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Rojoef Manuel

Macron Pledges $4B to French Military as ‘Brutal’ Space Front Intensifies

French President Macron announced $4.8 billion in additional military space spending through 2030.

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Three uniformed military officials are seen in a meeting, with one official standing up and raising his right arm to gesture to the group and the other two listening while sitting at a table. The room they are in appears to be an office, with maps, graphs, and various illustrations attached to the whiteboard and the wall in the background. Laptops and other electronic devices are propped up on the table.

Giulia Bernacchi

Montenegro Approves Troop Contribution to NATO Ukraine Training Mission

Montenegro will send members of its armed forces to join the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine mission.

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Rojoef Manuel

US Sanctions Ukrainian Firms Tied to Iran’s Drone Production for Russia

The US Department of the Treasury has sanctioned two Ukrainian companies accused of helping Iran obtain critical components for tactical unmanned aerial systems used by Russia against Ukraine.

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Jodesz Gavilan

Croatia to Receive Redwire VTOL Drones

Redwire Corporation will equip Croatia’s Border Patrol with advanced uncrewed aerial systems to strengthen surveillance and rapid response.

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Jodesz Gavilan

Spain’s New Airbus C295 SAR Aircraft Completes First Flight

Spain’s air fleet modernization has reached a milestone as Airbus completed the first flight of its new C295 Search and Rescue aircraft.

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Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine’s ‘Airborne Minefield’ to Take Flight in Defense Against Russian Drones

Small drones will soon fill Ukrainian skies to create a first-of-its-kind “drone wall” system to shield infrastructure from Russian strikes.

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Christine Casimiro

UK Army Receives First Ground-Based Surveillance Radar From Elbit Systems

The British Army’s artillery arm has received its first tranche of ground-based surveillance radar systems from Elbit Systems UK, following successful live-fire trials in early 2025.

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Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Allies Ditch Boeing for New Surveillance Planes

NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's aging fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the program, the Netherlands said Thursday.

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Ukrainian firefighters works on a destroyed building after a drone attack in Kyiv

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukrainian Capital Comes Under ‘Massive’ Attack

Almost every district in Kyiv was under "massive" attack Friday morning, the Ukrainian capital's mayor said, with one death reported and 30 residential buildings damaged across the city.

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