US funding of Ukraine satellite network, official says
The U.S. Defense Department has reportedly gotten a request from Elon Musk to take over funding for his Starlink satellite network supporting Ukraine.
America’s arsenal is in need of life support
The key problem is Washington's failure to procure munitions in sufficient quantities in the form of signed contracts with industry.
US pushes patchwork air defense for Ukraine amid Russian blitz
Ukraine’s allies need to “chip in” to create a complex mix of air defenses, says Gen. Mark Milley.
Germany awaits France’s signal on new sub-hunting planes
Extra P-8 Poseidon planes or not, Berlin wants to coordinate its investments with Paris, banking on the bilateral Maritime Airborne Warning System for now.
Ukraine to target Russia’s bases of Iran-supplied explosive drones
Ukrainian forces have used Soviet anti-aircraft weapons as well as German-supplied Gepards to counter so-called suicide drones, a Ukrainian official says.
Use us for combat zone tests, Ukraine minister tells US war industry
Ukraine's deputy defense minister suggested anti-tank systems with a 6-kilometer range or suicide drones as options his military could use.
