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7 March

Anthropic Vows Court Fight in Pentagon Row

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has said the company has "no choice" but to challenge in court the Pentagon's formal designation of the artificial intelligence firm as a risk to US national security.

7 March

Internationalist organizations rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid, Spain, to demand an end to the US blockade of Cuba.

Staff Writer With AFP

Cuba ‘Next’ on Agenda, After Iran: Trump

President Donald Trump said Cuba was next on his agenda after Iran, predicting that the communist-run island, crippled by a US energy blockade, is "gonna fall pretty soon."

7 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Swiss Eyeing Fewer F-35 Fighters, Reshaping Defense Set-up

Switzerland announced it wanted to buy 30 US F-35A fighter jets rather than 36 after Washington hiked the price, and said its broader defense set-up needed repurposing to face current threats.

7 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says Only ‘Unconditional Surrender’ of Iran Will End War

US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable outcome to end hostilities, while promising to help rebuild the country's economy if Tehran complied.

6 March

Ronald Watkins

Glamox to Provide Lighting for US Navy’s Next Navajo-Class Support Vessel

Austal USA has selected Norwegian Glamox to supply interior and exterior lighting for the future USNS James D. Fairbanks.

6 March

Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps marines and U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress from the infantry immersion trainer upon completion at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Rojoef Manuel

UAE’s EDGE Group to Upgrade Ecuador’s Border Surveillance

UAE state corporation EDGE Group has signed a letter of intent with Ecuador to develop a national security infrastructure program that will reinforce its border surveillance and protection systems.

6 March

Iranian youths walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-US billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 28, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Forces Could Be Responsible for Deadly Iran School Strike: Report

US forces could be responsible for a striking a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 children, according to a US military investigation.

6 March

Giulia Bernacchi

HII Taps Nominal to Speed Testing and Data Analysis for Unmanned Maritime Vehicles

HII partnered with Nominal to modernize how operational and manufacturing data are collected and analyzed for its REMUS and ROMULUS vehicles.

6 March

Giulia Bernacchi

Kratos Secures $7M Contract for Drone and Cruise Missile Detection System

Kratos received a contract valued at $7 million for a counter-unmanned aerial system designed to detect, track, and classify airborne threats.

6 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Missile Testing Enters New Era With US Army’s High-Tech Simulator

The US Army is pushing sensor and missile defense testing further and smarter through a new high-tech simulation system being developed with AeroVironment.

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